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 Copy Share Image
The biggest road block to action on genocide and other human rights crimes is ignorance. Most people just don't know that such things are happening, and often, if they have a vague idea they are happening, there is a feeling… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
Africans are on the front lines of humanitarian efforts, distributing life-saving aid in dangerous environments. Africans comprise the vast majority of peacekeepers in civil… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
Through my years of working on war and peace in Africa, I have learned that there are solutions to some of the greatest human… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
I've had a number of near misses during my travels that in retrospect seem of greater concern than they did at the time. I… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
Americans' perceptions of Africa remain rooted in troubling stereotypes of helplessness and perpetual crisis. — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times. — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
I see courage everywhere I go in Africa. Fearless human rights activists in Darfur. Women peace advocates in eastern Congo. Former child soldiers in… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
What we (U.S.) have done, is undertaken diplomacy through public assertions that tend to alienate everyone. — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
When I was 19 years old, I hitchhiked across the country to San Francisco. — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
'Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference. — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
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… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
If you repress rather than unlock the potential of large groups of Americans, what's that going to do to our economy? It's going to… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
