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Day 8: December 16

Reason #57: Think Global, Act Local

We are lucky that we get to visit the camps in person. It is such a privilage to be part of their community. James, G, and I got into a groove here in Camp Djabal. We started to recognize more and more faces each day, and the women of Darfur would come up to us […]

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Day 8: December 16

Reasons #58-62

For the women who have had terrible crimes committed against them yet they are the cornerstone and strength of their families and communities.

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Day 8: December 16

ACT

The Obama Administration has appointed a senior level diplomat for Darfur, Ambassador Dane Smith. They did this to answer our calls of action. You and thousands of others called, wrote, posted, tweeted, and signed. With your support behind them the administration was able to move forward on the roadmap of peace for Darfur. (IN BOLD) […]

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Day 8: December 16

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Day 7: December 15

My Answer (Reasons #42 thru #47)

Why Darfur? I can’t even guess how many times I’ve been asked this question over the last six years.  When I first started becoming an advocate for peace in Darfur, there was not this united front by activists, and we really didn’t know exactly what we were doing, or at least I didn’t.  I do […]

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Day 7: December 15

For the next generation (Reason #48)

“Because Darfur does not have a President. The president now does great injustice for the people… so I want to be President… rule to my community for justice. Let justice rule for my community so my generation will live in peace.”

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Day 7: December 15

Saying Goodbye (Reasons #49-54, the individuals; Reason #55 “…not to leave us behind.”)

We have just one more day in Djabal camp. We have spent over a week now visiting our friends here. We have spent a lot of time working on the technology for CommKit, letting the students learn how to use the computer and seeing them read and respond to messages from their friends in the […]

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Day 7: December 15

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Day 6: December 14

Letters to “America” (Reason #37: Darfur believes in us)

The days fly by, and, looking back, they start to flow in to each other, as one long day that started when we landed in Goz Beida and will end in two more days.  Refugees have been seeking us out, arriving one by one and often quietly waiting until they catch our eye to pull […]

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Day 6: December 14

Getting Technology into their Hands (Reason #38: Kids from Darfur are just like kids in CA)

We spent most of the day yesterday with Jimiya, Khaltouma, Rahma, Ali, Murtada, and Raouda. In the morning we trained them on CommKit. They picked it up quickly, just like our kids back home in CA can figure out the games on on my cell phones quicker than me (Reason #38)! It was so great […]