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Day 5: Aug 5, 2008

Action: Send our Athlete Profiles to your leaders

Print postcards with drawings of Darfuri children (or use the originals here) and Darfur athlete profiles (pdf version) and send to your representative with a hand written note. Hand written letters are more likely to reach their desk. Ask them to ensure that Darfur receives the funding allocated by the US Congress and President Bush. […]

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Darfur Athlete Profiles Day 5: Aug 5, 2008

Darfur Athlete Profile: Shephadine

Download this profile to print Shephadine Refugee in Camp Oure Cassoni Nationality: Sudanese Shephadine came wheeling around the corner when we spotted him. He plays the preferred sport in refugee camps – wheel frames that can be turned with sticks, plastic bottles, or whatever they can find. Like all kids, refugees love to play games. […]

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Day 5: Aug 5, 2008

Voice is a Human Right

Nobel Women’s Initiative arrived today, and we spent much of our time with them as they met with the women’s group, and the youth committee. Overwhelmingly, they all spoke of justice in order for peace. To the extent that one woman said that al-Bashir and 52 men below him in government should be executed. And […]

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Day 5: Aug 5, 2008

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