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Title: Darfur Action


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Darfur Action
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Darfur Action - Overview
  • Short history of Sudan
  • Genocide in Darfur
  • What can be done to save Darfur?

3
Facts About Sudan
  • Largest country in Africa

4
Sudan/Darfur Map
5
Politics of Sudan
  • Racial and religious divide
  • Efforts to establish as Islamic republic
  • Previous sanctuary for bin Laden

6
North South Civil War
  • Race and religion
  • Lack of southern representation
  • Impact 21 years long, 2 million killed

7
Comprehensive Peace Agreement
  • Signed January 2005
  • Power and revenue sharing
  • Darfur not included in terms of agreement

8
Conflict in Darfur
  • Escalated in February 2003
  • Khartoum government scorched earth policy
  • Established militia Janjaweed

9
Reasons for Genocide
  • Not related to religious differences
  • Herders vs. farmers struggle for land
  • Drive towards Islamic and Arab state?

10
Tolls of Atrocities
  • 1600 villages destroyed
  • 250,000 to 450,000 killed
  • 2.5 million refugees and IDPs

11
Google Earth
12
Darfur Action
  • Learn more about the Darfur crisis
  • Take weekly action
  • Provide humanitarian relief

13
Learn About Darfur Crisis
  • Done

14
Take Weekly Action
  • www.SaveDarfur.org

15
Humanitarian Relief
  • Dear Sudan 2007 58.40 a year

16
Darfur Action
  • Learn
  • Act
  • Give

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Darfur Action
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