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Sunday, October 08, 2006

DARFUR HERO: Salopek. Admire? Ogle? EMULATE!

Profile in Darfur Heroism, courage, humanity: "...During my last night in the ghost house in El Fasher [Darfur], I endured my longest interrogation at the hands of an army colonel named Abdallah. He grilled me for nearly six hours, bludgeoning me robotically with accusations of espionage, absurd charges that I knew even he didn't believe. At 1 a.m. he finally played the good cop, and asked if I had any questions of my own. I did. I wanted to know the fate of Darfur.

"More war [for Darfur]," he said without hesitation. He stared hard down at his desk.

After days of lies and mind games, these were the first honest words that escaped his lips." psalopek@tribune.com

Do we become heroic reporters? We become heroic antiviolent fighters of genocide. Heroic. HEROIC! Now. To save Darfur. To save ourselves, our Life.

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Scary Darfur story
6 hours ago in The Liberal Avenger · 244 blogs link here
Jailed for 34 days, Tribune reporter writes: What I saw in Darfur Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune/National Geographic journalist Paul Salopek was captured and held by various groups in Sudan

Jailed for 34 days, Tribune reporter writes: What I saw in Darfur Humanitarian catastrophe poised to grow worse in weeks ahead By Paul SalopekTribune foreign correspondentPublished October 8, 2006

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Saturday, October 07, 2006

DARFUR: Virulent "inflation" among we "activists"

Dear Jay, I am reading this article over at the Passion of the Present, and itdoesn't seem as if they care about very much about Darfur. It was the Church, not student, that taught people to care. It is the Church, not the masses, that are risking their necks in Darfur, it is the writers and lobbyists and older people who make it possible for the students to miss a day of school to protest. I am reading that the kind of fasting they are doing is giving up one luxery???? What the ****? Then they donate money to a corrupt system??? Why not give it to the aid workers so the people who need it can get food? I am so disgusted. Here I am with my stomach reeling in pain from the RESCUE DARFUR FAST-TIL-IT-STOPS, and all they did was for show??? Pathetic. I want no part of them. That does not mean I am giving up. Don't worry about that. I am just writing to let you know how angry and disappointed I am. That's all. Your sister, ....

Dear Sister,

The extent of our sickness in our society is beyond extreme dear sister. It makes me think of Jesus outrage in the Temple, flipping over the tables of we, His brothers and sisters, trying one last time to shock us out of our incredible hypocrisy, our bottomless selfishness, our profound spiritual death. We must be an antidote of selfless giving, extreme service.

There is an insidious, virulent type of "inflation" going on among "activists" for change. As you see at passionofthepresent, we want to elevate "token," really blasphemous efforts like a one day fast from "luxuries" to the level of appropriate response, SUFFICIENT response. This is EXACTLY the type of hypocrisy that most outraged Jesus. We've learned nothing. Why blasphemous? To say that the price of 4 million Darfurie lives is college-kids-abstaining-from-one-day-of-luxuries? This is a moral outrage of monumental proportions.

Now, of course your response and mine to this must not be a distancing type of "judgment" from the clinically "sick" inhumanity being displayed by our actionless Darfur Voyeurism of we brothers and sisters. We must feel the extreme pain-of-deadness associated with such "sickness" within our brothers and sisters. In feeling the pain of their deadness, we can find even more fuel, even more energy for our efforts to be an antidote.

I am thankful for you, and grateful because of you dear sister, jay
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DARFUR: Calling WE-THE-CITIZENS to GLOBAL FAST-TILL-GENOCIDE-STOPS

Two and a half years ago a Kristoff article about Darfur was a harpoon into my heart. It has remained lodged there yanking me with every writhing of our family Darfur, trying to pull from me the answer: What are we-the-citizens to do?

Well, when finally I as a citizen had an answer for myself (Stand With Darfur-White House II), I was at the same time certain (and in early May, 06 wrote so) that I would never know what OTHERS should do: RESCUE RESTORE DARFUR: How does an outsider live in the face of ...

Well, now I do know what many, many of us should do immeidately. I was wrong. Several of us have begun RESCUE-DARFUR-FAST-UNTIL-IT-STOPS. We call WE-THE-CITIZENS from around the world to join this Fast.

Nothing less will stop the Genocide.

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Friday, October 06, 2006

Global RESCUE DARFUR FAST-TIL...: AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR

My dear Sisters and Brothers joining the RESCUE DARFUR FAST-UNTIL-IT-STOPS,

I can't recall personally touching anything before in my life as Holy, as Sacred as you joining the Rescue Darfur Fast. I am quite overwhelmed, in a state of stunned awe, reverence, and utter humility in your presence. The brilliance of your humanity, compassion, courage, faith, Heart, Love... it is Jesus. It is Love. It IS Jesus, in our midst. Blinding. Magnificent. An ultimate Bliss.

We are alone; so far, and it will probably stay that way. Yes, only our Father knows. Selfless acts such as yours ARE the raw material, the ONLY raw material from which He fashions Miracles. Only we can determine our actions. Only our Father can determine what happens from them. You ARE now the Prayer.

I have been alone in a substantial sense for a long time, so it has given me much time to think about the solitary fight. Much of what I have learned about the solitary fight I have emailed to you or posted over the last weeks. But things (below) I will share now that for me, are among my greatest treasures [please, I do NOT assume the following will help you. But it does help me.]:

* There is an often said phrase in what calls itself the church: "Our Father does not call us to be successful. Our Father calls us to be faithful." Now, this is a Terrible, WONDERFUL TRUTH. Terrible because, as you are doing, when we submit to - our Father's will / our Conscience / The Still Small Voice within / The Kingdom of God Within Us / OUR sense of Justice / OUR Humanity / our Compassion... we submit to the most overwhelming task master; far more demanding than Mammon / our market economy / our lusts / fears / desires / social pressures / social norms / the expectations of others / the demands of others / the vision of others.... WONDERFUL because our Father is Life, IS - LIFE. Being Faithful IS TO PARTICIPATE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE FLOW OF LIFE - is to BE LIFE, is the only way to EXPERIENCE LIFE. The reward is INFINITE Joy / Peace / Love / Life. Our bodies / nervous systems can respond no other way. This Bliss is His Promise, IF we do His will OUT OF Love. So is the agony of Darfur in our hearts something we can be certain of. That will be in our hearts too. So are the hunger pains and physical sufferings we will endure. The Agony and the Ecstasy are ALWAYS together, just like "fire" and "fuel" are always together. The Agony of our neediest brothers and sisters IS the fuel of Life / Love / Joy.... Life/Bliss/Joy/Love/Joy are the "flame" that are released with consuming that fuel. (Oh I wish everyone know this. Hmmm. You are giving others the chance to see. You are the Seeds, the Salt, the Light, the Disciples.)

* To do as you have done, to submit to our Father's will, is to be the Salt, the Light that Jesus talked about. There IS NO OTHER SERVICE. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO HELP THE WORLD. Not legislation Not food. Not housing. Not policies. Not donated $ millions.(although ALL of these would be ultimate outcomes)... Trying-out-of-Love IS the work, the ONLY work, and the Hope. Jesus great follower and admirer Gandhi said, "Full effort is full success." This is what he meant. There is nothing, NOTHING beyond BEING Conscience in action, being Love / our Father's will / Humanity IN ACTION, that can bring Life / end Suffering; in the same way that only "air" enables people to breath; and only Light that enables us see the Way. When the likes of St. Katherine Drexel, or Teresa of Calcutta tell us that acting out of Love is what matters, not "doing the right thing," "being successful," "achieving the result"... this s what they meant.

May our Father bless your Hearts with infinite Joy, Peace and Love for what you are doing.

Our family Darfur weeps with overwhelming Joy, Comfort, Hope, Relief and Love at your courageous embarkation on Rescue Darfur Fast.

Your Loving brother, jay

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Darfur VOYEURS

Isn't that what we are when it comes to Darfur Genocide? Voyers. I'm talking about you, and me. My goodness, we've written and read trillions of words. Trillions! For what? Obviously NOT so that you and I would DO anything. You can see that by the dreadful inaction of you and me, you know, the GOVERNMENT! [This Truth was Ganhi's great discovery; and Lincoln's - Government of the People, By the People, for the People, and our founding fathers.]

Well, I know that being a voyer at some point isn't enough. [Trust me, you don't want to know how I am so certain. I am certain.] We need to Live, not "watch" life.

It is time. Time to stop being global voyers. Time to be the real thing - global brothers and sisters.

Some of us have found the way. Join us. RESCUE-DARFUR-FAST-TILL-IT-STOPS <-click it

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Thursday, October 05, 2006

DARFUR FAST TILL IT STOPS: Nothing less will do

Several of us have decided to begin a RESCUE DARFUR FAST. One of us began 5 days ago, and several others today. Click below for the details.

Nothing less than a worldwide fast-until-the-genocide-stops will be enough to stop it.

Nothing less will be a sufficient moral response.

Nothing less will preserve our humanity, yours and mine.

Jay McGinleyDay 134 Darfur Vigil at White House; Day 68 Rescue Darfur Fast (since July 4, 2006)DARFUR Dying for Heroes (you would find this a helpful resource)Stand With Darfur-White House II

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Darfur: One day fast. What will Jesus say?

A post at Sojourners:
Rose Marie Berger: Doing the Right Thing in Darfur A one day fast from luxuries for Darfur Genoicide brings to my mind, Jesus enraged, flipping tables in the temple, trying to shock us out of our miserliness, stinginess, our blind selfishness. Jay McGinley

Dear sister Berger,

God bless your heart for the passion and truth captured in your last paragraph about the suffering of our family Darfur. This is rarely seen in the writings and activism associated with Darfur. And yet, does Jesus feel less agony than you presented? More. Much, much more. Infinitely more.

God bless you your focus late in your article about the responsibility to act. Again, you have come closer to capturing the position of conscience, the position and URGENCY of the one Father, than almost ever occurs for Darfur.

But even your article, and most of what is allowed to think of itself as an effort to Save Darfur, a one day Fast From Luxuries for instance, brings to my mind what took Jesus to the Temple, furious with his brothers and sisters, who he loved enough to pay the ultimate price. Furious, flipping their tables, not in an attempt to hurt his family. But in a desperate, last attempt to shock them awake, so that they might be Saved from the death they were living. (By the way, I see Darfur as one last offering to us to wake up. I think that how we respond to Darfur is of Biblical, global proportions. Never have so many been able to do so much at so little cost. And the best we offer after three years of hand wringing is a on day Fast for Luxuries. Sinful.)

Jesus would not be writing such a nice, even handed article as you did sister. I can feel his rage at our collective, western stinginess, the cowardice, the miserliness of a One Day Fast from LUXURIES in the face of GENOCIDE, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

Nothing less than a Global-Fast-Until-The-Genocide-Stops will be a big enough price to satisfy God, or to convince our Governmental Representatives to move beyond honest "attempts," to "failure is not an option."

Am I angry? Was Jesus Angry in the temple? If it is without Love, I am to be blamed. If I am with Love, let's hear the wakeup call. In time for Darfur. In time for ourselves. Bashir is NOT waiting. Neither is our Father. I feel quite sure.

In Truth and Love, your brother, jay

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African Leaders cry out for YOUR Heroism

Full article at AfricaAction.org October 4, 2006

Archbishop Desmond Tutu emphasized, “The world can’t keep saying 'Never again' [about Darfur]... The harsh truth is that some lives are slightly more important than others... If you are swarthy, of a darker hue, almost always you are going to end up at the bottom of the pile.” Archbishop Tutu asserted that the international community should make clear to the Sudanese government that it must accept UN peacekeepers or face serious consequences.

H.E. Nana Effah-Apenteng, Ambassador of Ghana to the United Nations, invoked Article 4 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, which asserts the right to intervene in a member state in cases where crimes against humanity are taking place. He expressed his concern about the urgency of the situation in Darfur, and asserted that the international community could not allow Khartoum to delay action endlessly, but must move forward to protect the people of Darfur.

First Vice President in the Government of National Unity in Khartoum, Salva Kiir, offered his support for an international peacekeeping mission in Darfur, stating, “The aggravation of the humanitarian and security situation in Darfur necessitates intervention of international forces to protect civilians from the atrocities of the Janjaweed militias so long as the government is not capable of protecting them.”

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told reporters, "I have urged the Security Council to act…without delay, and to be united as possible in the face of the crisis.” He added, “It is urgent to act now. Civilians are still being attacked and fleeing their villages as we speak.”

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, addressed the General Assembly the following week on September 19, saying, “The world must not allow a second Rwanda to happen.” She added, “My government therefore calls on this General Assembly and the Security Council to exercise the Chapter VII authority to restore peace, security and stability to Darfur.”

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka was quoted in the South African newspaper Business Day challenging the legitimacy of Khartoum’s opposition to a UN force for Darfur, saying, “When a deviant branch of that family of nations flouts, indeed revels in the abandonment of, the most basic norms of human decency, is there really justification in evoking the excuse that protocol requires the permission [for UN deployment of force] of that same arrogant and defiant entity?”
Africa Action Stands with African Voices Calling for International Intervention in Darfur

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DARFUR: Never again... will YOU? or ... will I!

NEVER AGAIN! The phrase surrounds us. The way we use it, with a "...will you...," we are using NEVER AGAIN to kill Darfur.

The point - the "...will you...." The implied "... will you..." It is there every time.

"Never Again... will YOU.... allow Genocide." And the "you" is the UN, Bush, Canadian Government, US congress, world....

This self absolving delusion that there is some "you" out there is why the Genocide continues. There is no "you," there is only "I." Never again will "I" allow Genocide. Darfur will die until we embrace the "I;" until we live the "I," UNTIL WE ARE THE "I," live or die.

Jay McGinley jymcginley@cs.com
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DARFUR HEROES: Wash. State U. Encampment

For one week, these members of Students Taking Action Now: Darfur with Social Responsibility and the Progressive Students Union have lived in tents on the mall, maintaining a strict diet of rice and beans and neglecting basic comforts such as bathing...

Participants in Five for Five say they are glad WSU students are learning about Darfur.
“We definitely achieved our goal of awareness,” said Brittany Magnusson, a junior computer science major and webmaster for STAND with Social Responsibility. “We no longer have people coming up to us and asking who Darfur is. They actually know where it is...

Margaret Singbeil, president of STAND with Social Responsibility, said she hopes the situation in Darfur will achieve peace so STAND won’t still be a student group by next year.

More than a campout
Students head home after week
Monique LeTourneau
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Published: 09/29/2006

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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

DARFUR HERO: Matthew McGarry, Aid Worker

McGarry said his [Darfur] experience was “by far the best kind of work I’ve ever been able to do” because of “the opportunity to interact with the people; the value of the work...” For more than a year and a half, Matthew McGarry coordinated programs in Darfur for Catholic Relief Services (CRS), a humanitarian-relief agency of the U.S. Catholic Church based here.

The whole story at: St. Anthony Messenger: Catholic relief worker reflects on ‘thankless,’ ‘fulfilling’ service to Darfur refugees, By G. Jefferson Price III10/2/2006

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DARFUR HERO: U. Okla. student Bailey Cato

For Darfur..."She sleeps less, goes out less, and has reduced her course load to work 30 to 40 hours a week organizing student campaigns. Her goal: to end the suffering in Darfur, Sudan, perhaps the world's worst humanitarian crisis... From Student activists rise again - this time for Darfur; By Matthew Clark Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.

""If people are still dying, I need to keep working," says Bailey Cato, a University of Oklahoma senior and a regional coordinator for a student antigenocide coalition called STAND...

"When Ms. Cato brought Paul Rusesabagina, the Rwandan whose story inspired the movie "Hotel Rwanda," to her campus last Wednesday, he packed the 750-seat auditorium with an overflow audience of at least 1,200 people. "We're young, idealistic, and we're horrified that genocide can go on in this world," Cato explains.

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DYING FOR HEROES: Rice? Those who live in glass houses shouldn't...

Darfur? We PEOPLE are the only ones that can save Darfur. Rice, Bush, Kofi... are the hired help. We are the boss. Unless we, the "Boss" begin to perform, Darfur is dead. Our blame of the "leaders" will not bring the Darfuries alive again.

Am I a supporter of Secretary Rice? I am not a supporter of this administration. But she, along with Bush, is putting their "skin in the game." Rice enters passionate plea for the "vulnerable" in Darfur

But as I've said before, regarding Darfur, Bush, and now Rice, the UN's Annan put we citizens to SHAME. We continue to work to "pressure" THEM. I've become convinced that the reason we continue to pressure them, IS TO TAKE PRESSURE OFF OF OURSELVES. We are the only ones that can save Darfur. Rice, Bush, Kofi... are the hired help.

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DARFUR HERO: Mohamed Dain. URGENT HELP NEEDED.

Subj:
Declaration "Religions on Darfur" (Oproep geestelijk leiders over Darfur)
Date:
10/2/2006 6:28:41 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:
mohamedain
To:
Dear all,

As an ongoing exertion of efforts to help alleviate the grave human tragedy in Darfur, all religious groups in The Netherlands under the leadership of Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp and Refugee Organization under the leadership of Mrs Tineke Ceelen with support of Darfur Call urge UN Security Council to " Smooth the way for the men and women from the community of nations who may act as saviours in the coming days and weeks".

Please help in signing the declaration "Religions on Darfur" in the following link:
http://www.helpdarfur.nl/acties.asp

How to sign in:
1) Uw naam en evt plaatsnaam (your name and location):
2) Toelichting (comments):
3) Uw e-mailadres (your e-mail address):
4) Type the word "darfur" in the space provided and then click on " voeg bericht toe" button to add your signature and message

The following is the translation of the content of the declaration:

Declaration "Religions on Darfur" by Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp

In Darfur, the threat of genocide being committed under our own eyes seems imminent. The images of despair and dilapidation from the world's largest refugee camp will keep haunting us. We cannot close our hearts anymore for the call of desperate children. Ajeka: "Man, where on earth art thou?"

Fortunately, after three tauntingly slow years in which the murder of hundreds of thousands of people continued, a world-wide movement of compassion and indignation has arisen. We, religious communities in the Netherlands, join in with this movement. We may not and cannot stand idly aside while others are causing death to our fellow-men. When the lessons of mass murders in recent history leave us unperturbed, the light will surely go out.

After the Second World War, the UN has been established with the aim to prevent genocide. In 2005 they have concluded that states have the primary duty to protect their citizens and that the international community has the responsibility to act when the government refuses to offer this protection. Now is the hour of truth: are we prepared to live by our promises of co-responsibility and humanity or will we, again, allow ourselves to be forced into passivity by the obstinacy of the Sudanese government and a series of sham arguments? Every day counts.

To the Sudanese government we say: "Do not harden your heart. Allow UN forces to do their protective job. Nothing more, nothing less, so that human lives are spared."

To the Security Council we say: "Smooth the way for the men and women from the community of nations who may act as saviours in the coming days and weeks."

To ourselves, we say: "Let our protest against inhumanity be deafening. Let us place a stronghold of safety around God's creatures in Darfur."

The prophet Isaiah calls out: "Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near". If there is no peace and protection for the displaced persons in Darfur, there is no peace for us. Both they and we, images of God, are indissolubly linked with one another.

To our fellow human beings in Darfur we say: "You are of unlimited importance to us. We do not want you to suffer. We do not want you to disappear. We want you to live."

The Hague, 21 September 2006
Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp

Please forward this message to your contacts as well.
For more information, please consult:
http://www.helpdarfur.nl/
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Thank you,

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DARFUR Dying for Heroes: Romeo Dallaire

Comment received today at DARFUR Dying for Heroes

Please add Senator Romeo A. Dallaire from Canada to your "heros" list.

* He has been a devoted and unceasing supporter.
* When there were no organizing committees for the Global Day for Darfur in Canada, he worked through contacts and put together groups of activists in cities across the country.
* He volunteered his Research Assistant as a member of the organizing committee,
* He donated money from his own pocket to fund expenses,
* He fielded media calls and accepted interviews at all hours,
* He was keynote speaker at the Toronto rally....
* and what's most important is he inspires others to action.

Thanks, --Posted by Stacia R.

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Monday, October 02, 2006

DARFUR: College Heroes Part 1

Berklee College of Music ... Berklee College of Music releases Darfur CD to benefit Mercy Corps ... On October 3, Berklee will release We Are All Connected: Berklee College of Music ...platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2006/09/berklee_college.html

Williams College students work ... Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Williams College students work with MA legislator on bill to divest Sudan holdings.: ...platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2005/01/williams_colleg.html

Negotiating Peace in Sudan - a ... Osama Abdelgadier, Framingham State College ... Join MTV, mtvU, and Amnesty International mtvU for activism at colleges and schools; Committee on Conscience ...platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2004/10/negotiating_pea.html

Amherst College Trustee ... On a motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Trustees of Amherst College passed the following resolution January 14, 2006: ...platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2006/02/amherst_college.html

Students seek to stop genocide ... The Sudan Divestment Task Force, made up of college students from across the ... “If college students today are interested in combating serious ills in the ...platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2006/03/students_seek_t.html

These postcards have a message ... Late last year, Smith College Prof. Eric Reeves, an expert on Darfur, ... Hans M. Wuerth, a retired Moravian College professor, resides in Center Valley. ...platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2006/01/these_postcards.html

US Political and Foreign Policy ... Students at Swarthmore College are trying to help stop the genocide in ... Join MTV, mtvU, and Amnesty International mtvU for activism at colleges and ...platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2005/01/us_political_an.html

As Peace Mission Nears End, War ..."All predictions are that without witnesses, the slaughter will begin," said Eric Reeves, a Smith College professor who has closely monitored the Darfur ...platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2006/09/as_peace_missio.html

College students speak out ... "Our main goal was to raise awareness and get people talking about the issue," said Daniela Urban, who graduated from Scripps College on May 13. ...platform.blogs.com/passionofthepresent/2005/06/college_student.html

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RESCUE DARFUR FAST: Jeb Ming signs up

Jay McGinley (Jeb Ming alias) commits to RESCUE DARFUR FAST:
* East Coast Business Professional
* Planning to start on a 1000 calorie per day Fast October 5th
* Expects to Fast until the Genocide is clearly ending
* "Do I expect to stop the Genocide by doing this? I expect to take my best shot with this FAST. In the face of Genocide my Consicience demands no less."

* "I think everyone should do this, worldwide. Now. Or it will be too late."

Contact us with questions or intentions: restoredarfur@cs.com

Sunday, October 01, 2006

DARFUR is DYING FOR HEROES. BE 1, YOU'LL MAKE 1.

New 100% Volunteer,
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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

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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.

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>> 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.

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>> 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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Monday, August 28, 2006

DARFUR HEROES: WELCOME

More than any other factor - DARFUR is DYING FOR HEROES. There were 21,000 in the Holocaust (Vad Yashem) and LESS THAN 10 TODAY FOR DARFUR (Eric Reeves and who else?). If we do not quickly increase the number of Darfur Heroes in the US and globally, the genocide is likely to continue NO MATTER WHAT ELSE WE DO. Pick from a model below or from Posts at left, follow it, AND GO BEYOND. Please hurry. Note: Except for child at the right Photos are from one of the most Heroic actions yet for Darfur: AfricaAction.org Septembe 9th, 2006. THIS is what Darfur Heroism looks like.

>> AID WORKERS: HERO NURSE MATHINA MYDIN * HERO Dr. Janet Kerr * HEROES International Rescue Committee * HEROES MSF/Doctors Without Borders
>> STUDENT HEROICS: Heroes U Chicago Stand * Santa Clara Univ Tent Vigil & Fast * Elvir Camdzic 600mi ride * Wash. State Univ. Tent Vigil & Fast * Journey for Humanity * STAND 04-05 National Activism * Georgetown U STAND 05 / Nate Wright * Swarthmore Col 05 Launches Divestment * Harvard Campaigns * Berklee Col. of Music * College Heroism * Sudan Divestment Taskforce * Bailey Cato
>> RESCUE DARFUR FAST-TILL-GENOCIDE-STOPS: ROSEMARY * DAVE * MARY RACHEL * JEB
>> ACTIVIST HEROICS: Salih Mahmoud Osman * September 9th 300 * April 30th 30,000 * Brian Steedle * Nate Kleinman * September 17th
>> ORANIZER HEROICS: Pittsburgh Darfur Emergency Coalition * Boston Save Darfur * Philadelphia Darfur Alert

>> ACADEMIC HEROICS: HERO ERIC REEVES (Smith Col.) * SAMANTHA POWER (Harvard U.) * JOHN WEISS (Cornell U.)
>> PRESS/BLOG HEROICS: Paul Salopek * Nicholas Kristoff NY Times 04 * passionofthepresent.com * Eugene Oregon (Coalition For Darfur blog) * Ingridj - Sudan Watch
>> NONPROFIT HEROICS: Africa Action * Save Darfur * Genocide Intervention Network * USHMM 04 Gen. Emergency! * John Prendergast
>> GOVERNMENTAL HEROICS: Romeo Dallaire, Jan Egeland, Kofi Annan
>> SUDANESE HEROICS: Simon Deng * Manute Bol