Today’s Action Tell your friends about i-ACT. Talk to at least five friends about the crisis in Darfur and invite them to participate in i-ACT. Be a part of the solution. Let’s spread the word. –Rachel
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Category: Day 2: Nov 22, 2005
Getting ready – UNHCR press pass. Chris’s story – he’s the other i-Act team member (and the man behind the camera). Interview with Martin, child protection officer from Christian Children’s Fund.
Action
Call the President. 1 (202) 456-1111
Use this script (or your own words) “Hi. My name is ______, from ______, I am calling to encourage the President to take stronger measures to support civilian protection in Darfur. I feel the U.S. is neglecting its responsibility to protect innocent victims of violence in Darfur. President Bush should lead the world in a strong response to this terrible humanitarian crisis, by putting pressure on the Security Council and other nations to create the means for civilian protection in Darfur and address this humanitarian catastrophe.”
Take the Darfur Pledge: Commit to calling or e-mailing the President DAILY. Go to www.darfurpledge.org and sign up.
Commit to two calls per week. Go to darfurcalls.org.
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Love your comments…
11/21 10:57pm Hey everyone! I just read comments from quite a few of you. It was good to hear from Redondo and North Torrance High! Andre, thanks for the support. JC, Gina, mi Zahara…it’s great to hear from you, and I take the words to heart. Clarity is Power, Gina, and I hope some of […]
11/21 For my paying job, I work with abused children and their families, doing in-home therapy. We are trained to look at risk factors and have a very low tolerance for anything that endangers a child. Seeing some of the poverty here (and I know that I only saw it through the window of a […]