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Darfur: An Atrocity That Needs No Exaggeration

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The Op-Ed notes the recent ruling in Britain against the Save Darfur Coalition for overstating the number of dead in Darfur. Britain's Advertising Standards Authority found that Save Darfur's estimate of 400,000 killed in the conflict is based on flawed research. We want to see the guilty convicted of their crimes.

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24 Hours for Darfur User-Generated Video Campaign

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

24 Hours for Darfur , a grassroots video advocacy campaign dedicated to ending the conflict in Darfur and promoting peace and security for the people living there. You can learn more about Darfur at the website's education section. The goal is to collect thousands of personal video appeals from people all over the world.

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Harry Potter Alliance Raises Awareness About Darfur

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Interesting tidbit: Harry Potter author JK Rowling used to work for Amnesty International ). Sign the AsktheCandidates petition asking all of the 2008 Presidential candidates to commit to ending the genocide in Darfur. Go to DarfurScores.org , and find out how your elected leaders have been graded regarding Darfur.

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Sudan Activist Conference Call: What You Can Do to Make a Difference in Darfur

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When you hear about what is going in Darfur, do you feel like you want to do something, but you don't know what to do? Roger Winter, a Sudan expert gave an update on the current situation in the Sudan, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and how the Darfur conflict is important in the larger context of Sudan. All the time.

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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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The Drumbeat of Bad News in the Nonprofit and Philanthropy Sector and A Couple of Glimmers of Hope

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And while, this was some hard to come by good news, the author warns nonprofits not to get too complacent about online fundraising and that economy is probably going to get worse. Be A Voice for Darfur is a petition and awareness campaign designed to bring attention to the appalling genocide in Darfur. A recent post.

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Peace Games & International Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Stephen Friedman - MTV U We started with activism - pushing and questioning authority. Darfur Is Dying was the result. Darfur Is Dying was the result. The founder and creator of game consulted people in Darfur. Darfur is Dying was created at last year's GFC. We're working with most web savvy audience.

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