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Are they going anywhere? started by LeftytheAlmighty
I understand the tents are going to Washington, but what then? I seems that we are raising all the awareness possible, but will this tent effort put canvas over a childs head? If you can ease my apprehension about joining this cause by saying i am helping that please email me at: tyler@hrecn.net.
Genocide without borders started by tentsofhope
The Sudanese regime recently tried to overthrow the government of Chad through a proxy rebel force that invaded Chad. Gabriel Stauring, Katie Jay Scott and two other members of Stop Genocide Now (SGN) were caught in the middle of the invasion. They had just returned from visiting several Darfuri refugee camps when rebels swept into the capital, N'Djamena. They were trapped for a week in their hotel. Rebels often fired into the hotel, nearly hitting Gabriel and his friends. They were finally rescued by French soldiers, and arrived safely home. They are more determined than ever to connect people in the U.S. with the Darfuri refugees in Chad.
The SGN team was carrying 300 canvas panels painted by students at Meadow Elementary School for the first patchwork tent (you can see their artwork at our website’s “Media Gallery”). Young Darfuris in the Farchana refugee camp painted the other sides of the panels. As you can see from their art work, most of the young refugees painted scenes of attacks on their villages in Darfur.
Unfortunately, the panels had to be left behind in N'Djamena with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The French soldiers only allowed the SGN team to carry a few personal items when they were evacuated. The loss of the canvas panels serves as a reminder of the suffering faced every day by Dafuris. But the students are determined to re-create their art work as well as the art work of the Darfuris in Farchana. Reliable Tents has donated 300 new canvas panels to Meadow school so they can complete their patchwork tent. Meadow Principal Melissa Becker said, “Our students haven’t lost hope. They have raised over $1,000 for humanitarian relief. It was wonderful to watch the videos of Darfuri children smiling when they saw the panels painted by our students.”
The Tents of Hope campaign is an affirmation of a fundamental truth about humanity: we are one family. Bullets cannot destroy this truth. In fact, this truth will defeat genocide. We are grateful for the courage of the SGN team -- and the hope of the Meadow students! We invite you to participate in the Tent 2 Tent program with Stop Genocide Now, and encounter individual Darfuris living in refugee camps in Chad. For more information, contact Tiffany Wheeler at HYPERLINK "mailto:whee5945@vandals.uidaho.edu" whee5945@vandals.uidaho.edu.
The SGN team was carrying 300 canvas panels painted by students at Meadow Elementary School for the first patchwork tent (you can see their artwork at our website’s “Media Gallery”). Young Darfuris in the Farchana refugee camp painted the other sides of the panels. As you can see from their art work, most of the young refugees painted scenes of attacks on their villages in Darfur.
Unfortunately, the panels had to be left behind in N'Djamena with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The French soldiers only allowed the SGN team to carry a few personal items when they were evacuated. The loss of the canvas panels serves as a reminder of the suffering faced every day by Dafuris. But the students are determined to re-create their art work as well as the art work of the Darfuris in Farchana. Reliable Tents has donated 300 new canvas panels to Meadow school so they can complete their patchwork tent. Meadow Principal Melissa Becker said, “Our students haven’t lost hope. They have raised over $1,000 for humanitarian relief. It was wonderful to watch the videos of Darfuri children smiling when they saw the panels painted by our students.”
The Tents of Hope campaign is an affirmation of a fundamental truth about humanity: we are one family. Bullets cannot destroy this truth. In fact, this truth will defeat genocide. We are grateful for the courage of the SGN team -- and the hope of the Meadow students! We invite you to participate in the Tent 2 Tent program with Stop Genocide Now, and encounter individual Darfuris living in refugee camps in Chad. For more information, contact Tiffany Wheeler at HYPERLINK "mailto:whee5945@vandals.uidaho.edu" whee5945@vandals.uidaho.edu.
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