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Not On Our Watch: The Least Depressing Book About Darfur You'll Ever Read

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It isn't often that you can't wait to keep reading a book about genocide, but that is how it was while I was reading Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast. Darfur activism book Don Cheadle John Prendergast Once again, our counterterrorism policy brings more terror.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January. They've organized an international Olympic Torch Relay which began on August 9 in Chad, near the Darfur border, and will finish in China in January. Claire of Free Aung San Suu Kyi!

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Vote for the First Anti-Genocide Hotline on Reddit

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net/OneMinute Prior to this action, we used Collactive twice to promote particular op-eds (one in the Boston Globe and one in the LA Times) that aligned with our positions on how to stop genocide in Darfur. You can see our action in the message below, or by going to: [link].net/OneMinute

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Today is World Refugee Day: Give Refugees a Hand

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Yesterday's Huffington Post article, 500,000 Iraqis Refugees in 2007 , reported that, "A half-million Iraqis fled their embattled country in 2007, the third consecutive year more Iraqis were displaced than any other nationality." That's a statistic you don't often see in the news. Finally, World Refugee Day is also a day of celebration.

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Guest Post by Stacey Monk: Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

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Here’s what’s pissing me off: The reason I have to fight every time to do these stories [like Darfur] is because the truth is that it’s hard to get the majority of Americans…to care. ” (not in video). That is a huge mistake.” starts around 16:46). “I

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Nonprofits and MySpace Roundup Inspired By Solidariti

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Save Darfur. She also points to a recent article in the Australian press about nonprofits in Melbourne raising money in my space called It's MySpace, my charity, your money. The article profiles two organizations using MySpace, including OrphFund 's efforts on MySpace ( here ). Jobs With Justice. Katrina Stories.

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Fashion and Passion for Your Cause: Wear it on Your Blog or Profile!

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I recently read an article about fundraising on social networking sites. two came to mind and rhyme: Fashion and Passion.

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