- The report/meeting with the AG/CNN Hey there Today was a big day…. Our colleague Gavin Simpson is in Ghana with the printers now and I expect a report momentarily as to when he will be returning with the report in hand to deliver to the President, at which point the two week countdown to delivery of the White Paper begins! […]
- Update Hey everyone First, another shout out to you all for your tremendous support and words of encouragement! It really is amazing to know that people are listening and inspired and caring. The word from our team in Freetown is that they are headed to Ghana to return with the TRC report by the end of […]
- Our partners in Sierra Leone Ok, these are the guys that are screening our video version of the TRC report around Sierra Leone. For those of you interested in seeing the video, go to the home page at www.witness.org for an excerpt. You can also order it at the store section of our website. Paul James-Allen from the National […]
- Freetown in the rain Here are some belated shots of our Freetown in the rain.
- The lunch bag and other thoughts OK, so I just read all the airport posts and I got a little weepy. Anyone who knows me knows that is hardly unusual – in fact, a day without a tear is usually a day without a connection for me. But who knew the blog could be that! Thanks so much and thanks particularly […]
- Airports Hey there – Many hours layover in Brussels but its given me the chance to hatch a scheme with a former TRC researcher also passing thru to get the final printed report to the President so he will issue the legislative recommendations to his cabinet and from there to Parliament. Step by step! We got […]
- Photos of team at work! OK, here are some new shots of Angelina and I from the event yesterday before the press conference and then of Angie, Gavin and I from last night, working away to get the latest press release out after the meeting with the Pres….
- Heading home So we stayed up a little too late talking about the day’s amazing successes. You should have been there! The meeting with the President, frantically amending the press release in the car on the way to the screening at the British Council (since it went from anticipated bad news to good news!) and then an […]
- Success! So the night is young (again!) but I think the day was a real success. Angelina Jolie joined me and our consultant Gavin Simpson and our 4 key allies from Sierra Leone in an intense and productive meeting with the President of Sierra Leone, his Attorney General and other key advisors. In that meeting, he […]
- Thanks for your posts I just read all your posts in response to this blog and I have to say its really heartwarming. We’ve had a lot of challenges today that I cant even go into and the night is young, so thanks for the words of encouragement. Please go to our site at www.witness.org and send faxes to […]
- Preparing to meet the Pres OK, so today was about preparing to meet the President of Sierra Leone and some key members of his Cabinet. This morning we met for two and a half hours to discuss it. This afternoon the meeting almost got canceled because the Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is overseas — he was supposed […]
- Arriving in Freetown, Sierra Leone May 9, 2005 In the air over Africa — headed for Freetown, Thinking about the goals of this trip…I need to ground myself, and you, in what we are doing here. Top priority is to get the President of Sierra Leone to commit to a definitive time frame for issuing the promised White Paper on […]
- Getting ready to go This is my first blog. I am frantic getting ready to go. I will tell you all about our trip when I get there! Off to airport…It’s sad leaving kids behind on Mother’s Day. Here I am with Tess and Finn about to head out the door.
