DARFUR ACTIVISM WEEK
SEPTEMBER 24 – 29, 2006
HELP STOP THE KILLING IN DARFUR: RECEIVE LOBBYING TRAINING AND LEAD AN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
Sunday, September 24th, 12pm – 3pm, Capitol Hill (Location TBD)
Amnesty International USA is calling on student leaders and activists throughout the nation to sign up to lead a delegation for the 2006 Darfur Crisis Congressional district lobby week (September 25th – 29th). If selected to be a delegation leader, AIUSA will give you everything you need to plan your visit and to deliver one simple message: the Bush administration must do more to stop the killing in Darfur. To apply to lead a delegation, please sign-up at http://darfur.amnestyusa.org/apply. For more information, please contact Megan at 202-544-0200 ext. 252.
DARFUR PHOTO DISPLAY
Monday-Friday, WCL Lobby
A display of photographs documenting the need for urgent action in the Darfur region will be in WCL’s lobby throughout the week. The photographs are part of an exhibition at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
INFORMATION TABLE IN WCL LOBBY
Monday, September 25th & Thursday, September 28th, 9:30am-4:00pm
Stop by for information, buttons, ribbons, and to watch a 20 minute documentary which will be showing at the table. Volunteers are needed to staff the table. To sign up, contact Miranda at miranda246@aol.com.
BAKE SALE
Tuesday, September 26th, 9am-4pm, WCL Lobby
Come grab a snack before class and help support human rights advocacy in the Darfur region. All proceeds will go to the Sudan Development Organization, a national Sudanese organization actively involved in Human Rights advocacy projects and peace building. STAND is still seeking volunteers to help staff the table and also to bring baked goods!!! If you are available for either task, please contact Miranda at Miranda246@aol.com.
ACTION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COFFEE HOUR: CHAT ABOUT DARFUR
Wednesday, September 27th, 8:00am-10am, WCL 6th Floor Student Lounge
Please join us for a special coffee hour in which invited faculty members and community activists will join in on an informal discussion on the situation in Darfur. As always, bagels, donuts, organic coffee and tea will be provided.
DARFUR DIARIES SCREENING
Wednesday, September 27th, 12pm, WCL Room 603
In October 2004, a team of three independent filmmakers set out for Sudan with the goal of providing a platform for the people of Darfur to speak for themselves about their experiences, their fears, and their hopes for the future. Join us for a sobering account of the modern day genocide in Darfur, told by the people who have lived through it. For more information on the film, please visit A Non-Pizza Lunch will be provided!
THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT: THE CASE OF SUDAN
Friday, September 29th, 9:00AM-5:00PM, WCL Room 603
One year ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the Responsibility to Protect, asserting that the international community has a responsibility to act when governments fail to protect their citizens. Join us for a day of discussion and debate as the Center hosts a conference focused on the resolution’s role in the ongoing crisis in the Darfur region. Registration is required as space is limited. To register, visit http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle. For more information contact the Center for Human Rights at 202-274-4180, or humlaw@wcl.american.edu.
Darfur Activism Week is sponsored by Action for Human Rights, the LLM Board, the Israel & Law Society, STAND: Students Taking Action Now Darfur, and the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
