News Lisa Shannon is taking her campaign for Congo to the streets of Washington, DC this week. Founder of the grassroots nonprofit Run for Congo Women and author of A Thousand Sisters, Shannon is continuing her advocacy for the Republic of Congo, its women and children with her new campaign Outcry for Congo. This morning, Shannon started her five-day demonstration outside the State Department ...   More

News About 30 picketers commandeered the front lawn of Intel's Ronler Acres Hillsboro campus for about 90 minutes today to highlight the microchip maker's resistance to a bill that would limit mineral imports from war-torn countries. Lisa Shannon, a Portland activist for the rights of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and author of the book A Thousand Sisters, organized the event in hopes ...   More