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Camp Darfur

Camp Darfur is an interactive event designed to raise awareness and support.

LOS ANGELES

Opening: April 7 - 11, 2006

  • Gabriel Stauring, organizer
  • Evonne Heyning, creative & interactive
  • Melissa Brough, FilmAid festival coordinator
  • The Stauring family -- advanced logistics, planning, kitchen

LOS ANGELES CALENDAR OF EVENTS

FRI 4.7.06 6PM: Paul D. Miller/AKA DJ Spooky hosts FilmAid International and Strongest Survivors Filmfest with Hotel Rwanda. Honored guest speakers include Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

SAT 4.8.06 6PM: Sophiline Cheam Shapiro and the Khmer Arts Academy; FilmAid Filmfest with Sorious Samura's Surviving Sudan.

SUN 4.9.06 2PM: Interfaith gathering, special speakers, educators and musicians for family day. Films to include clips from Peabody winner Paul Freedman and Sudan Sunrise.

MON 4.10.06 6PM: A day of student events, live music and Invisible Children with the filmmakers. PeaceTiles and LIVE messages to those living in displacement build our global bridge.

TUE 4.11.06 6PM: Light a Fire Ceremony, live music and closing discussions with Steve Westly (CA gubernatorial candidate). Mass sendoff for the Drive to Stop Genocide NOW headed crosscountry to DC and to cities across America.

Partner Organizations:

  • Jewish World Watch (a coalition of about 12 synagogues)
  • Partners for Others
  • All Saints Episcopal Church (they preach active participation in the world and are known for DOING)
  • Progressive Jewish Alliance
  • Cerritos College
  • IKAR
  • St. Peter Armenian Church
  • UCLA's DAC
  • UC Irvine's DAC
  • Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles' Office of Restorative Justice

HENDERSON, NV

Opening: March

Organizers: Omidyar Network

Partner Organizations: Brian Steadle

ATLANTA/ATHENS

Opening:

Organizers:

  • Cynthia Gentry, organizer

Partner Organizations:

  • tentative: Amnesty International

Note: will reach out after Camp Darfur LA. Save Darfur Coaltion of Georgia won't respond. Amnesty International is considering. Will put together presentation of what happens in LA and reconnect with these groups and others in mid-April. Will to directly to individual groups rather than trying to work with the coaltion.

WASHINGTON, DC April 30 Rally

Opening:

Organizers: Save Darfur Coalition, slew of traveling supporters

Partner Organizations:

SECOND LIFE

Opening:

Organizers:

  • Sue Stonebender, BWI host
  • Jamie Neutra, build/organize
  • Anandajoy Goodliffe, writing & interactive
  • Zeke Poutine, BWI hostess ; )/build/organize
  • Riversong Garden, build/plan
  • Ray Golding, build/plan
  • In Kenzo, build/plan interactive

PRESS

Opening: Prior to the event we will provide videos, photos, stories, press releases and interviews with key organizers. During the event press may be limited to two sessions (morning lifestyle interviews and evening event management) to limit the number of big cameras clicking around the joint. The camp will feel strange enough without taking tons of pictures each day.

  • Calls have been made to the LATimes for repositionable notes and we should have rates on those within a week (their marketing team is scrambling to keep up with our good ideas!).
  • Teaser copy is provided below (originally written for the AMO newsletter, please adapt for your needs).
  • Sent inquiry e-mails/story ideas to the California Report (with a focus on the Sudanese populations in California), Marketplace (with a focus on the economic impact of divestment), and These Days (with a focus on the Sudanese population in San Diego).

FLYERTEXT: Where will you be when thousands join Camp Darfur?

GENOCIDE HITS HOME Los Angeles Live Events for Sudanese Peace

Official Opening: April 7th, 2006 at 6:00pm Camp will be open from 9:00am to 10:00pm through April 11th Location: Lennox Middle School 11033 Buford Ave., Lennox, CA 90304

April 7th is the 12th anniversary of the start of the genocide in Rwanda, which took the lives of 800,000 people over a period of 100 days. For five days Camp Darfur in Los Angeles will bring attention to the crisis in Darfur, today’s genocide. Camp Darfur recreates life in a refugee camp and the horrors of genocide as we seek to understand, act and grow together in support of the Sudanese survivors still living in displacement and refugee camps. The meaning of “Never Again” will be explored.

EXPERIENCE Camp Darfur Interactive hands-on learning and roleplaying Film festival, video, and multimedia exhibits Expert speakers and legislators Live Music and Performance Education to Stop Genocide Be a part of the solution!

contactus@stopgenocidenow.org WWW.CAMPDARFUR.ORG

Contact: Gabriel Stauring FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel: (310) 415-2863 Email: gabriel@stopgenocidenow.org Website: www.campdarfur.org

CAMP DARFUR BRINGS GENOCIDE TO LOS ANGELES

Five Day Refugee Camp in LA April 7 – 11, 2006

Los Angeles, CA: March 28, 2006 - An interactive awareness and education event brings attention to the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Giving individuals an opportunity to make a difference, the Camp Darfur refugee camp near LAX in Los Angeles welcomes guests for five days of open discussion and interactive action.

On Friday, April 7, 2006 at 6:00PM a coalition of religious, civic, and human rights organizations open Camp Darfur. Lennox Middle School, located at 11033 Buford Ave., Lennox, CA 90304, will host Camp Darfur through April 11th within easy access from the 405 and 105 highways.

This event raises awareness and examines the Darfur region of Sudan’s humanitarian crisis and genocide. Concerned activists, celebrities and guests from many countries will come together united as one voice to remember the victims of past genocides and to make a call to action to end the genocide in Darfur today.

Camp Darfur features five days of interactive presentations including music, video, film, photography, expert speakers, legislators, and dialogue. Survivors of this and past genocides will share their experiences, and the meaning of “Never Again” will be explored. Visitors will learn about and experience the life of refugees while some guests camp out, fast and learn what it takes to survive.

FilmAid International is inviting celebrity hosts to share their favorite films about these struggles with the Strongest Survivors Filmfest on Friday April 7 and Saturday April 8. DJ Spooky and FilmAid guests will host the opening event with speakers to include Congresswoman Maxine Waters. New documentaries along with poignant films that address genocide, displacement, and the fight for survival will be presented.

Student groups are welcome and educators are encouraged to bring kids during the day for special workshops and presentations aimed at younger audiences. 8PM films may not be suitable for younger audiences.

Sponsors of Camp Darfur include: All Saints Episcopal Church of Pasadena, Cerritos College Associated Students, FilmAid International, Genocide Intervention Network, IKAR, Jewish World Watch, Mount St. Mary’s College Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND), Office of Restorative Justice for the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Omidyar.net, Progressive Jewish Alliance, StopGenocideNow.org, St. Peter Armenian Church, UC Irvine’s Darfur Action Committee (DAC), UCLA’s Darfur Action Committee, Amoration and a host of national and international aid organizations committed to stop genocide now.

Interviews and other media are available on request. www.stopgenocidenow.org/iACT/ For videos and more information visit the 21 day iACT videoblog straight from the Chad/Sudan border filmed by Gabriel Stauring .

FilmAid International is a non-profit organization which uses the power of film to educate and entertain refugees around the world. Through screenings that reach hundreds of thousands of refugees each year, FilmAid promotes health, strengthens communities and enriches the lives of the world's most vulnerable people. For more information on FilmAid International go to www.filmaid.org or contact: Emily MacDonald 212.529.1088, email emacdonald@filmaid.org

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THE ACTION LIST

Five things you can do to Stop Genocide NOW!

  • Go to www.savedarfur.org and email friends!

Sign the postcard in support of the Million Voices Campaign.

  • Write to your Congresspeople or call them today

They listen. Many want to help but they need to hear that their constituents want them to ACT NOW. Call, write, email and make your voice heard.

  • DIVEST!

The UC Educational System recently divested away from Sudanese companies that allow atrocities to continue. Support divestment efforts at your businesses and in all government entities.

  • Send a text message to ten friends: What'll Udo when they come 4U?

"RUN...REBELS are after you! They're coming to kill you and your family! RUN to Camp Darfur April 7-11 @ Lennox School near LAX and see how the strongest survive genocide. Save Darfur at www.campdarfur.org"

  • Put an image and link on your blog

Camp Darfur banners and images: amoration.fotki.com/campdarfur/

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Camp Darfur Contents

Building the camp:

  • 10-20 Tents
  • Tarps and plastic sheets (to construct 20-40 IDP huts)
  • Mats
  • Wood
  • Large banners
  • Rope
  • Tools
  • Trash cans

Camp Food:

  • Bags of grain
  • Vegetables
  • Water
  • Plates and utensils
  • Cups
  • Large containers for water

Education:

  • LCD projectors, 2 to 3 (could be borrowed)
  • Laptops (could be borrowed)
  • Speakers
  • Arts and crafts material
  • Printing of pictures

Action:

  • Flyers
  • Postcards
  • Pens
  • Posters

Events:

  • Stage
  • Sound system (rented)
  • Lights (rented)
  • Generator (rented)

Others:

  • Portable toilets (rented)
  • T-shirts for volunteers
  • Refugee ID cards

Other Expenses:

  • Liability insurance
  • Professional security
  • Medical team
  • Website
  • Repairs to field

Camp Darfur Events

  • Concert
  • Expert Speakers
  • Advocacy Day: Invite local, state, and national government representatives
  • Movie/Documentary Screening
  • Candlelight Vigil & Music

Camp Darfur in Second Life

For those of you who are players of the game Second Life, we are creating Camp Darfurs in SL. Here are the omidyar.net discussion and workspaces if you want to join in:

https://www.omidyar.net/group/bwi/ws/camp_darfur/

https://www.omidyar.net/group/bwi/ws/camp_darfur/

Camp Darfur flyer posted or emailed here

(P) means Pending or Potential gift. Please delete when confirmed.

Drive to Stop Genocide in Sudan

A few pieces of outreach around the Drive to Stop Genocide Now effort.

  • Link for folks to sign up for the bus trip: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=639291913208. We also need folks willing to drive with the bus to the unity dinner and rally on the 29 and 30 April.
  • A letter introducing the effort
  • A flyer people can print and distribute -- it would be great if tons of these were available at the camp. I'd be happy to pay for b/w copies or perhaps 11x17 "posters"?
  • Contact address for all Drive-related information and planning is Esther Sprague at ggcc@ggcc.org

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