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Darfur Documentary on HBO December 6

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Thursday, December 6, from 8:00 – 9:45 pm ET/PT, HBO will screen a documentary by Paul Freedman about Darfur, Sand and Sorrow. You can find more information about hosting a house party on Campus Progress' web site. If you don't have HBO, like me, you can watch a live stream of the full film on the HBO web site December 7-9.

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Harry Potter Alliance Raises Awareness About Darfur

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On Saturday, July 14th, the Harry Potter Alliance, in conjunction with the Genocide Intervention Network, and other human rights groups, are encouraging Harry Potter lovers and human rights activists to hold house parties to learn more about the situation in Darfur, and to take action. Harry Potter 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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Amnesty International Launches Eyes On Darfur: Satellite Cameras Allows Public to Monitor Villages

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Amnesty International is asking its supporters to monitor 12 villages in Darfur via satellite that they have deemed "vulnerable" to attack on its new site, Eyes on Darfur. TOP: Angabo, Darfur. BOTTOM: Angabo, Darfur. darfur Amnesty satellite This post was originally written for NetSquared. Image date: 21-Jun-06.

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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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Net Neutrality & Darfur: Two Reasons to Call Your Rep. Today

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For more information about Net Neutrality, check out the post I wrote about it in April. According to SaveDarfur.org , "Later today the House of Representatives will vote on whether or not to provide critical funding for humanitarian aid in Darfur." Called my Representative, Barbara Lee , this morning for two reasons: 1.

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Internet Strategy, Genocide Prevention

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I just sat through an informal brownbag lunch discussion with the founder of the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) , social entrepreneur Mark Hanis. Transparent scorecard reporting: After aggregating a "grade" for each policy maker, publish it on the Internet, with all relevant substantiating information.