Here's the proof:
In case you are unfamiliar with the situation in Darfur, I have included some excerpts from the pamphlet the students put out:
After the Holocaust, the nations of the world agreed that “never again” would a genocide occur, that being the most terrible of all crimes. However, it has occurred.. “again and again.” Darfur, a region in the Western Sudan of Africa, has been labeled the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell concluded in 2003 that genocide has been committed in Darfur.
Here are some startling statistics:
o Since February of 2003, over 500,000 people have been killed and 2 million have been forced from their homes.
o There are only 12 refugee camps to shelter near 230,000 refugees.
o Only 40% of the people living in Darfurhave adequate sanitation.
For more information visit http://www.savedarfur.org/ or http://www.millionvoicesfordarfur.org/
After the Holocaust, the nations of the world agreed that “never again” would a genocide occur, that being the most terrible of all crimes. However, it has occurred.. “again and again.” Darfur, a region in the Western Sudan of Africa, has been labeled the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell concluded in 2003 that genocide has been committed in Darfur.
Here are some startling statistics:
o Since February of 2003, over 500,000 people have been killed and 2 million have been forced from their homes.
o There are only 12 refugee camps to shelter near 230,000 refugees.
o Only 40% of the people living in Darfurhave adequate sanitation.
For more information visit http://www.savedarfur.org/ or http://www.millionvoicesfordarfur.org/
2 comments:
i love that madeline competed! congrats! i have a little more than a month to go till 1/2 marathon time, i am excited!
Of course Miss Madeline beat you, toddlers can really go fast...faster when a parent is running behind them trying to catch them. LOL
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