Darfur Dying for Heroes: September 2006

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Georgetown U & STAND

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The founding of STAND at Georgetown U.

Sudan: The Passion of the Present: GU Students Must Resist Darfur ...

DIVESTMENT TEAMS

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Genocide Intervention Network

Genocide Intervention Network: News from Darfur

Darfur observer shares horrors of modern genocide - UMC.org

Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth

A Divestment Campaign to Stop Genocide in Darfur :: sudanreeves.org :: Sudan Research, Analysis, and Advocacy

Darfur: A Genocide We can Stop

Genocide " WordPress.com

UC Divestment from Sudan - Home

VOICES ON GENOCIDE PREVENTION

CampusProgress.org Divesting From Darfur

CampusProgress.org Divesting From Darfur

Pages tagged with "divestment" on del.icio.us

Regents approve Sudan divestment

UC Divestment From Sudan

AN OVERVIEW OF THE GENOCIDE IN DARFUR, SUDAN AND A DIVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 11, ...

Coalition for Darfur: Darfur: Is It Genocide?

UCLA International Institute :: UC Regents Take Up Sudan Divestment

sudanreeves.org :: Sudan Research, Analysis, and Advocacy

The Fight for Darfur (News) Evan Noetzel

http://www.yale.edu/stand/website_documents/DarfurAndDivestmentFactSheet.doc

Nathan Kleinman. HUNGER STRIKE.

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Hunger Strike for Darfur ... June 30, 2005, Nathan Kleinman began a hunger strike to raise awareness of the ... Nate, "Hell, even Fox News") and let them know that there has been a hunger .

NAMES & FACES
... length of time for Nate Kleinman's hunger strike to call attention to the situation in Darfur. ... Nate Kleinman , a former Georgetown University student, ...washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/.../AR2005071201389_pf.html

PrawfsBlawg: Why Nate Kleinman Is Hungry
... (Nate) Kleinman, a recent Georgetown (SFS) grad, has been on a hunger strike to ... links to weblogs that reference Why Nate Kleinman Is Hungry: Comments ... http://www.prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2005/07/why_nate_kleinm.html

Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community
... response to the genocide, Nate Kleinman of Pennsylvania undertook a 12 ... Re: Hunger Strike Outside the White House (none / 0) ... www.boomantribune.com/story/2005/7/15/12364/4847

BRIAN STEIDLE

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Through lens in Darfur, 'I was a witness to genocide'USA Today - Sep 26, 2006As an admiral's son and a former Marine officer, Brian Steidle believed that following orders and doing the right thing were one and the same. ...
Exposing the evil deeds of Darfur

Darfur in Central ParkVillage Voice, NY - Sep 24, 2006... exhibit held at the James Cohan Gallery, the work of five photographers—Lynsey Addario, Mark Brecke, Helene Caux, Ron Haviv, and Brian Steidle—brings the ...

JOHN WEISS (Cornell U.)

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Professor of History at Cornell, John has taken a relentless stand, month after month, year in and out for Darfur:
http://platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2005/08/darfurs_genocid.html

John is the quartherback of:
http://platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2005/08/darfurs_genocid.html

SAMANTHA POWER

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ERIC REEVES

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Nicholas Kristof. NY Times

Darfur Heroes: MSF/Doctors without Borders

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MSF has been running projects in Darfur since early 2004 and today has 123 international and 2,233 national staff working across the region's three provinces. With a total budget in Darfur for 2006 of nearly $25 million, it is one of the most significant operations in the world for MSF.

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Friday, September 29, 2006

RESCUE DARFUR FAST-TIL-IT-STOPS

Note: Photos are from one of the most Heroic actions yet for Darfur: AfricaAction.org Septembe 9th, 2006. THIS is what Darfur Heroism looks like.

Some of you seem to share a desire for us to take action for Darfur beyond writing. Make no mistake, writing, blogging, analyzing have a place IN EVERY STRUGGLE. BUT, SO DO FEET ON THE STREET! And, there is no chance so far that history will write that "people did not TALK / blog / write enough about Darfur." My hope now, ALL OF MY HOPE NOW at this stage is for feet on the street. Currently, history WILL WRITE that all we did was... TALK. Nero fiddled while Rome burned....

OCTOBER 5th STAND (Students Taking Action for Darfur) is organizing a 1 day. OK, LET'S START, T-H-E S-T-A-R-T of a worldwide FAST, that we stay on until the GENOCIDE IS ENDING, NOT BEFORE. Is this too radical!?!?!?!!? Does Genocide warrant less?!?!!!? Is this an OVERREACTION TO GENOCIDE? YES, we would almost certainly fail in the attempt. YES, if we got it off the ground and 1,000's participated the effort might fail. SO WHAT!?!?!? As your uniquely brilliant and helpful Alfred Adler said, "Courage is doing what needs to be done,
whether or not you know you will succeed."

Some loose FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL patterning after the TroopsHomeFast.org effort could be executed.

Full time activists like me - water only to 1000 calories per day. People in school or holding "normal" jobs - 1,000-1,500 calories per day. These are Equal. COMMITTED. PROPORTIONAL RESPONSE. UNEQUIVOCAL MANDATE. JUST. SOLIDARITY. WORTHY.

STUPID IDEA YOU SAY? Two responses. 1. "If at first the idea is not absurd, it has no hope," Albert Einstein; 2. GIVE ME A BETTER IDEA. I'll run with it, even if you don't. I'm going to do something, my best shot. This global Fast idea is

my best so far.

OUR YARDSTICK FOR MEASUREING SUCH IDEAS MUST NOT BE "WILL IT WORK." THIS IS THE QUESTION OF BYSTANDERS. THE QUESTION OF THE COMMITTED HUMANE BEING IS, "WHAT IS MY BEST SHOT, MY BEST CHANCE IN THIS SITUATION, TO SAVE AS MUCH OF MY DARFUR FAMILY AS POSSIBLE."

For more on this idea: DARFUR Dying for Heroes
To join the FAST-TILL-IT STOPS with us: JOIN
RESCUE-DARFUR-FAST-TILL-IT-STOPS

>> Dying for Heroes. APPLY HERE. Please. NOW.

Our last chances? Darfur's last chances!
A, B, or D eath:

A. Join / Emulate the Heroes: DARFUR HEROES: WELCOME

B. Join BRIGADE OF PEACEMAKERS: DARFUR Nothing less than lay-down-our-lives activities will stop a Genocide. WHO BEIEVES OTHERWISE?!!!?!?!?!

D eath. Kill more time and Darfuries with feel good / meaningless / riskless / visionless / HOPELESS / TIME KILLING activities with:

* Genocide Intervention Network- 10 ACTION STEPS
* SaveDarfur.org plans?
* AfricaAction.org plans?
* STANDnow.org plans? // TIME TO PROTECT plans.

>> "RESCUE DARFUR FAST" HEROES

RESCUE DARFUR FAST: Jeb Ming signs up

* Gandhi used the power of fasting to liberate India from the British.
* Georgetown U. Hunger Strikers achieved "Living Wage" for campus workers in 2005.
* Code Pink's 15 women on Hunger Strike within 30 days secured a meeting with 5 Iraq Parlementarians in August 2006.
* Diane Wilson single handely won multi million dolar concessions from multi billion dollar chemical companies with Hunger Strike as a chief weapon.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BE A DARFUR HERO. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.

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>> Who Qualifies as a Darfur Hero?

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Who knows? But for this site, we have to decide and in doing so we consider:
* Suggestions, input, information, facts, articles from YOU.
* We will include every and any individual(s) that we learn of who, IF LOOSELY EMULATED by many could cause the Genocide to stop, now. This is not a "participants" site. This is a "HEROES" site.
* Measuring up favorably to the Holocaust Rescuers. There were only 3 from the United States. Two of them were just awarded plaques a the USHMM, posthumously. More at WASHINGTON POST: COUPLE WHO FOUGHT GENOCIDE; & OTHER NEWS. ALSO: Not primarily for compensation.
* Dr. King and Gandhi unleashed unimaginable force through "undeserved suffering." Heroes sacrifice. "Love cannot resist acting in the face of suffering," said Teresa of Calcutta. Heroes love. Heroes sacrifice, because they cannot resist doing so in the face of Genocide.
* Love is measured not by how much you give, but by how much you have left.
* Major "skin in the game."
* Major contribution toward ENDING DARFUR GENOCIDE NOW.

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>> Why this site?

More than any other factor - DARFUR is DYING FOR [VISIBLE] HEROES. Much has been written on this. Please consider the following:
* SEPT 17TH ACTIVISM: AWESOME! BUT NOT STOPPING GENOCIDE IN DARFUR. This post explores explores that although activism so far has contributed greately, THE GENOCIDE WILL NOT STOP without the emergence of visible heroes, no matter what else we do!
* WE ARE TALKING DARFUR TO DEATH. In short, words are cheap, action is dear. This is why Actions speak louder than Words. So far we are whispering to stop a genocide. TIME TO SHOUT.
* JOIN UP, JOIN IN: Be a real Hero. RESCUE DARFUR FAST. Find other opportunties to contribute at Heroes Wanted. APPLY HERE. Please. NOW.

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>> This is your blog. Make it so.

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This site is a labor of love for Darfur. If you see the potential, but see many of its glaring shorfalls:
* Tell us. Email restoredarfur@cs.com. Use the "Comments" link at the bottom of this or any page.
* TELL US WHO WE MISSED.
* TELL US WHO YOU DISAGREE WITH THAT WE LISTED.
* SEND US THE INFORMATION, ARTICLES, LINKS, ETC THAT WILL MAKE THIS A STRONGER BEACON OF HOPE.
* DO NOT ASSUME THAT WHAT YOU DISLIKE, WE DID BY INTENTION. GIVE US A TRY.
* Find someone with web design expertise for this site. Obvously we don't have it.
* Write posts / write up Heroes for the site.
* Etc.

* Please link to and otherwise promote this 100% all volunteer, $0 revenue site. For the good of Darfur. Please. WE MUST MAKE HEROES VISIBLE, SO THAT WE PRODUCE MORE, IN TIME.

>> About this Blog.

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Contact us: restoredarfur@cs.com OR use the "Comments" link at the bottom of every page. We will hear you. We will listen. We will get back to you rapidly. We will be grateful for all well intentioned input, suggestions, contributions, criticism, objections....

About us: We are a group of Darfur activists committed to raising a squad of highly visible Heroes for Darfur. We range in age from young to old, full time activist to part time.

100% Volunteer, $0 Revenue: This site is, and will always be a labor of love for Darfur.

[Please link to and otherwise promote this 100% all volunteer, $0 revenue site. For the good of Darfur. Please. WE MUST MAKE HEROES VISIBLE, SO THAT WE PRODUCE MORE, IN TIME.]

>> Darfur Information: History, News, Analysis

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Strategic Headlines, Press Releases, Etc:

EVERYTHING!
http://www.genocideintervention.net/educate/darfurnews/

News:
Google: Darfur
passionofthepresent

Analysis:
Eric Reeves, Smith College

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Darfur Dying for Heroes

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Georgetown U & STAND

DIVESTMENT TEAMS

Nathan Kleinman. HUNGER STRIKE.

BRIAN STEIDLE

JOHN WEISS (Cornell U.)

SAMANTHA POWER

ERIC REEVES

Nicholas Kristof. NY Times

Berklee Col. of Music

Harvard Campaigns

Wash. State Univ. STAND

Darfur Heroes: MSF/Doctors without Borders

Friday, September 29, 2006

RESCUE DARFUR FAST-TIL-IT-STOPS

>> Dying for Heroes. APPLY HERE. Please. NOW.

>> "RESCUE DARFUR FAST" HEROES

>> Who Qualifies as a Darfur Hero?

>> Why this site?

>> This is your blog. Make it so.

>> About this Blog.

>> Darfur Information: History, News, Analysis

>> Blogs, Posts, Sites, Links, Etc.

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