Demand a fair trade cell phone - Bandi Mbubi
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I want to talk to you today about a
I want to talk to you today about a
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difficult topic that is close to me and
difficult topic that is close to me and
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closer than you might realize to
closer than you might realize to
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you I came to the UK 21 years ago as an
you I came to the UK 21 years ago as an
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asylum Seeker I was
asylum Seeker I was
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21 I was forced to leave the Democratic
21 I was forced to leave the Democratic
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Republic of the Congo my home where I
Republic of the Congo my home where I
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activist I would love my children to be
activist I would love my children to be
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Congo but I want to tell you what the
Congo but I want to tell you what the
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Congo has got to do with
Congo has got to do with
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you but first of all I want you to to do
you but first of all I want you to to do
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me a favor
me a favor
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can you all please reach into your
can you all please reach into your
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weight how naturally your finger slides
weight how naturally your finger slides
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buttons can you imagine your world
buttons can you imagine your world
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without it it connects us to our loved
without it it connects us to our loved
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ones our family friends and colleagues
ones our family friends and colleagues
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at home and overse is it is a symbol of
at home and overse is it is a symbol of
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our interconnected
our interconnected
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world but what you hold in your hand
world but what you hold in your hand
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leaves a bloody
leaves a bloody
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Trail and it's all boils down to a
Trail and it's all boils down to a
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mineral tantalum mined in the Congo as
mineral tantalum mined in the Congo as
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Colton it is an anti-corrosive heat
Colton it is an anti-corrosive heat
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conductor it stores energy in our mobile
conductor it stores energy in our mobile
phones
phones
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PlayStations and laptops it is used in
PlayStations and laptops it is used in
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Aerospace and medical equipment as
Aerospace and medical equipment as
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Alloys it is so powerful that we only
Alloys it is so powerful that we only
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need tiny
need tiny
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amounts it would be great if the story
amounts it would be great if the story
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ended there
ended there
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unfortunately what you hold in your hand
unfortunately what you hold in your hand
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has not only uh enabled incredible
has not only uh enabled incredible
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development and industrial
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expansion but it has also contributed to
expansion but it has also contributed to
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unimaginable human
unimaginable human
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suffering since
suffering since
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1996 over 5 million people have died in
1996 over 5 million people have died in
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the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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countless women men and children have
countless women men and children have
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been raped tortured or
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enslaved rape is used as a weapon of war
enslaved rape is used as a weapon of war
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in stealing
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fear and depopulating whole areas the
fear and depopulating whole areas the
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Quest for for extracting this
Quest for for extracting this
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mineral has not only aided but it has
mineral has not only aided but it has
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fueled the ongoing war in the
fueled the ongoing war in the
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Congo but don't throw away your phones
Congo but don't throw away your phones
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yet 30,000 children are enlisted and are
yet 30,000 children are enlisted and are
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made to fight in armed
made to fight in armed
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groups the Congo consistently scores
groups the Congo consistently scores
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dreadfully in Global health and poverty
dreadfully in Global health and poverty
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rankings but remarkably the UN
rankings but remarkably the UN
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environmental program has estimated the
environmental program has estimated the
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wealth of the country to
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trillion the state regulated mining
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industry has collapsed and control over
industry has collapsed and control over
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mines has splined Colton is easy
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groups one well-known illicit trade
groups one well-known illicit trade
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route is that across the border to Randa
route is that across the border to Randa
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where conges tantalum is disguised as
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Randon but don't throw away your phones
Randon but don't throw away your phones
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yet because the incredible irony is that
yet because the incredible irony is that
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the technology that has placed such
the technology that has placed such
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unsustainable devastating Demand on the
unsustainable devastating Demand on the
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Congo is the same
Congo is the same
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technology that has brought the
technology that has brought the
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situation to our attention we only know
situation to our attention we only know
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so much about the situation in the Congo
so much about the situation in the Congo
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and in the mindes because of the kind of
and in the mindes because of the kind of
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communication the mobile phone
communication the mobile phone
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allows as with the Arab Spring during
allows as with the Arab Spring during
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the recent elections in the Congo voters
the recent elections in the Congo voters
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were able to send text messages of local
were able to send text messages of local
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polling stations to the headquarters in
polling stations to the headquarters in
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the capital kinasa
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and in the wake of the
and in the wake of the
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results the diaspora has joined with the
results the diaspora has joined with the
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car center the Catholic church and other
car center the Catholic church and other
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observers to draw attention to the
observers to draw attention to the
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result the mobile phone has given people
result the mobile phone has given people
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world an important tool towards gaining
world an important tool towards gaining
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Freedom it has truly Revolution ized the
Freedom it has truly Revolution ized the
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way we communicate on the
way we communicate on the
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planet it has allowed momentous
planet it has allowed momentous
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political change to take
political change to take
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place so we are faced with a
place so we are faced with a
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paradox the mobile phone is an
paradox the mobile phone is an
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instrument of freedom and an instrument
instrument of freedom and an instrument
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Oppression Ted has
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always celebrated what technology
always celebrated what technology
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techology can do for us technology in
techology can do for us technology in
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its finished form it is
its finished form it is
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time to be asking question about
time to be asking question about
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technology where does it come from who
technology where does it come from who
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it and for
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what here I am speaking directly to you
what here I am speaking directly to you
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the Ted community and to all those who
the Ted community and to all those who
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might be watching on the screen on your
might be watching on the screen on your
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phone across the world
phone across the world
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Congo all the technology is in place for
Congo all the technology is in place for
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communicate and all the technology is in
communicate and all the technology is in
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this at the
this at the
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moment there is no clear fair trade
moment there is no clear fair trade
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solution but there has been a huge
solution but there has been a huge
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amount of progress the US has recently
amount of progress the US has recently
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passed legislation to Target robbery and
passed legislation to Target robbery and
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Mis conduct in the Congo recent UK
Mis conduct in the Congo recent UK
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legislation could be used in the same
legislation could be used in the same
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way in February Nokia unveiled its new
way in February Nokia unveiled its new
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policy on sourcing minerals in the Congo
policy on sourcing minerals in the Congo
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and there is a petition to Apple to make
and there is a petition to Apple to make
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a conflict free
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iPhone there were campaigns spreading
iPhone there were campaigns spreading
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across University campuses to make their
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colleges Conflict Free but we're not
colleges Conflict Free but we're not
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there yet we need to continue mounting
there yet we need to continue mounting
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pressure on phone companies to change
pressure on phone companies to change
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their sourcing
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processes when I first came to the UK 21
processes when I first came to the UK 21
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years ago I was
years ago I was
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homesick I missed my family and the
homesick I missed my family and the
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friends I left
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behind communication was extremely
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difficult sending and receiving letters
difficult sending and receiving letters
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took months
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if you were lucky often they never
if you were lucky often they never
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arrived even if I could have
arrived even if I could have
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afforded the phone bill's
afforded the phone bill's
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home like most people in the Congo my
home like most people in the Congo my
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parents did not own a phone
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sons David and
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Daniel can talk to my
Daniel can talk to my
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them why should we allow such a
them why should we allow such a
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wonderful
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brilliant and
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necessary product to be the cause of
necessary product to be the cause of
unnecessary
unnecessary
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suffering for human
suffering for human
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beings we demand fair trade food and
beings we demand fair trade food and
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fair trade clothes it is time to demand
fair trade clothes it is time to demand
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fair trade phones
fair trade phones
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this is an idea worth spreading thank
this is an idea worth spreading thank
you
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