Project For Awesome 2010: The Enough Project

[thekangaroofish]

@hiraghm thanks for sharing your thoughts and giving me more views!

[Hiraghm]

Have you noticed that the U.S. economy is going through a recession? And you want to regulate and discourage products vital to the health of our economy?

Those PoS have been butchering each other since the Belgians were forced out. In fact, one plantation owner, back when they were being forced out said, "You have to fight the jungle every day; they'll just sit on our porches and let the jungle take over."

Your heart is in the right place. Your head *isn't*.

[Hiraghm]

THIS IS A TOTAL CROCK.

Once upon a time, the "Republic of the Congo" was known as "The Belgian Congo." The bastards have been murdering each other ever since the world forced the colonials *out*. The cause of this barbarity is the barbarous PEOPLE of the Congo, not because of Samsung or Apple or HTC.

I notice that you haven't given up YOUR e-toys.

You want to help the Congo? Send in the U.S. marines an conquer it!

[rapidasher09]

basically, you'll probably end up in politics. President? (no, too much controversy)

[thekangaroofish]

@rapidasher09 haaa I hope not. too much pressure!

[SpiderBoy992]

I think this is very sad and concerning. We should all take a part in the fight to help save the community of Congo from devestation and unnatural violence against families who live there. I will definately look into this.......

[thekangaroofish]

@SpiderBoy992 absolutely! :)

[EarthRimRoamer21]

Whenever someone asks me why I don't have a cell phone, this is one of the reasons I list. And I always get completely blank stares. -_- I'm going to be spreading this video around.

[Hiraghm]

@EarthRimRoamer21 - What did you watch this video on, and post your message with, two tin cans and a string? Or didn't you hear her say it's virtually impossible not to have a device with conflict minerals?

[EarthRimRoamer21]

@Hiraghm I don't know what's got you so incredibly angry, but you should really chill out. It's ugly and bad for your health. To start with, my comment was a year old. It still holds true, but I don't remember writing it and I don't understand why you're harassing me about it now.

[Hiraghm]

@EarthRimRoamer21 - Actually, it's P4A time again, and I'd just come from iJustine's P4A vlog where she's once again pushing Charity Water. I guess I was looking for more of this years vlog entries, and didn't realize this was a year old. The title "The Enough project" seemed intriguing.

[EarthRimRoamer21]

@Hiraghm Secondly, while I understood long before watching this video that basically all electronics contain conflict minerals, I was simply acknowledging that cell phones are one of many such devices that we can easily live without (and I do) and expressing some level of gratitude for the creation of this video. It gets tiring repeating yourself. Nice to have a handy-dandy video to just link people to. I never claimed to not use any devices containing conflict minerals.

[nathpollen]

Thanks for promoting this charity, it's definitely different and very concerning, I'm going to have to look into it.

[thekangaroofish]

@nathpollen awesome! it's definitely an interesting issue. I'm glad you're interested! =]

[ohheysarahk]

Sarah, you are such a rockstar. This is a great video.

[thekangaroofish]

@ohheysarahk daww thank you <3

we should start a band called "the sarah ks" or something like that XD

[ohheysarahk]

@thekangaroofish omg. can we please? that would be awesome.

[thekangaroofish]

@ohheysarahk dude we so should. except i don't have any musical talents. whatever. we'll work it out.

[fuscocommastephen]

This is really interesting, i legitimately had no idea about this! Thanks for bringing it to light, by far the best P4A charity i've seen.

[thekangaroofish]

@fuscocommastephen thanks! =]

[vinceandlilly]

The weirdest use of a cell phone is... like... to talking to other people

[sandy348]

spamwow

[sandy348]

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[sandy348]

spamwow

[sandy348]

spamwow

[sandy348]

dftba

[sandy348]

GOOD LUCK in all your work!!!

[sandy348]

thanks for being so genuinely passionate about the issue

[sandy348]

definitely not effing tba

[sandy348]

you rock

[sandy348]

and look into things I can do with my voice to help this problem stop, and come into light of greater awareness

[sandy348]

i'll definitely continue to be aware of this in the future

[sandy348]

plus i like how i learned something from your video, and that it's not just a shoutout

[sandy348]

super important issue

[sandy348]

thanks for raising awareness

[sandy348]

great video

[sandy348]

Hi

[thekangaroofish]

@sandy348 thanks for all of the spamwow!! =]

[DanceQueen2K10]

DfTbA!! <3 xx

[itsMinuteMaid]

Conflict minerals language was included in the "Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act", which was passed by the US Senate on May 20, 2010 and signed by President Obama on July 21, 2010.

[thekangaroofish]

@itsMinuteMaid that's the thing i was talking about that isn't strong enough or being enforced properly. it's a step in the right direction, but clearly it's not working.

[getalife768]

YAY! DFTBA!

[xoxpurpledolphinsxox]

Spamwow!

[adrienie]

This is the wildest thing I've ever heard of! I'm so glad that you chose to make a video for this particular charity because this is something that effects all of us but more people definitely need to know about. I'll definitely be finding out more about Project Enough because of this. Great, great video!

[thekangaroofish]

@adrienie thanks! i'm glad i got you interested! =]

[AMusingNerd]

Powerful, awesome video for an important charity. DFTBA.

[TheCoryKid]

It's such a scary thought. I didn't even know about this before I saw your video. If we're in the dark about something this terrible, what else are we in the dark about?

[MaddisenPaige]

dftba always!

[NightWhinnys]

wow that's tough food for thought. it demands our action

[hokeydinah]

wow...i've never even thought about this. if people can get behind free-trade coffee and conflict-free diamonds, we should DEFINITELY see the need for conflict-free electronics!

[hokeydinah]

this is a great vid! dftba!

[yippyskippymonkey]

dftba

[ienjoybooks]

DFTBA!!!

[maddytaddy627]

DFTBA!

[broadwayfreak678]

Why haven't more people seen this video!?

[spnred]

awesomesauce

[lUvsUngU]

It's so sad that in order to help the charity to end the fight over conflict minerals we are using product that use them. =[

[lUvsUngU]

I've given 4 cents so far.

[lUvsUngU]

DFTBA

[lUvsUngU]

This is the first PfA video I've seen that has 0 dislikes.

[lUvsUngU]

T~T This is the only Project for Awesome video I have seen yet that didn't have any clue about be-fore. It makes me so sad! And also a little proud of myself that I don't have an iPod or cell phone.

[kawaiinojutsu]

It's like blood diamond... in your PHONE!

[thekangaroofish]

@kawaiinojutsu exactly!

[clochettrebel]

You're totally awesome <3

[QddpprrQ]

DFTBA!

[cdeuink]

excellent video!

[KinksGem]

DFTBA!!!!

[WillemMagits]

P4A!

Belgium says: Sorry we fucked up Congo...

[WillemMagits]

DFTBA

[MuseOn94]

DFTBA

project for awesome 2010

[jchobbit]

you are very well spoken! dftba

[vkat14]

DFTBA- P4A-- comment, like/rate, favourite and share!!!

[dan10008]

Nice vid! DFTBA

[violinchick89]

I never knew that about my phone.

Awesome video.

[HeatherMeadow]

Best Video Ever!

[Kiuki77]

My mind is blown. Wow. Love&DFTBA.

[HeatherMeadow]

DFTBA

[lookdownimthere]

dftba

[dermotsolon]

Nice work!

[Moontrail92]

DFTBA!!

[BlueWindZero]

Considering the reliance upon such minerals, this is definitely one of the most important charities on the planet.

[Eldahs]

DFTBA!

[NicolovsVideo]

Keep the charity spamming people! D F T B A! This years project is going well! Keep donating and "Thumbs uping" and watching and doing good for others !

[oddsplodge]

DFTBA! 

[SenniyuRiyo]

Great video! I'm glad it's quite easy to find fair trade chocolate and coffee... it's already hard to find fair clothing, but fair electronics is a thing that I was wondering about for while. Thanks for all the information! I hope soon the companies become more aware of that problem and give customers more transparency about the products they sell.

[MyImaginaryVoices]

I love that you're teaching us about the Congo while telling us about the charity. DFTBA <3

[pickles4muggles]

wow. I never thought about that for my phone. It kind of freaks me out. You portrayed this problem really well through this video. I hope john or hank sees this because, honestly, you did a really good job. DFTBA

[bandmum1]

Wowow Dftba - Great video and so enlightening. Thanks!

[LetsJustBeHappy]

DFTBA

[WDWCPCrystal]

lovely

[BeernBalls]

<3 dftba

[rsrproductions]

Thank you for bringing this up.

[MegaNerdification]

dftba

[naturallysteph]

Love & DFTBA

[thekangaroofish]

@naturallysteph thank you! if you are the steph i think you are, then I am very excited to read your book! if not, then you should be excited to read this book called anna & the french kiss! =]

[naturallysteph]

@thekangaroofish HA! Wow/crazy! This is, indeed, me. Thank you! I sincerely hope that you enjoy ANNA. Thank you for this great, informative (and scary) video.

[iambored71717]

DFTBA, KTHXBAI!

[Berningerj]

P4A hooray! DFTBA!

[abhilekh]

dftba..

[ComeAroundComeAround]

DFTBA!

[bandnerd29316]

Wow! This is such a great video! One of the best I've seen all day and I've seen over 200 videos today. Great job! DFTBA!!!

[twinkletoes121]

DFTBA!!

[rinaellarinaella]

Awesome, that is worldsuck, lets pwn it!

[bubblypumpkin]

This needs to be in the Youtube Spotlight!!

[dannylikescandy]

that sucks.

[AroundTheWorldVlogs]

Fantastic video! This is by far my favorite p4a so far!

[wittywhitmarla]

DFTBA! <3

[pursaki]

Wow... I had no idea! That is some serious worldsuck!

[pirategurl012]

this was amazing and so though provoking. thank you! you didnt ftba

[englishshaw]

DFTBA!

[wowitsnicko]

believe it or not, out of all of the p4a videos I've seen over the past 12 hours, this is undoubtedly the one that has stuck with me the most.

[thekangaroofish]

@wowitsnicko wow, that means a lot. thank you!

[rinaellarinaella]

@wowitsnicko well it's kinda shocking and about something in your pocket! It's inclusive and personal, I don't imagine anyone would want a product produced in part by such violence!

[maclove27]

AWESOME

[maclove27]

AWESOMEEEEEEEE

[tedD1996]

DFTBA!

[tedD1996]

DFTBA!

[ToadyChan]

I had no idea about any of this. Thank you for bringing it to all of our attention! What a great charity, and an awesome choice. :) DFTBA!

[rstephensonable]

+1¢ #FTW  -- DFTBA in rockin' charities for lessened WorldSuck - #P4A !!! =-)

[Sparrow476]

DFTBA

[brookemyidol]

Hey Karah, this video is REALLY REALLY GOOD <3

[PatrickWrocks]

cOMMENTCOMMENTCOMMENTCOMMENT~~­~

[PatrickWrocks]

LET'S SAVE THE WORLD W00T W00T

[PatrickWrocks]

This video was fantastic.

[thekangaroofish]

@PatrickWrocks thank youu!

[LobstersInMyBasement]

DFTBA :)

[geekychick25]

Thank you SOOOO much for this video! I love this cause, and I just wish that more and more people knew about! Thank you for the awareness, and DFTBA!

[butterflykirstie]

PROJECT FOR AWESOME!

[motormouthx29]

Weirdest use for a cellphone: finding other cellphones

[thekangaroofish]

@motormouthx29 hahaha true! never thought of that before.

[SunsetAtSundown]

Thank you for informing all those invloved with p4a (:

[motormouthx29]

This was so informative. This was such a great video. DFTBA

[hynlng82396]

DFTBA ftw!

[mureenuh]

This is such an informative and well-made video! Thank you!

[popuchuris]

WOW!

[shaaekli]

I will demand conflict free electronics! 

[diceyface]

very enlightening, i'm glad you are helping to bring this to peoples attentions

thankyou and DFTBA

[shaaekli]

I love this video. I can't believe I've never heard of conflict minerals before. Thank you for putting this video out there.

[outsidergirl]

this video is awesome and the enough project is awesome and you are awesome. DFTBA.

[JustMargaret]

This is a great video.

[JustMargaret]

@JustMargaret Such an important cause, of which I had no previous knowledge.

[JustMargaret]

@JustMargaret And delivered in such a concise and informative way!

[JustMargaret]

@JustMargaret Very impressive. Thank you for making it!!

[thekangaroofish]

@JustMargaret thanks! I loved your video too! I was trying to decide which video to post mine as a video response too, and I saw that you mentioned DRC in yours and I thought it was a cool connection. =]

[clairinetreeds]

I really don't know what to say. That made me aware of the world more than anything maybe ever.

[TheWulfMaster]

wow. That totally blew my mind. I'll be sure to get something started where I live

[littlechristmas1994]

DFTBA! :D

[behindthesun02]

That's ridiculous. Superb video.

[jenjensen1009]

wow - i feel like i've been living in a cave. I had heard of blood diamonds but never of conflict minerals. great p4a video.

[wowaddictednerd]

DFTBA

[maclove27]

seriously... one of the best p4a videos every

[kayrowe82]

DFTBA!

[SilverEchoesMedia]

Wow. I never knew...

[maclove27]

spamidy

[maclove27]

wow

[maclove27]

awesome

[legswednesday]

i think i've finally figured this out

[wiiza4ever]

How come I never heard about that before??

[InnocentOnPaper]

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[InnocentOnPaper]

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[InnocentOnPaper]

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[InnocentOnPaper]

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[eliseg518]

DFTBA!!!

[Meadowlark92]

Woah... now to go check and possibly feel REALLY guilty about my phone

DFTBA!

[pjsiltala]

really interesting! Thanks!

[tomgmcc]

DFTBA

[lauramichelle09]

That's crazy



[properliz]

I didn't know any of this. Thank you so much this.

Also

DFTBA :D

[bethan013]

DFTBA

P4A <3

this is an amazing charity!! needs way more awareness! shocking that barely anyone knows this!! 

[bethan013]

DFTBA

P4A <3

[knucklebonez]

:D

[SirThisIsMyUsername]

I can't believe I didn't know this!

[OctopusFromRedDirt]

Wow... this makes me hate being a techie... but thank you for opening my eyes. I had no idea.