A short video blog from Goz Beida in eastern Chad.
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Goz Beida, TD
Author: Gabriel
Gabriel co-founded Stop Genocide Now in 2005, which gave birth to i-ACT in 2009.
He became involved in the situation in Darfur out of a sense of personal responsibility. He believes the power of community and compassion, combined with personal empowerment, can bring about meaningful change.
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An Open Prison
Have you ever had that feeling of being trapped by life? Being in a situation and it seems like no place to go? For most of my life I have always had this feeling of being trapped. I could be in a room full of people, in a conversation, a job, a city, or whatever […]
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They’re Still Here.
Take Action: Post this video’s url to the White House comment page, their Facebook page, or tag them in tweet (@whitehouse).
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Educate and Connect
The i-ACT team spent the last day in camp Goz Amer working on multiple projects that will improve education and connect students from around the world.
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Refugee Camp Dream
Mothers, fathers, and teachers have been telling me that they can only maintain hope because of the hope their children represent. While in the camps, they want their children to grow strong and educated, so that they can be the future of Darfur. They would tell me this back in 2005, during my first visit, […]
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Our Internal GPS
The drive to the camp is bumpy and slow but not boring. I see women with long faces and wide-awake eyes, wearing bright red and riding on camels. They stare right at me without changing expression, as our car bounces by. I see a family of monkeys, not sure what kind. They arae small and […]
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Truth Be Damned
It must be safe. A few thousand refugees from the border area with Chad are returning to Darfur. The numbers seem large, maybe inflated, but something is happening, and there must be truth in what the Government of Sudan says about the stability of that troubled land. Right? That’s not exactly true, but the […]
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Act For Sudan
Act for Sudan is an alliance of American citizen activists and Sudanese U.S. residents who advocate for an end to genocide and mass atrocities in Sudan. Act for Sudan is dedicated to advocacy that is directly informed by the situation on the ground and by Sudanese people who urgently seek protection, justice, and peace.
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End Impuntiy
A campaign to stop mass atrocities going unpunished, seek prosecution of the perpetrators, restore dignity to the victims, and provide healing to the affected communities.
End Impunity is currently focusing on individuals wanted and with an arrest warrant by International Criminal Court and still at large.
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Refugee Response to Doha Peace Agreement
On July 14th, 2011, the government of Sudan and the LJM Darfur rebels signed an agreement in Doha. I received this message from a Darfuri refugee leader living in refugee camp in eastern Chad: Hello my friend. How are you? I hope you are well. I want to inform you that two days ago the intermediacy […]