[Peace-discuss] Dafur - campus organization invitation to AWARE

[Karen Medina]

The following is an invitation from a campus organization to 
co-sponsor a week of events concerning the conditions in the 
Dafur region.
-karen medina
---- Original message ----
>Dear Karen, 
>             
>  Because AWARE promotes human rights and strives to end
>racism and war I thought the following would be of particular
>interest.
>
>  I am writing AWARE in the hopes for a partnership in
>confronting the rape, slaughter, starvation, torture, and
>displacement that is presently occurring in the Darfur region
>of Sudan, the largest country in Africa.  In just over two
>years, the Sudanese Government and its paramilitary allies
>have killed more than 400,000 people, driven 2.5 million from
>their homes, and left 3.5 million without the food they need
>to sustain themselves.  The victims are being persecuted
>solely because of their race.  The UN has called Sudan the
>worst humanitarian crisis in the world today and the United
>States has declared that the genocide in Sudan has made the
>Darfur region a “near hell on Earth”. 
>
>   I am the president of Action Darfur, a student 
organization that creates awareness, takes political action, 
and raises funds for the victims of the genocide in Darfur, 
Sudan.  We want to bring the campus together for a weeklong 
series of events focusing on the crisis in Darfur.  The 
events will take place February 19-23 and centers around a 
keynote address from Simon Deng who escaped slavery in Sudan 
and is an expert on the current events unfolding in 
Darfur.     
>
>  If, as an organization, you feel as compelled to confront
>this crisis as we do, you can help by co-sponsoring an event
>with Action Darfur and/or planning your own event concerning
>Darfur in February.  In either case, I would love to discuss
>further ways AWARE can get involved.  I know this is a busy
>week, but if you can meet anytime with me this week or after
>break I would greatly appreciate it.  
>
>  Sincerely,
>  Brian Schwartz
>  President Action Darfur