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Post by bot on Dec 17, 2008 22:38:19 GMT -8
Ben Affleck launches campaign to aid displaced people in Congo Posted: 11:58 AM ET UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — Hollywood actor Ben Affleck and rock luminary Mick Jagger launched a media campaign meant to raise money for and draw attention to people displaced by recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Speaking at the United Nations Wednesday, Affleck announced the release of “Gimme Shelter,” a short film he hopes will raise $23 million in humanitarian assistance for the war-ravaged African nation. Jagger did not attend the ceremony at the U.N. Directed by Affleck and filmed by John Toll, both Academy Award winners, the footage was shot in the North Kivu region of Congo, where thousands fled their homes after heavy fighting resumed in August.
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