Stop Genocide NowJoin Gabriel and Chis on i-ACT’s first trip to Chad. For 21 consecutive days, the Genocide Intervention Fund (GIF) and StopGenocideNow.org will webcast the immediacy of the ongoing genocide in Darfur directly from the field with the new awareness campaign i-ACT (Interactive Activism).
i-ACT will travel to the Chad/Dafur border and visit refugee camps. Along with technical assistance from volunteers, they will use the power of the Internet to put a face to the mind-numbing numbers of dead, dying and displaced.
We’ve been uploading daily video feeds all the way from the eastern side of Chad. I’m still amazed that we can do it! So, why only send 8 minutes per day? Well, a couple of reasons. Number one is money. The cost of uploading video files through a satellite modem is extremely high, especially for […]
11/23/05 2:59pm Hello all, I have a great time reading all of your comments. Right now I had a quick minute to get on a computer at the UNHCR, so I thought I’d comment back. Hey Mount St. Mary’s! About your questions regarding food and security in the camps, a representative from the UNHCR, who […]
Today’s 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. […]
Tomorrow, we will show you life in Abeche. This city has grown tremendously due to the influx of NGO’s coming to work with the Darfur refugees. The hope of employment here brings people from all over Chad to this town in the sand. Among these job seekers, we found Akaye, our translator. He will travel […]
If someone could volunteer a little time, I have the following request that will help everyone reading this blog, and me, put things into context. I would like for someone to do a little research on Chad. It does not have to be extensive, just some of the basics, some bullet points on poverty, health, […]
I miss my family. My wife, Zahara, has been sending me text messages to our satellite phone and e-mails to the one account we download now and then. I’ve been away for a week now. It is the first time in four years that I miss Mimi’s soccer game. Zahara told me that she scored […]
The kind people at the WFP assisted us in getting on their N’Djamena to Abeche flight. As I’m writing this, I’m sitting on the right hand seat of row six, right over the wing of this eighteen seater. On Chris’ side of the plane, you can see “United Nations” on the wing. It feels so […]
It is too late, or too early, to go to sleep now. We stayed up setting up the upload for day two of i-ACT. Before that, we did the final edits. It has not been easy here in N’D. The city rations the electricity, so we have to be very careful about always charging our […]
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
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 […]