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Darfur: An Atrocity That Needs No Exaggeration

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

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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Amnesty International Launches Eyes On Darfur: Satellite Cameras Allows Public to Monitor Villages

Have Fun - Do Good

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. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) provided expertise on satellite imagery and other geospatial technologies. TOP: Angabo, Darfur.

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Internet Strategy, Genocide Prevention

Forum One

Says Mark, "GI-Net is creating a permanent and powerful anti-genocide constituency in the United States, and essential to this is the innovative use of technology.". See the Darfur scores for example.

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Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: How Does Your Nonprofit Have Fun and Do Good?

Have Fun - Do Good

LOLnptech: Comic Relief for the Nonprofit Technology Community said I could pick my favorite one of their posts for the Carnival so I picked the image above from They Want Me to Build Them a Facebook Widget. With today's technology it doesn't take much to get started telling your story in moving images. Your own take on the theme.

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Activating the Activists with Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Save Darfur Coalition asks to organize events, vigils. technologies are only as good as the people (and activists) behind them. easibey @ kanter actions that r easy/doable. They are quite successful - [link] jonratliff @ kanter face to face meetings deepen the enthusiasm for activism. I suggest a tweetup. chloevdc @ kanter.

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Serious Games Initiative

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Darfur is Dying game probably caught your attention. What existing and emerging game technologies (such as. It caught mine as I'm interested in the role of play in problem-solving, what ever the scope of the problem. From inspiring young cancer patients to fighting poverty to peaceful resistance of oppressive regimes.

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Notes from The Seven Things Everyone Wants: What Freud and Buddha Understood (and We're Forgetting) about Online Outreach

Have Fun - Do Good

That's the question the Nonprofit Technology Conference session, "The Seven Things Everyone Wants: What Freud and Buddha Understood (and We're Forgetting) about Online Outreach," tried to answer. Two of their staff members recently returned from Darfur and are putting together a video to raise awareness about it. Maybe you did a walk.

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