Genocide
Last updated by Angelica3 on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 11:37.
We are trying to help the Darfurian refugees and victims. Our money goes to World Vision's humanitarian aid program in Darfur. Last year we raised $4,700 and this year's total is still being calculated as we are still fundraising.
Last updated by kristenmg17 on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 12:18.
I plan to help the over one-million Darfurian refugees who have been forced to flee because of the genocide there. I also hope to bring a sharp awareness of this horrific, still-occuring event to the minds of political figures. I recgnize that aid to refugees is not a full solution to the genocide problem, but it will ease the suffering and transtion of many people.
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Natalie in Cannes via People
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Actress extraordinaire Natalie Portman arrived this week in Rwanda to shoot a PSA on the genocide in Rwanda.
Natalie is promoting a youth village in Rwanda that will house 500 children whose parents were killed during the 1994 genocide. It will be financed by American Jewish donors and staffed by Ethiopian immigrants to Israel.
Last updated by Mikeherrera13 on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 19:06.
During this week I used my club, Students Advocating Darfur Awareness, to raise money by going from class to class and giving presentations on the current state of affairs in Sudan. I also had wristbands made, which said "Genocide Awareness: Are you doing your part?" and sold them in order to raise money which we then donated to SaveDarfur.org. At then end of the week we held a large movie presentation where we showed a video on Darfur and the movie Invisible Children in order to further spread.
Last updated by llefort on Sat, 03/22/2008 - 13:00.
INSIDE THE DPRK
CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN THE DPRK
Primary accounts from defectors and satellite photos point to at least a dozen political prison camps and thirty more forced labor camps. The dozen camps house over 200,000 citizens deemed as dissenters or dangerous to the government. There have been accounts of forced abortions, biochemical experiments and forced manual labor (including for children), public executions, and various other cruel and severe punishments.
Last updated by l.logan08 on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 00:41.
On March 14, 2008, students across the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa, Egypt, and the United Kingdom will wear purple in order to acknowledge the importance of addressing the ongoing crisis in Darfur.
The Purple for Peace occasion has been broadcasted all over the United States and other regions. News stations are being informed in cities all across America, and political offices are being notified.
The Purple for Peace USA movement is now fourty-one states strong. We also have active movements in the UK, the Netherlands, South Africa and Egypt.
Last updated by peacepoet on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 22:53.
The idea of the benefit concert began in the summer of 2005. After reading the book Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder I was insired to take action. The book chronicles the story of Dr. Paul Farmer and his organization Partners In Health (PIH). The organization goes to impovershed countried such as Haiti, Peru, and Rwanda, to not only supply medical care, but, to help the local people build their own hospitals and clinics and earn medical degrees in the United States. PIH is also a leader in treating HIV/AIDs and antibiotic resistant TB.
Last updated by Corinne_Mauricio on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 18:52.
A group of concerned students at the Community College of Baltimore County have formed a team determined to bring relief to the people of Darfur and the Sudan. Together we are planning the "Walk For Darfur" which we hope to raise money and awareness not only on our campus but the entire Baltimore-Metro region. We are hoping to pull off the walk on April 12th, 2008, the location and other details are still to come. It is our goal to donate as much money as we can UNICEF, in hopes of bringing food, health care, education and a future for the children effected by the genocide in Darfur.
Last updated by caroline12 on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 22:02.
We are trying at our school to do a huge fundraiser for the refugees in Darfur, Sudan. We are holding a lunch fast, selling bracelets and tshirts, and attempting to put together a battle of the bands. We are also looking into hosting a Guitar Hero contest! We are enthusiastic and working like crazy to make it an unforgetable fundraiser - we really need our generation to reevaluate our priorities and open our eyes to the genocide happening in our lifetime. This is the holocaust of our time, and we can't just sit by and let history rewrite itself.
