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Results of latest violence in Darfur

On-the-ground sources tell us that thousands of newly displaced people have been fleeing the destruction of their villages in Darfur and are trying to make it in to the also unstable and dangerous Chad side of the border.  Attacks come from air and ground, with bombs falling from the sky and dozens of trucks riding […]

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Reports from N'djamena

In Los Angeles…thinking about Chad and Darfur (Feb 8, 08)

Hi friends and familia:  This is just a short note to let you know we are back home.  I always felt connected to home and to safety thanks to all of your support in messages, prayers, thoughts, and actions.  I feel lucky and privileged to have a huge, loving community around me.  You are very […]

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Attention

Before leaving California to embark on this journey (and that’s the word that most fits for my trips out to the refugee camps–journey), I told others on the on-the-ground team that it would be a life-changing experience.  I could never have thought it would reach this level of gut, mind, heart, and soul shaking that […]

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Loving your comments.

Hello everyone: A few times this long night, I have been stopping to read all of your comments. I truly feel a part of a large, loving community that has come together to try and do something for the displaced people of Darfur. We, here at the hotel, are so lucky that, in helping bring […]

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Regional Instability – A Triangle of Movement

Greetings from the N’Djamena, Chad – the capital, and at the moment one of the many hotspots of instability in Chad. First things first, our team is safe. We get regular updates from the General Manager and the French have a regular presence on the grounds, including a few great views of the city from […]

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Day 12: Jan 30, 2008

Today’s action

As we conclude this trip, we must continue to act with greater force to help bring an end to what is known to be one of the worst crises in our global community today – genocide. Our work has not ended; please continue to be an i-ACTivist. We CAN change the world, “ with our […]

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Day 12: Jan 30, 2008

58 Days of i-ACT completed, and yet the work is just beginning.

G’s Journal—day 12 (and 11 and 10) I’m again writing from up in the air, flying over the Chadian desert on our way back to N’Djamena. Day 12 is the last day of our fourth i-ACT, but it is not the end of our “interactive-activism.” We have to see it with the energy of beginners. […]

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Day 11: Jan 29, 2008

Self-Reflection

We want to encourage everyone following i-ACT to take a step back and reflect on the self. Ask yourself: what am I actually doing to help the people of Darfur? Have I done all the daily actions? After the reflection process with another 11 days of i-ACT and only one day left to come, I […]

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Day 11: Jan 29, 2008

No more tents.

Day 11 We begin at school today. At each camp we have stopped to speak with teachers and students about their lives and lack of resources. We don’t ever have to ask, they all tell us, they don’t have enough to feel the hope that we all strive to provide. We hand each child a […]

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Day 10: Jan 28, 2008

To the Upstanders

Dear friends, If you are still with us all this while, thank you. I know from our website statistics that we aren’t directly reaching tens of thousands of people. But at the same time, I take heart in knowing that those we are reaching – you – are the “real deal”. When the friends we […]