Angelina Jolie:"We can stop this, but only if government leaders make it a high priority. We know what is happening in Darfur. We know how to stop it."
George Clooney:"Everyone has a good reason not to act...but the one thing we cannot do is turn our heads and look away.If we turn our heads and look away and hope that it will all disappear then they will - all of them, an entire generation of people. And we will have only history left to judge us."
What You Can Do To Help
There is PLENTY people can do to help this situation:
- visit the website Genocide Intervention.net
- visit the website Standnow.org
- visit the website Save Darfur.org
- S.T.A.N.D. is selling t-shirts for only ten dollars! By wearing a t-shirt you are helping raise awareness of this issue and the money you spend goes to an organization that is devoted to helping the suffering people in Darfur. There are many other items sold on this website such as hats, wristbands, DVDs, car magnets, etc.
Merchandise that will support Darfur
- You can buy bulks of t-shirts and sell them and donate the money. This would be a good idea for a school club, fundraiser, or if you just want to sell them to friends. If people see other people wearing these shirts many of them will want to learn more about what is going on in Sudan.
Students Against Genocide.org
- Go on the website www.savedarfur.org and fill out a postcard that is sent to President Bush on-line. The more people that send these cards, the more motivated Bush will be to do more.
- Write a letter to Congress. It can be sent on-line and tips of what to write are given on the site:
Democracy In Action.org
I absolutely urge you to at least buy a ten dollar t-shirt on www.savedarfur.org You may think it's so little that it's meaningless but it's not! If EVERYBODY does something little then it can turn into something big. In the end it's up to you to decide if you want to make any kind of difference in this horrifying situation.br
This website was made to raise awareness of the current genocide going on in Darfur, Sudan.
FACTS
-"The Sudanese government, using "Janjaweed" militas, its air force, and organized starvation has killed close to 400,000 people, displaced 3 MILLION, and continues to kill almost 15,000 a month"(An Open Letter From Angelina Jolie)
-"UNHCR employees, working tirelessly in Sudan to help families who are fleeing the violence, have been attacked and killed."(An Open Letter From Angelina Jolie)
-"Since February of 2003, the Sudanese government has used rape, displacement, organized starvation, threats against aid workers, and mass murder to kill 400,000 and displace 3 million."(www.genocideintervention.net)
-"In the twentieth century, over 40,000,000 people died as a result of genocides. Only five years into the twenty-first century, 400,000 innocent civilians have been killed by genocidal violence. It is time for the international community to stand up and pay attention to the genocide in Darfur and, more importantly, to the reoccurring problem of genocide in our world today."(www.savedarfur.org)
-"Sudan has actively lobbied the UN Security Council to prevent the international community and UN peacekeepers from stopping the slaughter"(An Open Letter From Angelina Jolie)
-"Government backed militias known as Janjaweed are engaging in campaigns to destroy communities of the non-Arab tribal farmers who live in Darfur."(www.genocideintervention.net)
-"While governments and the U.N. stalls, 15,000 people die every month"(www.genocideintervention.net)
The Holocaust during WWII
Cambodia
Bosnia
Rwanda
Now a genocide is being commited again
Together we have the power to end it
"How many times will we say never again?"
You CAN make a difference.
Educate yourself on these issues
Go to Genocide Intervention.net
Go to Standnow.org
Raise awareness.
Sport a t-shirt that says "Save Darfur", "Stop Genocide in Sudan",etc or buy other accessories that will attract attention to this issue. The money spent goes to the well-known organization S.T.A.N.D. (Students Take Action Now: Darfur)
Merchandise That Supports Darfur
