Darfur : Stop The Genocide

Darfur

I'm putting together this lens to not only introduce you to the problem in Darfur, but to give you the opportunity to make a difference. Please check out all the different organizations trying to stop the genocide in Darfur. Find the one you like and do something about it. Thanks!

Here is a little information about what is happening in Darfur:

"Darfur has been embroiled in a deadly conflict for over three years. At least 400,000 people have been killed; more than 2 million innocent civilians have been forced to flee their homes and now live in displaced-persons camps in Sudan or in refugee camps in neighboring Chad; and more than 3.5 million men, women, and children are completely reliant on international aid for survival. Not since the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has the world seen such a calculated campaign of displacement, starvation, rape, and mass slaughter.

Since early 2003, Sudanese armed forces and Sudanese government-backed militia known as "Janjaweed" have been fighting two rebel groups in Darfur, the Sudanese Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). The stated political aim of the rebels has been to compel the government of Sudan to address underdevelopment and the political marginalization of the region. In response, the Sudanese government's regular armed forces and the Janjaweed - largely composed of fighters of Arab nomadic background - have targeted civilian populations and ethnic group from which the rebels primarily draw their support - the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa."

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fanfreluche

Wonderful lens!!

Posted January 09, 2008

Evelyn_Saenz

Great lens! 5*s. War does not bring peace. Pete Seeger has been rallying people against war for generations. Click to help nomimate Pete Seeger for a Noble Peace Prize.

Posted December 01, 2007

nserapio

Thanks for this lens. I run a Darfur advocacy organization. Our website has some resources which might be useful to people visiting this page, including a letter-writing template that makes it easy to contact elected officials about Darfur (http://www.ourpledge.org/template). Keep up the good work!

Posted November 29, 2007

ina_mar

Thank you for this lens. Please take a look at my "Save Darfur" products: http://www.cafepress.com/inamar/3546042

Posted October 17, 2007

MAGOH

Great Lens, awareness is the first step to stopping this tragedy and you are certainly doing your part :)

I also have a lens, on modern day slavery. Some good information there.

Shalom

Posted October 08, 2007

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Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur

Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 10/12/2008)

Beyond his well-documented contributions to the musical canon, in life and death, John Lennon remains a symbol of peace. It is apt then that a selection of some of his greatest songs are the basis for Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur, a compilation of covers by everyone from Green Day and U2 to Flaming Lips and Postal Service. Due June 12, the set will support Amnesty International's campaign to focus attention and mobilize activism around the crisis in the Sudan: genocide at the hands of the Janjaweed militias -- bands of fighters backed by the Sudanese government.

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Voices from Darfur (Save Darfur Ad)

400,000 in Sudan haven't lived to tell about the genocide.

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Save Darfur

The Save Darfur Coalition's mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of two million people in the Darfur region.

We are an alliance of over 170 faith-based, advocacy and humanitarian organizations. The Coalition's member organizations represent 130 million people of all ages, races, religions and political affiliations united together to help the people of Darfur.

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Darfur: A Genocide We Can Stop

"The ongoing Darfur Genocide is no accident, no local tribal conflict. The genocide is the brutal plan of three men in the Sudanese national Government -- President Bashir, Vice-President Taha, Security Chief Gosh. Now they are spreading their system of terror to other African countries, including Chad and the Central African Republic . Yet our governments continue to cut deals with them - deals they repeatedly break. It is time for the US and European governments to stop appeasing genocide. We call on our governments to fully support the International Criminal Court to indict the perpetrators of genocide, and to help ensure their arrest. It is time for justice, because only justice can bring peace.

For Bashir, Taha and Gosh, it is time for handcuffs, not handshakes."

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Americans Against the Darfur Genocide (AADG) is a nonprofit organization and grassroots coalition fighting to end the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Our team, advisors, and members come from different walks of life: We are ordinary citizens. We are communities of faith. We are foreign policy experts. We are dedicated community organizers.

http://www.ourpledge.org/

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Darfur is Dying

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"Darfur is Dying is a viral video game for change that provides a window into the experience of the 2.5 million refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan. Players must keep their refugee camp functioning in the face of possible attack by Janjaweed militias. Players can also learn more about the genocide in Darfur that has taken the lives of 400,000 people, and find ways to get involved to help stop this human rights and humanitarian crisis."

http://www.darfurisdying.com/