On the occasion of the Mazingira tenuous festival in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ras Tafari, nugget of Congolese slam, gave an extraordinary artistic performance thanks to the content of his words which match his exquisite voice. This major environmental mass spanning two days, from March 23 to 24, 2024, took place under the theme: “Together, let’s act to protect the environment”.
“One tree is enough to save billions of lives”
During his performance, Ras Tafari did not fail to call on participants to adopt the logic advocated by the festival by planting at least one tree each. The goal is to protect the planet in the face of climate change which is shaking it. No one is unaware of the harmful repercussions resulting from climate change and which affect the well-being of the planet.
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“One tree is enough to save billions of lives. The concept of Ubuntu calls us to love towards our loved ones and towards all humanity. It also pushes us to protect the earth, our common home. The earth is life. If we don’t protect it then we will all disappear. Let’s plant the trees. If we don’t do it for us then let’s do it for our offspring and for our ancestors who knew how to protect nature,” he declared.
The international community called to get involved
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At the same time, he also indicated that he could not leave the stage without pointing the finger ces massacres plaguing eastern DR Congo for ages without worrying the international community.
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“I could not leave the stage without denouncing this war, this genocide which does not speak its name and which is taking place under the helpless gaze of the international community. This being said, I send this message to all these raped women and girls, to all these massacred children and without forgetting all the displaced people in the camps,” he said. “This festival, beyond protecting nature, is also a festival of peaceful cohabitation and one that says no to the war happening in the east of the country,” he insists.
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It should be noted that the Environment festival is an initiative of the federation of individual fishermen’s committees of Lake Édouard (FECOPEILE) and its partners. This is an annual meeting of young people, actors and local communities who come together through exchange conferences, extracurricular activities, reforestation, introduction to green entrepreneurship, music, dance and much more. ‘other activites.
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This festival is part of the aim of “creating social cohesion between young people, local communities and their natural environment; the promotion of the protection of protected areas and fishery resources of Lake Edward for the benefit of present and future generations and a mechanism which must bring together managers with riparian communities and other stakeholders,” reported the organizers of the said festival.