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DARFUR NOW College Tour Print E-mail
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Written by Marilyn Almonte   
Sunday, 13 April 2008

STAND and the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) are proud to partner with Participant Media in sponsoring the nationwide college tour of the critically acclaimed new documentary, Darfur Now, which will be available on DVD May 27th. The film explores the Darfur conflict in Sudan through the first-hand experiences of Don Cheadle (internationally known actor and activist), Hejewa Adam (rebel of the Sudan Liberation Movement), Pablo Recalde (humanitarian), Ahmed Mahmoud Abaker (community leader in a West Darfur refugee camp), Louis Moreno-Ocampo (international prosecutor), and Adam Sterling (activist).

Across the country, tens of thousands of students have shown that they will not stand idly by in the face of genocide. From passing legislation to fundraising for relief and protection efforts in Darfur, they have declared that they are the anti-genocide generation. But we can do more...

With more than 700 chapters at schools around the globe, STAND is the fastest-growing student anti-genocide coalition in the world today. STAND chapters actively organize to prevent and stop genocide wherever and whenever it may occur. Their long-term goal is to establish a permanent anti-genocide constituency that holds elected officials accountable for doing all that they can to prevent and end genocide.

If you are passionate about protecting human rights, then STAND is definitely an organization for you. We can fight against the atrocities of Darfur and put an end to the raping of women, starvation, the bombarding of villages, and the massive killings. So STAND up to your beliefs. STAND up to protect others who can't do so for themselves.

Check out if your university is supporting it, and, if not, spread the word and try to get them to do so. Schools around the country, chosen for their outspoken efforts to fight genocide, will host a special screening of Darfur Now and a concert to raise awareness, funds, and send the message that NOW is the time to end genocide in Darfur.

TOUR DETAILS:

Boulder, CO April 12, 2008
University of Colorado at Boulder

Boston April 13, 2008
Northeastern University

Berkeley April 24, 2008
University of California Berkeley ft. Zion I, DJ Fuse, Goapele

Atlanta April 25, 2008
Emory University ft. Janelle Monae, Anthony David, Novel, DJ Drama

St. Paul, MN April 27, 2008
William Mitchell College of Law

Minneapolis April 28, 2008
University of Minnesota Law School

Washington D.C. April 28, 2008
Georgetown University ft. Wale, Asheru, DJ Yzo, Mastamind DJ

Chicago May 21, 2008
University of Chicago

Los Angeles May 29, 2008
University of California Los Angeles

Darfur Now, released by Warner Independent Pictures, was written and directed by Ted Braun. To learn more about Darfur Now, visit the Official Site where you can see the DVD trailer and get involved. Remember the famous words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "An injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere."





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