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Throwback Thursday: Mia Farrow and the Darfur Olympics

In the Summer of 2008, we accompanied Mia Farrow to Darfuri refugee camps on the Chad-Sudan border. As the Beijing Olympics were about to start, we looked to bring attention to the ongoing violence in Darfur and the positive role China could have in stopping it—but we also wanted to show the beauty of the […]

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Day 10: Aug 10, 2008

Action: Keep up the activism!

On our last day of i-ACT for now, we want to encourage you to stay CONNECTED through the Stop Genocide Now forum! Post and discuss the latest news, spread your ideas and Darfur Guerrilla Actions so others can join from where they are, and keep the voices of our friends in the camps alive. Darfur […]

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Day 8: Aug 8, 2008

Action: Thank Team Darfur!

Today is the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. But activist Mia Farrow and the i-ACT team have another show for you to watch: tune into the alternative opening ceremony of the Darfur Olympics, here! Although Darfuri children living in refugee and Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps can not attend, our courageous athletes […]

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STOP GENOCIDE NOW CONTINUES WORK IN AFRICA WITH RETURN VISIT

Stop Genocide Now activists head to refugee camps to help host Darfur Olympics REDONDO BEACH, CA, July 27, 2008—Stop Genocide Now representatives, Gabriel Stauring and Katie-Jay Scott will return to Eastern Chad, Africa as a part of the Dream for Darfur Olympics program. Stauring and Scott will not only visit refugee camps in an effort […]