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(Lenox) Students Against Violent Engagement - Darfur (SAVE)

We are a committed group of students who are concerned about genocide and human rights around the world. Right now we are focusing our efforts on Darfur but we expect to look at other issues.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change

the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”- Margaret Mead

Dollars For Darfur

With your help, we can make a difference for the people of Darfur. Each day in Darfur, hundreds of people are raped, starved and murdered by the Sudanese armed forces and a Sudanese government-backed militia known as the Janjaweed. At least 400,000 people have died and more than 2 million Darfurians have been left homeless. The United Nations Security Council authorized that peacekeepers be deployed to Darfur, but the Sudanese government has not yet allowed them entry. Meanwhile, the calculated campaign of displacement, starvation, rape, and mass slaughter continues.

Dollars for Darfur is a national high school competition to raise funds to help end the genocide in Sudan. Our school is working with other institutions across the country to show our concern about this issue.

High school students can make a difference. There are over 27,000 high schools in the United States. If each school raised just $50, we could raise over one million dollars. Our goal was $5,000 and with your help we greatly exceeded that in just a few months. Donating through this website is simple, fast and completely secure. It is also the most efficient way to support our fundraising efforts. All funds raised will go directly to the Save Darfur Coalition, a non-profit charity to be directed towards advocacy and education efforts as well as assisting Doctors Without Borders and OXFAM directly in Darfur.

genocide: the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political or cultural group.

Where is Darfur?

Darfur_Map

Because we all have something to give

Our goal for the 2007-2008 school year is $5,000.

2008 initiative

Event

Location

Dates

Money Raised

Apple Squeeze

Lenox

Sept. 29-30

$988.00
November Bake Sale and T-Shirts Sale Lenox November $994.00
December 11th Darfur Day Lenox December 11 $1,088.53
"Darfur Now" Lenox February 10 $515.00
Spring T-Shirts and Bake Sales Lenox March, April, May $322.00

After buying more T-Shirts that will raise more money, all proceeds were sent to the SAVE Darfur Coalition in Washington D.C.

"DARFUR NOW" screening
This exciting new documentary sheds light on the genocide that is happening in Darfur by profiling six people who are trying everything they can to stop the violence. These brave activists include a Darfurian woman who becomes a rebel, a passionate UCLA graduate, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague and a U.N. relief worker.

Be sure to check out the Darfur Now DVD from Netflix or BlockBuster.

T-Shirts

"Save Darfur" t-shirts are now for sale in Green, Black, and White. (S Sm, Md and Lg, and XL). The cost is $12.  Long sleeve shirts in dark green are also available for $17. They can be bought in the Guidance office or from any SAVE member.

From now until the end of June, T-Shirts will be offered at discounts, $10 for Short sleeves and $15 for Long sleeves.

Click here for 2007 initiatives

 

Useful Links:

  • Experience the life of a Darfurian refugee in this interactive role playing game:

  • View cities and landmarks of the world using this free software download. It is now possible to view 3D shots of villages in Darfur:

  • For more information on what is happening in Darfur please visit:

  • Fidelity is a Boston-based investment firm with large funds in Sudan. The Save Darfur Coalition is driving the divestment initiative. Watch the commercials on youtube here:

save darfur tree

 

Email Darfur@lenoxps.org

 

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