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Club Mission: To educate the community about several catastrophic events occuring in the world suchas the Darfur Genocide, Global Warming, World Education and Health. The club will also engage in several charity projects in an effort to raise awareness for designated issues and financial support for non-profit active organizations which promote the progression of club ideas. This is an open membership club we just ask you to bring your ideas and to donate your time to help out humanity.
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New from Jessica Deal
From: Stop the Genocide (Global Awarness Club)
Date: Mar 3, 2007 11:21 PM
From: Jess
Date: Mar 3, 2007 10:37 PM
We need to change our world. There are other countries where hundreds, if not thousands, of people are dying each day because of their skin color. As you may have seen on the news (view the video here), Tyler Gibson and Mark Pieterson have started an amazing group at Eastern Guilford High: The Global Awareness Group (Stop The Genocide!) and are hoping to spread it throughout the country.
We need your help!
When: Monday, March 5th - throughtout the week
Where: Anywhere & Everywhere
Everyone is asked to take a simple white T-shirt and write on them: "It dosen't cost money to care about another human being." and then on the back "We can all change the world." And wear it on Monday, all day! Don't just wear it - but tell people why you're wearing it and what it means to help spread the word!
You can come up with any clever slogan (such as the one pictured above) which will get the word across to people the message that we're trying to spread. You guys are creative ... If you can think of something better to write, go for it! But seriously guys this will mean a lot. It seems like a small thing but thats exactly how everything begins. It all starts out small and it's up to YOU to make it expand and get BIGGER!
Margarete Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." So think about it. It doesn't matter where you're at. Brown Summit, GTCC, Page, Grimsley, another city or state - just do it from your heart. You don't have to come to anything and it won't cost any money. Just make the T-shirt and wear it the whole school day or for the week if you'd like.
Thank you all!!!
You are helping thousands across
the world with your actions.
Let's change the world for the better ...
We don't want this to be JUST an EGHS club ...
Get involved:
1) View this event on facebook.
2) Join the facebook group (the Global Awareness club) here.
3) Add the club as a MySpace friend!
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Press 'Reply' and Copy & Paste all HTML
into a new bulletin to spread the word!
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- Written by Jessica Deal & Mark Pieterson -
Posted by Mark Pieterson at 8:38 PM 1 comments
Name:
White Tshirts for Change
Tagline:
because we all need to stop not caring
Date:
Monday, March 5, 2007
Time:
8:30am - 6:00pm
Location:
Anywhere and Everywhere
Street:
Anywhere Everywhre
336.848.2330
Email:
mark.pieterson@gmail.com
Description: I dunno but this seems like short notice but monday i was thinking it'll be thoughtful if people just made handmade tshirts with a sharpie and a white tee and wrote on them "it dosen't cost money to care about another human being" and then on the back "we can all change the world" or something nifty like that im sure if u are creative u can come up with a clever slogan. but seriously guys this will mean alot. i know it seems like a small thing but thats exactly what they all said till things began to escalate into bigger things. Or you can even use the quote I have on the picture just anything creative like that.Margarete Mead once said."Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." so think about it. I am definitely going to do it so ill look out for white tees tommorow. I dont care where u are Brown summit or GTCC or Grmisley, or Western just do it from your heart. You don't have to come to anything. Just make the tshirt and wear it the whole school day or for the week if you want to.
If you have a Facebook just search for White Tshirts for Change in events and you'll get it
Posted by Mark Pieterson at 10:09 AM 0 comments
The decision by the International Criminal Court to name war-crimes suspects in Darfur was a sign of progress but there was still a long way to go before justice could be delivered, analysts said."Sudan is legally obliged to cooperate, but I see some complications," Leslie Lefkow of Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
"The key questions are what the pre-trial chamber decides and what the prosecutor does next. Sometimes, international justice takes a while to bear fruit."
Mariam Juma, an analyst at the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa, said that while the move was a good step, it could end up hardening attitudes against the United Nations."
It is too early to tell, but it is important to note that Sudan is not a signatory to the ICC; neither are the international powers that want to use the ICC," Juma said.
"While it is important that there is some movement on impunity, we need to ask: will it include rebel groups that have also been involved in atrocities? Will it also look at cross-border influences?"
ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo unveiled the court’s evidence on Tuesday after investigations conducted over 20 months. "The prosecution has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe that Ahmad Muhammad Harun [a government minister] and [militia leader] Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (better known as Ali Kushayb) bear criminal responsibility in relation to 51 counts of alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes," Moreno-Ocampo said at The Hague.
"These alleged crimes were committed during attacks on the village of Kodoom, and the towns of Bindisi, Mukjar, and Arawala in West Darfur between August 2003 and March 2004," he added.Sudan immediately rejected the ICC submission. Justice Minister Ali Al-Mardhi said Sudan would not hand over any person for trial by the ICC because "the court has no jurisdiction to try any Sudanese national for alleged committed crimes".
Sudan, the minister said, was responsible for applying laws within its borders in accordance with the principles of international law, adding that his country had not ratified the convention that established the ICC.In a separate statement, the adviser to President Omar el-Bashir, Majzoub Khalifa, said his government rejected the trial of any Sudanese national outside the country, on the principle that anyone who committed a mistake would be tried by the Sudanese legal system.
Neither the Sudanese people nor the Sudanese government would allow the trial of Sudanese citizens outside their homeland, he added.HRW, in a separate statement, said the case against the two Sudanese leaders was a first step in ending the culture of impunity associated with horrific crimes in the region.
"The ICC prosecutor’s request sends a signal to Khartoum and ‘Janjawid’ militia leaders that ultimately they are not going to get away with the unspeakable atrocities," said Richard Dicker, HRW’s director of human rights. "We urge the prosecutor to explain the significance of his action today to the communities devastated by crimes in Darfur."
Posted by Mark Pieterson at 7:18 AM 0 comments
Check us out; We were on WXII having an interview with Bill Oneill about the Global Awareness Club and Darfur.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/11137992/detail.html?rss=gws&psp=news
Posted by Mark Pieterson at 4:21 PM 0 comments
Darfur Diaries: message from home (Film Screening)
This is the rare footage/documentary detailing the lives of Darfur refugees. This event is free and open to the public. However, donations are always accepted for Darfur's future!(The screening will have filmmaker Jen Marlowe present. The newly released companion book will also be available for sale. Earlier in the day, there will be a brunch and book signing - still waiting on those details!)
Time: Tuesday, February 27 at 7:00 PM
Duration: 2 hours
Host: erica h
Location: TwoArtChicks Gallery (Greensboro, NC)
609 Elm St.
standuncg@yahoo.com
Greensboro, NC 27406
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To RSVP click: http://www.savedarfur.org/page/event/detail/wrg5
Associated Groups: Charlotte Area "Save Darfur" Coalition, Europeans against genocide, STAND: Grimlsey High School
Directions: Downtown GSO...see www.twoartchicks.com for a map and directions 'finder' from your location.
Posted by Mark Pieterson at 9:03 PM 0 comments