Spreading awareness about the Darfur crisis throughout Boulder County and the Denver metro area
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Check out the Darfur Olympics at www.darfurolympics.org hosted by Mia Farrow and find out what you can do to help.
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The Ditto Gallery announces the launch of Exhibit Darfur on August 25th, 2008. Exhibit Darfur is a multi-media, interactive experience that wll take visitors on a photographic journey through the lens of 4 incredible artists: Mia Farrow, Brian Steidle, Izabella Lundberg, and Aaron Cohen
Opening Reception August 25th 2008 5-9 pm Exhibit Runs August 25th 2008-September 2008 Ditto Gallery 1224 Speer Blvd Denver, Colorado (303) 289-9727 http://darfur.dittogallery.com
If interested in carpooling from Boulder to the opening on August 25th contact Kelly at dragonfly4237@comcast.net
Stand on the Corner for Darfur this summer!
Join us every Thursday in June and July for a peaceful demonstration of solidarity with the people of Darfur. We will be at the North East corner of Broadway and Baseline from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. raising awareness, holding banners and signs, directing people to our website www.boulderfordarfur.com where they can get information on how to become more involved. The thousands of people who pass by during rush hour all summer long will be exposed repeatedly to the fact that genocide is still happening in Sudan and that people in Boulder CARE!
This event is sponsored and coordinated by Congregation Har HaShem but will include a diverse collection of groups over the summer. Please note the schedule of participants below and come stand with us!
June 5th - Congregation Har HaShem
June 12th - Boulder Friends of Darfur
June 19th - Atonement Lutheran
June 26th -UNICEF
July 3rd -
July 10th - Boulder ADL
July 17th - Community UCC
July 24th - UNICEF
July 31st - Boulder ADL
Easy parking available at Wild Oats across the street. Please take care not to block traffic, the sidewalk or stand on the median. Use common sense precautions to protect your safety. Contact: andreavahl@gmail.com
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1. CALL or EMAIL President Bush and our Colorado elected officials. Every call is counted! Ask them to do whatever they can to end the genocide in Darfur and protect the survivors. Call often! “Our leaders need support and pressure from you in order to act!”
Call 1-800-Genocide. The Genocide Intervention Network has created the first-ever anti-genocide hotline. Call today to be connected directly to your elected officials for free. All you need is your zip code. The hotline will provide you with up-to-date talking points related to current Darfur legislation and other actions your elected officials can take to help end the genocide.
2. DONATE to help get lifesaving food, medical care and protection to the refugees.
3. POST Yard Signs and Bumper Stickers to increase awareness in Boulder County. To order yard signs or bumper stickers email: BoulderforDarfur@gmail.com. Or call Marianne, 303-748-0370, m.wendroff@comcast.net. Please tell us how many you want, your phone number, address and what part of Boulder you live in (east, west, south, north).Suggested Donation for yard signs: $5-$10 each.
100% of your donation will go toward covering the cost of the signs and helping with other initiatives to publicize the crisis in Darfur.
Think yard signs won’t help? Check out Nicholas Kristof’s editorial and see just how much help these efforts are making!
CAR WASHES AND GENOCIDE By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF NYTimes January 16, 2007
4. BE informed and inform others. Sign up for email news updates (www.savedarfur.org) and/or action alerts (www.genocideintervention.net). Spread the word!
5. LET local media-newspapers, radio, cable TV-know you want more Darfur coverage! Media coverage has helped improve some refugee camps and has increased diplomatic opportunities.
6. SEND a letter or op-ed to our Boulder County newspapers.
7. ASK religious and community leaders to speak to their groups about the crisis. Congregation Har HaShem has a Speakers’ Bureau and free video lending library to help. Go to: harhashem.org/sudan. Or call Boulder Friends of Darfur (Kelly: 720-284-4713) to arrange for a speaker, video, and/or people to sit at a table with Darfur information.
8. HOLD a gathering at your home or community center and show the film “Hotel Rwanda” or “The Devil Came on Horseback.” Check out Darfur videos from Congregation Har HaShem’s Genocide Response Team (see above) or found at: www.genocideinterventionfund.org/educate/multimedia
9. JOIN the Sudan Divestment Campaign. Take back your dollars from companies that fund the genocide.Go to www.sudandivestment.org and/or www.investorsagainstgenocide.org.
10. TELL our TV news networks to Be a Witness and fully cover the genocide: www.BeAWitness.org Because you can’t stop a genocide if you don’t know about it!
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