When I was 19 years old, I hitchhiked across the country to San Francisco. John Prendergast Read Quote
Most Americans may not realize that the news they consume is driven in part by the media mantra, ‘if it bleeds, it leads.’ John Prendergast Read Quote
Americans’ perceptions of Africa remain rooted in troubling stereotypes of helplessness and perpetual crisis. John Prendergast Read Quote
Unlikely Brothers’ talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference. John Prendergast Read Quote
Through my years of working on war and peace in Africa, I have learned that there are solutions to some of the greatest human rights challenges, and we all can be a part of those solutions. John Prendergast Read Quote
There is a long and successful tradition of popular movements in the U.S. and elsewhere having an impact on crises in forgotten places. John Prendergast Read Quote
There isn’t one celebrity I’ve worked with who doesn’t have major doubts about what impact they are having. I am glad when they question the impact, because it shows they are based firmly in the reality that peacemaking isn’t the same as changing a streetlight or distributing mosquito nets. John Prendergast Read Quote
When there are no gas chambers, no barbed wire, and no concentration camps, many don’t recognize the perpetration of new genocides and other targeted mass atrocity crimes because they may not look the same. John Prendergast Read Quote
Wars can be resolved. Human rights atrocities can be stopped. We just have to apply the right policies. John Prendergast Read Quote
