Young Anabaptist Radical tweets from Goma while M23 rebels take city
Michael J (MJ) Sharp, was an occasional contributor here in the early days and the founder of a precursor to YAR, the Mennonite Progressives list. This week he was tweeting from Goma in the far east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 rebels closed in on the city. It’s a great example of how Twitter can be used for first hand, grassroots reporting in conflict areas with a two way component not found in conventional media. (more…)
November 24, 2012 Change, Democratic Republic of Congo, MCC, Military, Peace & Peacemaking Read more >