These are the speakers confirmed as of 1/10/07:
1. Amnesty International USA - director of Africa advocacy
2. Save Darfur Coalition
3. CEO of Darfur Peace & Development Organization
4. American Islamic Congress
5. Georgetown Student - thesis on Darfur
6. World Bank worker/Sudanese Native
7. CEO of World Vision
8. STAND/genocide prevention network (also a sponsor of the conference!)
9. Human Rights First
10. Dr. Hamdesa Tuso
11. Darfur Peoples' Union
If you have any specific questions about these speakers, please email us at darfurconference@gmail.com, thetideturners@yahoo.com OR message us at our myspace: www.myspace.com/darfurconference. We also have a facebook, and are in the works of creating our own website!
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Updates on the progress we make in planning the 2007 Never Again: Conference to Save Darfur
About Me
- Never Again Conference
- Fairfax, Virginia, United States
- On Febuary 10th, 11th, and 12th, the New School of Northern Virginia will be hosting a conference to help Save Darfur. Day one will be learning about the crisis in Darfur, day two will be learning how to lobby at congress, and day three, we will actually lobby! Follow this blog to see the progress we make on our planning and more updates on who will be there!
The Student Unchain Darfur Conference, inspired by "Never Again"
This is the blog for the upcoming student conference entitled: "Never Again: The Student Conference to End Genocide in Darfur". The conference will last three days - February 10th, 11th, and 12th; and will be held at The New School of Northern Virginia. The conference is meant for high school and college students. The goal of the conference is to raise awareness among students about the conflict in Darfur, and what we, as students- can do to help. A unique aspect of the conference is that it is being organized by a small group of students- for students.
On the first day, February 10th, a series of talented speakers from a large selection of non-profits and activists will come and teach the students about the genocide in Darfur. There will be panel discussions, movies, etc. This day will last from 10AM-4PM.
The second day is aimed at teaching the students how to lobby. Lobby specialists from Amnesty International, World Vision, and the Darfur Peoples' Union will perform workshops, present videos, and teach the students how to successfully lobby for Darfur.
The last day will be lobbying for Darfur on International/World Refugees Day. As a collective group, we will meet on the Hill to begin lobbying. Appointments will be set up with congressmen- this gives students the chance to meet with their representatives eye to eye and demand legislation advocacy for Darfur. If you have any questions, comment us or contact us- we would love to hear from you!
--a special thanks to our sponsors: STAND & The Genocide Intervention Network, American Audio Video, and TideTurners.
-K.S./&DarfurTeam
No comments:
Post a Comment