Sienna is blogging about being in the congo right now as a humanitarian effort… check it out.

Hi Sienna, so happy to read about your time in DR Congo. We need people like you to draw media attention to what’s happening there.

I’m producing a TV show about Congolese success stories/celebrities in the West, to shed light on what’s happening there… I hope there’s a way we could work together in the future.
It’s for a new African music/news TV channel in London soon to launch on SKY. http://www.kontamtv.com
Good luck with your work there!
All the best,
Maria Ramos

Hey SiSi.. that wasn’t supposed to be a comment earlier… I thought I was sharing that with Boni! Can’t wait to hear more… in person!

Keep up the great good work you darling girl am with you all the way xx

‘Step out of the arrogance..’ I like that.
Maybe then we could tell the truth about where our wealth came from. And maybe even the truth about AIDS that came out of that beautiful country after a polio vaccine was tested there between 1957 and 1959.
To you, Sienna, and to the truth you are helping to uncover and share.

Approach any border point of the US and Mexico and you will see what are essentially “truckload of army guys with rocket launchers on their laps”. Bad or good is all a point of perception. This point of view of Miller does nothing for Congo other than make her feel like she is doing something good. The Kivus have all the media attention they need. What is lacking is political will for the US and European countries to do something about the problem and stop backing the commercial enterprises who are strip mining the area for coltan and other precious metals which is what is fueling this conflict in the first place, not the “heart of darkness” that Western Media has tossed on top of the issue. This is the solution. If Miller went to the US or UK governments and worked to changed policies or even get the US to make good on its back payments to the UN, then that would be something to write about. This is paternalistic hubris at its absolute worst just like Ben Affleck, Emile Hirsch, and the rest of the constant stream of celebrities flocking to the “New Darfur” of Eastern Congo. This is not something to celebrate whatsoever.

I think your two trips to Positano were much more interesting, and revealing sort of.
Are you going there again, SiSi?

and what an interesting and mind-boggling final, again. “We finally went to bed.”

Well done Sienna for bringing awareness to the horrendous things that are going on in the Congo particularly to women also for putting something back into the universe with actions and not just words XX

As for A and sunseeker what hideous nasty people you are I would be interested to hear what either of you do for ANY COMMUNITY !!

MJPC to MONUC and Kabila: Enforce the ICC Arrest Warrant Against Ntaganda

MJPC calls upon the Congelese Government and MONUC to act decisively to enforce the outstanding arrest warrant against Bosco Ntaganda.

The Mobilization for Justice and Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MJPC) today called on the Congolese Government and the UN’s peacekeeping force in DR Congo, which is known as MONUC to act decisively to enforce the outstanding arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Bosco Ntaganda.

Shocked and outraged by recent report by BBC that an indicted ICC war criminal is playing a leading role in the UN mission in the DR Congo, the MJPC is strongly urging the UN Security Council and the entire international community to put pressure on the Congolese Government and MONUC to enforce the ICC outstanding arrest warrant against Ntaganda as soon as possible. “While it seems absurd that the 17,000 UN troops in Congo have not yet taken steps to enforce the ICC arrest warrant against Ntagada, it is alarming and even horrifying that they are engaged incoordinating military operations with someone accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity of inconceivable magnitude”, said Amede Kyubwa, Executive Director of MJPC.

“Unlike other countries where there are ongoing investigations on cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the ICC has the power to enforce its arrest warrants in the Democratic Republic of Congo because of the 17,000 peacekeeping soldiers of the UN in the country, but so far these troops have not yet made attempts to arrest Ntaganda despite knowing his whereabouts and coordinating military operations with him. Warrant issued by the ICC must be respected and enforced by MONUC and Government of Congo” added Mr Kyubwa.

Ntaganda is accused of several war crimes and crimes against humanity including: the massacres of 150 people in the town of Kiwanja in 2008 in his duties as military chief of staff of the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP), torturing and killing of hundreds of civilians of Lendu and Ngiti ethnicity between August 2002 and March 2003 when he was chief of military operations of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), slaughtering of at least 800 civilians on ethnic grounds at Mongbwalu, including the first priest killed in the Ituri conflict, Abbe Boniface Bwanalonga, killing of a Kenyan UN peacekeeper in January 2004 and kidnapping a Moroccan peacekeeper later that year, and recruiting child soldiers in the eastern region of Ituri. The MJPC is strongly urging the Congolese Government and MONUC to execute the arrest warrant issued by the ICC against Ntaganda.

As part of its global campaign against impunity in Congo, the MJPC has set up an online petition which can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com.au/online/24459.html asking concerned citizens around the world to demand the UN in Congo Mission known as MONUC and the Congolese Government to act decisively to enforce the ICC outstanding arrest warrants against Ntaganda.

About MJPC
MJPC is a nonprofit organization working to add a voice in advocating for justice and peace in the DRC particulary in the east of DRC where thousands innocent civilian including children and women continue to suffer massive human rights violations while armed groups responsible for these crimes go unpunished

For more information about the MJPC and its activities, visit http://www.mjpcongo.org. or call Amede Kyubwa @ 916 753 5717 or e-mail: info@mjpcongo.org . The online petition calling on the Congolese Government and MONUC to act decisively in enforcing the outstanding ICC arrest warrant against Bosco Ntaganda can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com.au/online/24459

I am the cinematographer that was on this trip with Miss Miller. I am going to dispel all rumors and lay to rest any question in regard to her involvement and/or behavior.

I met up with Miss Miller in Nairobi, Kenya where we boarded a flight together (coach) to Kigali, Rwanda.

There we met up with the International Medical Corps and took the long and bumpy ride in a 4×4 to the border in Goma. She voluntarily took the center seat with no safety buckle in the front of the truck between the driver and the front passenger seat. For anyone that has traveled in this region of the world, to sit in that seat for 4 hours is grueling, let alone after a 10 hour flight from London.

We arrived at the border, crossed, and checked in to our hotel.

I am a documentary filmmaker with $5,000.00 in my bank account. Sienna stayed at the same hotel with the same accommodations as me and this would be the same hotel I stayed at with or without her in tow.

For anyone who thinks there is luxury hotels anywhere in DR Congo, are as ill equipped to be a journalist as they are a stone thrower.

We spent long grueling days in Goma, woke up early, worked all day and then at the end of the night, when all I wanted to do was go to sleep, she stayed up and processed it all in her blogs.

In everything we did, she simply asked one question, “What’s next?”

Yes, I had heard all of the stories but for you to think because you read something in a tabloid, that it is true, or you are somehow above making mistakes, is laughable at best, and really should be your wake up call. Instead of commenting on the plight of the disenfranchised you are slamming a soul on this planet trying to make a difference with her life.

Imagine for a moment if you used these energies for good. What kind of change could be happening in your town? With you family? Around the globe?

Miss Miller absolutely wrote EVERY SINGLE WORD of her blogs and she endured all of the same hardships that traveling in this region of the world requires. Not eating for long periods of time, no electricity, clean water, bed bugs, and mosquitoes.

In an industry where image is everything, it is a shame that you will never see all the times she sacrificed her own comfort for the team or the story. That doesn’t sell papers. That doesn’t feed the machine.

Sienna Miller is the real deal. Trust me, I brought with me all the same preconceptions as I was racked with anticipation in my ability to tell this story. I learned that until you meet a person, until you know a person, you CANNOT believe what is written about them. People love to tear people down, for whatever reason.

Actually, that is the least of my concern.

What does concern me is doing everything that I can to mobilize people to go out there and make a difference.

Sienna was doing just that.

As I said before, she is the real deal.

Celebrate ones accomplishments, not their mistakes.

My hat is off to her and all of the change makers doing what they feel is right in the face of the naysayers.

well, David, you are definitely not the first to be in denial about SM, and you won’t be the last for some time in the near future. just give it time.
and in the world of Internet people would call you a spammer.

but I liked that part of your ‘essay’ about She voluntarily took the center seat with no safety buckle in the front of the truck between the driver and the front passenger seat.
I mean I wasn’t surprised. both of them were males, correct?

To the commentator who is identified as “A” - please focus your attention on your own growth. Sienna is experiencing and discussing man’s inhumanity to man. Unfortunately, most live in ignorance and/or denial of the brutal realities that exist and are enlightened by the experiences of those who are famous. We need more Siennas in this world. She’s intelligent, well educated, hard working, courageous, creative, compassionate and generous.

I’d like to share a revelation that I’ve had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you’re not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.

the society does a really great job at brainwashing.
alright, enjoy your little fantasy world that’s called the Denial. while you can.

This is wonderful to bring awareness to the world
of the conditions in Congo, those mothers and children.
Bless you all.

in a week she’ll being playing the superstar again, and she will have forgotten all about the Congo. Drunk off her mind, wrapping her naked body around a married man for all to see. A leopard doesn’t change her spots!!

First and foremost what Sienna has done in the past has got nothing to do with the amazing humanitarian work she is involved in! To Miss Miller, weldone and keep up the awesome work! To all the haters, piss off! Im a South African studying journalism, in my final year now and the horrors that occur in Africa are published in local newspapers often..it’s great that a celebrity like Sienna who I admire so much is helping…

Dear “A”:

You sound very disheartened with mankind and I would like to inspire you to appreciate the great things that man has achieved, even though we’ve made a lot of mistakes. Go to the website:

http://www.abcgallery.com/C/caravaggio/caravaggio.html

After scrolling down and viewing the beautiful works of art that were created by Caravaggio, a person who himself was disenchanted with the world and could be very destructive, I’m hoping you will understand that humans are not a virus. They simply make mistakes that, I believe, are correctable.

Concerning transgressions: Forgive yourself and forgive others. I don’t give this advice lightly. I have experienced poverty and poor health, through no fault of my own, and know what it is to suffer. I also lived through the Civil Rights Movement, having a mother who was involved as an activist. Even though our lives were threatened, we had to stand up for human rights. I believe that, at this point in time, we have to sacrifice our individual needs for the greater good.

sometimes, I prefer Absinthe too.

To “A”: You may find you prefer artistic endeavors also - so pick up a paint brush.

Miss King,

Why don’t you ask the people whose lives that Sienna has horribly ruined if this makes up for that. Ask Rosetta Getty and her children.

The only person Sienna is really interested in helping is herself. I applaud the efforts of the anonymous people who work in the congo every day. Sienna just makes me sick.

Danielle,

By undermining a person with good intentions, you are also undermining the hard work of those working in the Congo. The Congo needs all the help it can get. Reevaluate your judgments. Sienna is not the bad person you believe her to be. Focus your efforts on contributing good to the world instead of spreading gossip.

The point is that Sienna is not a good person. She is an evil person who treats people wretchedly. This whole thing is just PR to recover her damaged career. It doesn’t undo the dozens of lives she’s devastated in her past. The best thing that could happen for this “woman” to fade into nothing. She makes a joke of the people who do legitimate work over there.

BTW I volunteer about 15-20 hours a month. I tutor adults for their GED, cook at a teen shelter, and coach a high school soccer team. In short, I do more in a month than Sienna does in a year to make the world a better place, and I manage to do so without compromising my personal character. No, I haven’t been to the Congo to watch children be weighed because I haven’t the funds, but I do what I can where I can, and probably as much as anyone else. So don’t feel you have any right to chastise me because I call a spade a spade.

I’m an RN planning to live and work in North Kivu as a Community Health Nurse for an orphan population. I need help and advice from MCI. Can you introduce me to Fernand? It would help so much to meet someone from MCI in Congo. Thanks.