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DECEMBER 7, 2008

Be A Voice for Darfur is an excellent example of multi-channel campaign designed to bring attention to the appalling genocide in Darfur. Here's the call to action from the web site. The genocide in Darfur continues - now in its sixth year and at the price of nearly half a million lives. Darfur Voices. Team Darfur.

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APRIL 22, 2006

The most touching part of the program was when some students from a local middle school came up and presented him with a check for $1,325 for the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation that they raised by selling sweatshirts with their school name on the front, Piedmont Middle School, and "Be an Upstander. darfur genocide rwanda bloggers

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JUNE 9, 2007

We want to remove all excuses and impediments to individual action, because such actions--collectively--do make a difference -- Not On Our Watch. I particularly appreciated the historical background on the situation. Once again, our counterterrorism policy brings more terror. has to say.

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JUNE 28, 2006

"I want to ask all of you, and those not here with us, to imagine yourself in that situation, wondering, why your life is not important enough for decisive action to end the violence, to end the supply of arms to militias, and to end military aid that is used against innocent populations." I thought this letter from grantee, Dr. Naba S.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Several months ago my colleague Mary Joyce (who I met at the Global Voices Summit in London in 2005 ) and who is now at the Berkman Center pinged me and asked if I knew any digital activists in Southeast Asia. They were bored students, clicking on their friend???s moving from Darfur to Burma to whatever cause is next.

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MAY 21, 2008

Our members envision a world in which the global community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. If you had some example of how a person or a small group's action could make a difference, that would be great. Britt Bravo: Why should people care about genocide?

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MAY 23, 2006

Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. Never Again is an international network that connects young people around the world to generate ideas and action for peace. Describe the work you do with Never Again and maybe a bit about the project.

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