AMERIE'S BOOK CLUB December 2023 | Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
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What is a life worth? In ages past, humans could pretend their luxuries simply appeared, but our current age makes it nearly impossible to ignore the harsh realities that make our way of life possible. And so it is impossible to remain ignorant to that which powers our lives. In COBALT RED, Siddharth Kara provides an intense account of cobalt mining in the Congo, where three-fourths of the world’s cobalt is hand-mined in dangerous and toxic conditions by thousands of men, women, and children for one or two dollars a day. Kara also dissects the cobalt supply chain that provides for the world while devastating so many Congolese. We cannot ignore what is happening in the DRC, and though it has certainly gone on for too long, perhaps now that Siddharth Kara’s exposé has laid bare the truth for the world to see, there can be change, whereby the people of the Congo, who have suffered immensely throughout history, will finally be able to move forward with the hope and self-determination they deserve.
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ABOUT SIDDHARTH KARA
Siddharth Kara (Sociology and Social Policy) is part of the Rights Lab's Measurement and Geographies Programme and is a British Academy Global Professor (2020-2024). He was one of only 10 academics globally to receive the prestigious BA Global Professorship in 2020. His books on modern slavery are Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery (2009); Bonded Labor: Tackling the System of Slavery in South Asia (2012); and Modern Slavery: A Global Perspective (2017). He adapted his first book into a Hollywood film, Trafficked. During 22 years of field research, he has traveled to more than 50 countries to document the cases of thousands of enslaved people and child labourers. He advises several UN agencies and numerous governments on anti-slavery policy and law. His research as a BA Global Professor with the Rights Lab will provide the first comprehensive academic study of slavery and child labour in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including prevalence estimates, supply chain tracing, and public health and environmental impacts. Kara's next book is also on this topic, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our lives (St Martin's Press, Jan 2023).
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I actually finished this book a few weeks ago and it is painful, but necessary. Very well written and researched
Girl we need ur music back 😢
Greed over takes people they only want to make there self richer they don’t care about others. Great book thanks for the knowledge.❤
Thank you Amerie for spreading awareness! I believe all of us of African/Congolese descent need to realize the battle is still being fought on Congo
There this one thing that got me trippin
I like these kind of books thats bring attention to things around the world that may be very little known around the world, and how companies can just say something and people will just believe it. Without visually showing their audience what their actully doing and not doing what thier saying.
Dang. I cant not like you. I have to listen to you music again as a 37 year old chocolate man. Keep doing you woman. You have never let me down
The solution you suggest here makes sense, but more and more blood is going to be shed that way. As the author wrote, the US and UN assassinated the one who was willing to change the situation in Congo. That's why, in my opinion, the author suggested going to the company instead of revolting against the Congolese government, which is to avoid bloodshed as much as possible.
Thank you Amerie for shedding light on this. It's so disturbing how little coverage this gets.
This book sounds really interesting. It's an important topic that I don't know much about and should educate myself on. Thanks for putting this on my radar.
And this is why I've never been sold on the whole "EVs are the ethical / environmental choice" hysteria sweeping the western world right now. The human, and environmental cost that they are causing, mostly overseas, is huge.
Thank you for sharing this important read! LOVE your book club!
Putting this on our list! Thank you for this Amerie! ❤
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Putting on my list now💕
Loving what you do!!! May books survive forever ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for the truth. Shabbat shalom. Praise Yah!
thank you for bringing this to my attention!
Thank You for sharing 🙏🏿❤
I appreciate you Amerie.
Thanks for shearing the knowledge
Humanitarian you are. 👏🏾
is this one thing that got me trippin??🔥🔥🔥🚨🔥
it's been really refreshing to see you online spreading so much important and urgent information about DRC and Palestine and beyond. So grateful for your presence! 🫶
Black people CANNOT expect our *oppressors* to ever have our best interest in mind, period! History has proven this *repeatedly*. 💯 Brilliantly stated! 👏🏿 My all-time favorite artist -- now I understand why! 🎶 🏆💃🏿🌬️✨
It's not about colours, blacks against the rest. Blacks in America are consumers like all others and vote for the US governments like all others. It's always ppl with more money/power suppressing the rest of the world. You may have different levels of money in your own society but the western 10% of all of us are together suppressing the rest, for our lifestyle. Companies only deliver what we all ask them to, with our demand. Nobody really wants to pay half a million for an electric car or 5000 dollars for a mobile phone so others can live in peace.
We pull out of direct buying and now Chinese and Eussian planes land on airstrips and pay for the bloody material to rebels. Then they produce components or sell them to third countries that sell them to us. We all know it.
We have to change our thinking, not that of others.
Amerie is an admirable person and idealist, but the Congolese government isn't even able to defend their citizens from so many rebel groups, some of them Huthus from Rwanda. We, again, indirectly ask our governments and companies to get us what we want for a price we want.
Amerie you are the best for bringing this to the forefront. Thank you.
A singer to a book reader
Wow it’s great to see you doing your thing I’m a big fan of your music and look forward to supporting your channel books don’t get enough love these days ✌🏾❤️
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Am super excited for that interview you're planning with the author!! so cool and love your content!
Sounds like a good book to read
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Thank you for making the song one thing because it is in a game called GTA 5
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I hope all is well stay safe and stay positive. Happy holidays to you and your family ❤🎄🥰💪🏾
I like your songs but I'm happy that you're still doing what you want and enjoying it :D
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You are very beautiful and talented, and I just found out about all the trouble you had to deal with involving a certain celebrity from my hometown of Houston, Texas!!! May The Most High continue to bless your endeavors! I being a little detach at 55 might the reason!!! Lol Keep up the great work Ma'am!!!
You're beautiful singer . THIS IS 1 THING THAT GOT ME TRIPPING
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Sounds like a good book. She is a very smart, talented woman.
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Girl your music is fire you are the coldest plus you are smart
Everyone is waking up its almost time. Get the best knowledge while u can, and use it w love.
Спасибо за рекомендации, книги меня тоже интересуют помимо музыки 😉🎶📚
Amerie i love you girl u give us big hits musically
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Is that her real name? Either way, that’s pretty…
Is this one thing🎵🎵
I had no idea you had a book club. Im definitely going to see about picking up this book. Isnt cobalt super toxic internally over a period of time?
😘🥰❣️ U Are Appreciated..thanks forever for bringing AWARENESS to this issue..no other 'celebrity' is authentic as you 💗 are for 🧐 shining ✨️ a spotlight on this MODERN DAY GENOCIDE😖...LITERALLY..😓..you're ✨️ a absolutely beautiful woman..especially for this ❤️ particular oppression non accounted for...it's absolutely demonic what's actually occurring...again, I commend you for 1. Speaking 🔊 🗣 about it..2.Accountability..because most regress this information, in the long road, out of GREED..for the love of money 💰 is the root of all evil.
What book are we reading for January ?
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Amerie do you still make music?
It's a hard read
Pera, essa é a mesma mulher que cantou 1 thing?
Went from a singer to a book reader
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Who knew you did this now and these days
Amerieeeee. We need you back, im tired of hearing all these lame artist 😢
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wait this is the same woman who wrote 1 thing? damn a lot changes in 14 years
she can be two things at the same time. People aren't one dimensional. Nothing changed. She just got to explore her different interests.
Por desgracia esto lleva sucediendo por décadas y no tiene pinta de cambiar nada, las ropas que llevamos de las principales marcas, los diamantes y las materias primas raras como el cobalto están manufacturadas por manos de niños pequeños esclavos. En ocasiones es mejor ser un ignorante de ciertos temas
😊😊 ❤ By the way you have a choice speak out your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead and you will be saved. no matter what you do Jesus will still love you so come to him and repent in Jesus name Amen 😊😊❤
AMEN IN JESUS NAME! 🙏🏾
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Please don’t force religion but amen.
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@@kousagitsukino6614he’s not forcing anything
Got ran out of the music industry, so this is what it's come to huh? A damn RUclips book club. Meanwhile everyone that "stole" from you is still relevant and thriving. "Stole" your style😂
if u really cared, you should be using a typewriter and sending out a new letter, sorry love but you're a part of the problem not the solution
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Why can’t you make music again bc this book club stuff isn’t really helping your channel so I would kinda recommend you make music again
Hey Amire, i miss your songs man your voice, cant stop playing "1 Thing" By You 🥲❤️
Thanks for recommending this. I enjoy your posts here and hope your holiday season is cheerful and memorable 🎖️🫶🏽