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Screening of The Reckoning (Saturday, Sep 19th)

Posted in events, our updates, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,For those of us who follow the Darfur crisis, we hear constantly about the ICC (International Criminal Court) and it’s chief prosecutor, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo (I’m a huge fan).  Yet, I knew so little about the behind-the-scenes story of how the court was formed. PBS recently aired this fantastic documentary about the court [...]

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Darfur Prisoners Tortured?

Posted in news and opinion, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Rebel group JEM and Amnesty International are reporting that 82 Darfuri men sentenced to death by the Sudanese government are being subjected to “horrific treatment” – including inhumane conditions and torture.
Up to eight detainees are kept in cells of 2 by 1.5 meters wide, each originally designed for one prisoner. The cells are badly ventilated [...]

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Ghosts of Rwanda, Thursday April 16th

Posted in events, tagged , , , , , , , on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,15 years ago this month, 800,000 human beings were slaughtered over 100 days.  How could it happen that the world stood aside and did nothing?
I hope you will join us this Thursday as we remember the Rwandan genocide by screening the exceptionally moving and well-done Frontline documentary, Ghosts of Rwanda.  See a clip from [...]

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4Darfur Awareness Concert

Posted in events, tagged , , , on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,
Stacy Suh of Troy High School is organizing a concert to benefit Darfur this Saturday, March 14th.  This event is in collaboration with Amnesty International.  Below is a message from her.
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4 Darfur is a benefit concert for the victims of the Darfur crisis, featuring bands: Green, Lon Chaney, Transcend, Basic and Blackout 101. The [...]

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Ask the Candidate: Steve Young

Posted in events, tagged , , , on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Irvine chapter of Amnesty International and Orange County for Darfur are organizing an informal meeting to discuss human rights with Steve Young, Democratic candidate for US Congress in the 48th district.
Ask the Candidate: Steve Young
Thursday, Sept 25 2008 at 7:30p
Plumer Hall at IUCC
For more information, visit livingubuntu.org/events

I hope you will join me in this [...]

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Darfur Now screening at IUCC

Posted in events, tagged , , on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Amnesty International’s local group #178 will be showing Darfur Now at the monthly meeting this Thursday. Barbara will be speaking at this event. If you haven’t seen the movie, please attend this screening.
Here is the trailer.

Darfur Now screening
Thursday, July 31 2008 at 7:30p
Location:
Irvine United Congregational Church (Plumer Hall)
4915 Alton [...]

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