http://stopgenocidenow.org A community working to end genocide Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:07:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have just left the camps and are now working our way back towards N’djamena, the capital city of Chad. In less than two days, this trip will be history, but its effect on me will be just starting. When I got my visa into Chad, there were a ... http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iact8/bonus/2009/06/29/1051 I am going to share maybe a little too much about my team mates, and too bad if they don't like it. I put up with their bad jokes, long-winded story telling, incomprehensible tech talk, strong body odor, and I could go on and on, so they're going to ... http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iact8/bonus/2009/06/27/1050 It feels cool to hear our team's time out here in Eastern Chad called a "mission."  They ask, "How long is your mission?"  "Where is your mission going?"  I like to think that our mission never ends.  When we get back to the US, our mission continues and, for the ... http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iact8/bonus/2009/06/26/1049 I am feeling a bit down today. We were up early in Guereda this morning, even though we had a little extra time to sleep in. We packed our bags, worked in the field office a bit and headed to the air strip. We didn't have a security escort so we ... http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iact8/bonus/2009/06/26/1046 http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iact8/2009/06/26/1044 We begin our journey home today from Guereda to Abeche to N'Djamena to Paris and finally to Los Angeles. Ian goes on to London from Paris and Eric should have already arrived home in LA. We have so many photos, so much video, and so many thoughts to share with you ... http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iact8/2009/06/26/1043 Many people still ask, Who or What is Darfur? I know that each and every one of us has at least 10 friends who, if we broached the subject, would ask just that. Here is your chance to invite them to learn about Darfur in 5 minutes. Email this short description ... http://stopgenocidenow.org/actions/2009/06/25/1035 During this i-ACT we have called the White House, Special Envoy Gration and sent text messages to Secretary of State Clinton. Today is the time to bombard the White House email box. Cut the message below and Paste it to the White House Comment Box: Dear President Obama: With your election, ... http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iact8/day11/2009/06/25/1038 There are about 8 cars in our convoy to Camp Kounoungo this morning. Ten people in our Toyota which has a sign that says 13 could fit; I doubt it.  The scenery on the drive is all so familiar. Camp Kounoungo is the very first camp that I every went ... http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iact8/day11/2009/06/25/1037 "We run with only the clothes on our body, nothing else."  I'm trying to go through the day thinking of that first day story I have heard over and over again, the escape from Darfur.  Today, I am fasting water-only.  The people fleeing their village do not have time to ... http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iact8/day10/2009/06/25/1040