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Monday, February 14, 2005

Help Wanted for Darfur, Sudan

100 Hours Campaign 100 Hours of Conscience - Voices to End the Violence in Darfur. Beginning with a minute of silence on college campuses across North America, and continuing over four days (March 17, 18, 19, and 20), we will be encouraging and supporting events to educate people about Darfur and give them the tools to take action. [read more]
“Hotel Darfur” Campaign Volunteers will greet patrons leaving showings of Hotel Rwanda to educate them on the atrocities in Darfur, and to provide tools for taking action. They can be reached at www.savedarfur.org
Get involved. Student Correspondent Sought for Sudan Trip. mtvU is seeking an energetic, adventurous and adaptable student correspondent to travel to Africa in March to report on what is happening on the ground in the Darfur region of Sudan. Over one week, you’ll meet with aid workers, refugees, and college-age Darfurians who are immersed in what has been called “the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis.” And you can help tell their stories.