Boulder for Darfur

PBS-TV Special About Sudan Wed. Aug 25th 8pm KBDI Channel 12

Kelly — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:54:28 +0000

Our topic this Wednesday, August 25, at 8:00pm on KBDI channel 12, is the Sudan, focusing on the genocide and slavery that exists in Sudan and is denied by the Sudanese government; the effect on the country if Southern Sudan secedes to form a new nation in Jauary 2011; and what assistance Americans can offer the people of Sudan.

Our guests are:
On phone:
Roger Winter, Former US Special Envoy to Sudan

Mangar Amerdid, Sudan native & Executive Director, Sudan LIONS (Leadership Institute of New Sudan)

In studio:
Pastor Heidi McGinness, Christian Solidarity International’s USA Outreach Director
Dr. Ved Nanda, Vice Provost for Internationalization at the University of Denver
Rev. Oja Gafour, Episcopal Diocese of Colorado and Sudanese Community Church

Studio 12 airs live on Wednesday evenings from 8:00pm-9:00pm. Our host is Emmy-award winning journalist Tamara Banks. I invite you to call with questions or comments to create an informative, interactive discussion with our panel of experts on cyber bullying. Starting at 8:00pm on Wednesday night, viewers can call our studio at 303-296-1253. Or, they can email questions or comments at any time to Studio12@kbdi.org.

for more info about Studio 12 contact:

Kim Hadhazy 720-937-5652 KHadhazy@kbdi.org

An Evening with Valentino Achak Deng

Kelly — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:42:24 +0000

Join us for a Reception and Dinner with Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese refugee whose amazing life story is told in the bestselling novel What Is the What: the Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng,by internationally acclaimed writer Dave Eggers.

Basic Ticket: $150 ($120 tax-deductible to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation)

Sponsorship Ticket*: $300 ($270 tax-deductible to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation; includes signed copy of What is the What)

*Provides a girl’s scholarship for one year

Checks should be made out to Valentino Achak Deng Foundation

Monday, September 13 at 6:00 PM (MDT)

Highland City Club

885 Arapahoe Avenue

Boulder, CO 80302

Contact Info: Tat Maxwell Tatmaxwell@mac.com

Forever Buffs 5K Race to Benefit Darfur – April 11th

Kelly — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:38:52 +0000

Event Title: Forever Buffs 5K Race

Date: Sunday, April 11, 2010

Time: Check in is at 7:00 am. The race starts at 8:00 am.

Location: 2000 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO. The race begins at the entrance to the Duane Physics Building, CU Boulder Campus -across the street from the Buffalo statue by Folsom Field. The race will end on the Duane Lawn.

Cost: $20.00

This race is designed to raise money for for STAND (Students Taking Action Now for Darfur, and for CU’s Senior Class Council. Please follow the link below to sign up and support humanitarian efforts in Darfur!

https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/COB/events/COB2246859.html

The Sudan Project Part II – Sunday April 4th

Kelly — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:36:22 +0000

Event: From Slavery to Freedom -The Sudan Project Part II – A Passover Call to Action

Date: Sunday, April 4, 2010

Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Location: Congregation Har Hashem South Building 3950 Baseline Rd. Boulder Colorado

Cost: A free event – open to the public

Mario Lino, Sudanese refugee and founder of the Didinga Foundation, will show his film about his return to his homeland. Hear directly from the Sudanese people about what we can do to make a difference.

Francis Bok, Former Sudanese Slave Speaks About His New Book

Kelly — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:56:46 +0000

Francis Bok, Author of Escape From Slavery, will speak about his former experiences as a slave in Sudan on Monday March 22nd, 2010 at 7 pm at West Side Books on 32nd and Julian in Northwest Denver. Come and meet Francis and hear his gripping tale of escaping slavery in Sudan and coming to America.

Francis will also be speaking at Slavery Past and Present, sponsored by the Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness and Action on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at 7 pm at Lindsey Auditorium, Room 281, Sturm Hall, 2000 East Ashbury Ave, University of Denver

SINGER OMER IHSAS Feb 6th 2010 8:30 pm to 1:30 am

Kelly — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:31:02 +0000

DEAR BOULDER FOR DARFUR , AND FRIENDS,
THE DARFURIAN SINGER OMER IHSAS , COMING TO DENVER, CO FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE HISTORY OF MILE HIGH CITY, AFTER TOURING CANADA AND SOME STATES IN U.S.A NOW ENDING HIS PERFORMANCES TRIP WITH US. JOIN BY THE GREAT SUDANESE MUSICIAN MEKAIL ELDOW.
YOU INVITED TO JOIN US ON THE 6TH OF FEB, 2010 AT 8:30 PM TO 1:30 AM
WHERE: BIG BEAR ICE ARENA
8580 E LOWRY BLVD
DENVER, CO
I WILL SEE YOU THERE,
FOR MORE INFO CALL ME AT 720.447.9035
MUSTAFA ALI

Sudan Genocide Response Team-Mon Feb 1st

Kelly — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:46:12 +0000

The Sudan Genocide Response Team at Congregation Har HaShem will meet Monday, February 1st at 6:30 pm. All are welcome. They will be discussing the upcoming “Stride to End Genocide” (a run in Boulder) sponsored by STAND (Students Taking Action Now in Darfur) at CU Boulder. Mark your calendars. The race/run will take place April 11th.

Please email Linda at lfarb@mho.net if you will be attending. The team welcomes anyone who has the passion for helping the people of Darfur and South Sudan. Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Road. Meeting is held in the overflow room just to the left of the main entrance. Hope to see YOU there!

Valentine’s Party/Fundraiser for Sudan Feb 7th

Kelly — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:47:58 +0000

A Valentine’s Party with Heart! Give your Valentine the best gift of all…knowing that your love and generosity, given in their name, will save lives in Sudan or free a child from slavery.
Host:ANNELLE NORMAN and REVEREND HEIDI MCGINNESS
Location: ANNELLE’S HOME
3305 WEST HAYWARD PLACE NUMBER ONE
DENVER, CO 80211
When:Sunday, February 7, 1:00PM to 4:00PM
Phone:720-854-1445

Bring your Valentine’s card list and purchase them here–each one handmade and a work of art, made by creative and talented volunteers. Additionally, there will be silent auction items to lavish your loved one (or yourself!) with spa days, massages, creams, lotions potions, art work, jewelry, evenings out, dinners…all sorts of goodies! All the proceeds go to support the work of CSI in their efforts to free slaves and alleviate sickness and suffering in Sudan.
With us will be Pastor Heidi McGinness, Director of Outreach and Development for CSI and recipient of 2010 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award to give us an eyewitness account of the genocide occuring in Sudan. We will ply you with champagne, wine and Valentine’s goodies (some will be gluten free!), and you will hear stories of liberation and hope, deepening your understanding of the crisis in Sudan. A $20 contribution at the door will be requested. If you are unable to attend, please consider sending a donation, made out to CSI in honor of your loved one and we will send an appropriate Valentine acknowledgement.
PS–if you have a service or merchandise to contribute to the silent auction, please reply to me directly at annellenor@comcast.net. Thanks so much!

Change the World It just takes cents!

Kelly — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:42:10 +0000

The 4th Annual “Change the world It just takes cents!” (CTWIJTC) Student anti-genocide Forum, will take place on February 3, 2010 in the Davis Auditorium – Sturm Hall – University of Denver on February 3, 2010, from 10:00 am – Noon. For more information contact Sara Kornfeld at 303-596-8210 / ctwijtc@gmail.com

“Change the World It just takes cents” TM is an experiential, meaningful, non-partisan middle/high school service learning process and movement, which empowers youth. Through informed global awareness and action, youth lead, speak out and raise funds to educate Darfuri youth at home and abroad.

The Forum attracts growing numbers of students. The 2009 Forum entitled “For the Children”, hosted 950 students. This year, students will address … “And Justice For ALL.” They will also meet and learn from social activists, victims and survivors of genocide, and law professionals.

Boulder Film Screening of War Child Jan 17th 6 PM

Kelly — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:09:06 +0000

Boulder film screening of the award winning doccumentary War Child January 17th at 6 PM.

Please join The Sudan Genocide Response Team on January 17th at 6 PM for a showing of the world acclaimed film War Child. An award-winning documentary, directed by C. Karim Chrobog, chronicles the tumultuous, shocking, inspiring, and ultimately hopeful odyssey of Emmanuel Jal. A former child soldier of Sudan’s brutal civil war, he is now an emerging international hip hop star sharing a message of peace for his war-torn land and beloved Africa. The film is rated PG-13, for graphic violence. View the trailer at www.warchildmovie.com

All proceeds from this screening will go to the Goodwoman Fund for the education of Boulder’s Sudanese “Lost Girls”.

Admission is $5 and the screening is in the South Building at Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder; Phone 303-499-7077.