[Pacg] Another Push for Darfur

[Carolina 1961]

 400,000 + LIVES LOST in DARFUR...

*Hands on project to bring light to Darfur tragedy*

*We are encouraging involvement in this simple project to shine light on the
situation is Darfur..it was written up in River Cities Reader on April
4...details below..great project for kids, teachers and peace lovers of all
ages.*

Nearly three years ago, the world community declared that genocide is taking
place in the Darfur region of Sudan. One year ago, the count was 400,000
lives lost. Still, the genocide continues -- thousands of men, women, and
children dying halfway across the world.
What can you or I do? Eighteen eighth graders in Highland Park, Illinois,
feel they can make a difference. To raise awareness about the genocide, they
are making paper dolls for each of the lives lost.
*You can help them reach their goal of 400,000 by coloring and cutting out
these paper dolls.*
(See below for drop-off sites and local events related to this project.)

You can download more paper dolls at:
http://www.nssd112.org/elmplace/teachers/Levi/Levi.htm.
*There will be two events to cut out and color more paper dolls. *
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** April 14, noon to 5 p.m., in the small community room at the Fairmont
Street Public Library, 3000 N. Fairmont in Davenport. *

** April 21, noon to 5 p.m., in the second-floor community room at the
downtown Rock Island Public Library, 401 19th Street. Please bring crayons
or colored pencils and scissors. *
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*If you cannot make it to one of these events, you can drop off completed
paper dolls at: *
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*River Cities' Reader, 532 W. 3rd St., Davenport *
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*Mother Jones Cafe, 1810 2nd Ave., Rock Island *
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*Cup-A-Joe, 1603 5th Ave., Moline *
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*Dewey's Cafe at the Bettendorf Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive (lower
shelf of River Cities' Reader rack) *
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*The last day to drop off paper dolls is April 28.*

Show them and yourselves that we here in the Quad Cities care, too. The
students will be sending the paper dolls to Senator Barack Obama for him to
take to Congress.

For up-to-date information and analysis on the situation in Darfur, you can
go to the Web site of Eric Reeves: http://www.sudanreeves.org. A professor
at Smith college, "he has spent the past eight years working full-time as a
Sudan researcher and analyst, publishing extensively both in the U.S. and
internationally," and has also testified several times before Congress.

You can download more paper dolls at:
http://www.nssd112.org/elmplace/teachers/Levi/Levi.htm.
There will be two events to cut out and color more paper dolls.
* April 14, noon to 5 p.m., in the small community room at the Fairmont
Street Public Library, 3000 N. Fairmont in Davenport.

* April 21, noon to 5 p.m., in the second-floor community room at the
downtown Rock Island Public Library, 401 19th Street. Please bring crayons
or colored pencils and scissors.
If you cannot make it to one of these events, you can drop off completed
paper dolls at:
River Cities' Reader, 532 W. 3rd St., Davenport
Mother Jones Cafe, 1810 2nd Ave., Rock Island
Cup-A-Joe, 1603 5th Ave., Moline
Dewey's Cafe at the Bettendorf Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive (lower
shelf of River Cities' Reader rack)
The last day to drop off paper dolls is April 28.
Jay Strickland is spearheading this effort...thanks, Jay...you can reach
him at   tbjay52 at hotmail.com,

*Thanks, *
Cathy Bolkcom
Progressive Action for the Common Good
563-505-0183
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