Darfur charity event

For any interested in helping the people of the Irdimi refugee camp in Chad, which is made up of Darfuris who have been driven from their homes by the janjaweed militias and aeral bombings from the Sudanese government (for a larger version of the flyer click on the image):



The money raised from the event will go toward solar cookers that the refugees can use to cook their food. This will allow them to stay in the camp rather than trek outside to gather firewood--a task during which many, many women are brutally raped and/or killed by the janjaweed.

Come out and support it if you can. It's on Thursday, June 28th from 7pm to 10pm at Philadelphia Cathedral, 3723 Chestnut Street. It's $10 per person and will include poetry from Sandra Turner Barnes, great granddaughter of the last ruler of Darfur, Ali Dinar; Afro-Cuban music; speeches from Darfuris like Fatima Haroun; displayed drawings by Darfuri child refugees; and much more.