Darfur

[chevyxxroks]

Did you know that over 2.5 million people have been driven from their homes in Darfur, Sudan? Each day, they face threats that are hard for us to even imagine including rape, disease, and starvation.

These people need our help to put an end to the genocide and they need it NOW.

Please join me in taking the first step to stopping the violence.

Click the link below to sign the Save Darfur Coalition's petition urging President Bush and UN Secretary-General Ban to take immediate steps to stop the killing.

http://ga6.org/campaign/savedarfurcoalition

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of millions of people in the region who desperately need outside help.

The Save Darfur Coalition is urging the international community to prevent further killings, displacement, and rape by supporting and strengthening the UN peacekeeping and African Union forces in Darfur, establishing a no-fly zone, increasing humanitarian aid, and ensuring access for delivery of food, medication and other essential supplies.

Please do not stand by while the violence continues - you can make a difference.

Click below to help stop the violence:
http://ga6.org/campaign/savedarfurcoalition

Then please forward this message to your friends and family and ask them to join you.

If you'd like to make a donation to support the campaign, visit http://www.SaveDarfur.org/Donate

Thanks for your help.

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The Save Darfur Coalition is an alliance of over 180 faith-based, advocacy and humanitarian organizations whose mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of more than two million people in the Darfur region. To learn more, please visit http://www.SaveDarfur.org


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[STOPxmickeytime]

I did a report on Darfur earlier in the year, it's amazing that all of this is going on, and how little most people really know about it all.
I mean, I knew there was a genocide going on before I researched, but I had no idea why, or how many people it was truly effecting.

But another thing that's a common misconception is that the world is just standing by while it happens. It's not like that at all. I took a trip to the UN in NYC, and they were in meetings and conferences about Darfur all over the place. I can't explain it as eloquently as our guide did, but it's a lot more complicated than just sending peace troops out there and hoping for the best.

Anyway, to the OP- thanks for posting this :]
It's really important to raise awareness.