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Caravan Update

Hey Everyone! I wanted to give an update on the day that I just experienced being present in San Francisco for the official torch relay. It started with a ride on the public transportation system down to the water front. I hung out all morning talking to people that were showing up for the event, […]

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April 3rd, 2008

If the caravan would have followed the original path I realize I would have seen 6 rally’s in different states, talked to hundreds of people, handed out pounds of free ice cream 4 times from Ben and Jerry but this morning I woke up in San Francisco for another day of work. I never could […]

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Updates from the Road

It is hard to know what kind of expectations to have when trying to prepare for a week of driving across the nation with 3 cars and 5 drivers. Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream donated 2 element cars and one van with 5-foot billboards on them to draw attention to America about the current crisis […]

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Day 11: Jan 29, 2008

Self-Reflection

We want to encourage everyone following i-ACT to take a step back and reflect on the self. Ask yourself: what am I actually doing to help the people of Darfur? Have I done all the daily actions? After the reflection process with another 11 days of i-ACT and only one day left to come, I […]

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Issue 4: Jan 2007

Tent to Tent

As the team begins to share the experiences that they have started to encounter from Chad on yet another trip the word genocide has really taken on a true meaning for me. I realize how much this hits home when two people that have forever changed your life are on the ground in unsafe conditions. […]