Since 2003, a genocide has been waged in the Darfur region of the Sudan, a country in Africa. According to the UN over 300,000 people have died; according to many other sources, well over 400,000 have died. Over 2 million people have been displaced, forced to live in refugee camps along the Sudan-Chad border.
This blog is run by the Darfur campaign of the University of Massachusetts Amherst MassPIRG. We will be updating with news about what is happening in Darfur, what our group is doing, and what readers can do. During the school year the group has weekly meetings; because it's now finals week and will be summer shortly, we won't be meeting again until September.
Throughout the summer months I will be updating with news about Darfur, links to petitions online, and updates on the Olympic Corporate Sponsorship campaign, which I will explain in another post.
For more information about the Darfur Campaign, MassPIRG and how you can get involved, e-mail UMassSaveDarfur@gmail.com.
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In April 2008, STAND groups around Massachusetts held an Olympic Corporate Sponsor Rally on the Boston Common; this is one of the banners.
This is the blog from the Save Darfur Campaign of UMass Amherst's MassPIRG chapter. The blog will feature background information about Darfur, the Congo, Burma and the genocides that are occurring around the world. It will also feature actions that can be taken to help stop the suffering, and during the schoolyear, it will feature information about events and campaigns that the group is working on on the UMass Amherst campus.
In April 2008, STAND groups around Massachusetts held an Olympic Corporate Sponsor Rally on the Boston Common; this is one of the banners.
About Me
- UMass Save Darfur
- Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
- The Darfur Campaign of MassPIRG at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an activist group working to end the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, which has killed over 400,000 people since 2003.
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