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Welcome to the Minnesota Interfaith Darfur Coalition!
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| The Minnesota Interfaith Darfur Coalition was created by a collaboration of local synagogues, churches, and human rights and social justice organizations to help end the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Genocide is raging in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Since February 2003, government-sponsored militias known as the Janjaweed have conducted a calculated campaign of slaughter, rape, starvation and displacement. The Sudanese government has failed to protect them. The government not only denies involvement with the massacres, but its police also have attacked displacement camps.
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.jpg) It is estimated that 400,000 people have died due to violence, starvation and disease. More than 2.5 million people have been displaced from their homes and over 200,000 have fled across the border to Chad. Many now live in camps lacking adequate food, shelter, sanitation, and health care. Many more will starve. Refugees face the threat of rape and murder every day.
The Minnesota Interfaith Darfur Coalition has engaged in fundraising, consciousness-raising, and lobbying on behalf of the people of Darfur.
Minnesota Interfaith Darfur Coalition partners include: Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Bet Shalom Congregation, Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Council of Churches, Temple Israel, and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Upcoming Local Events
Darfur: Where is Our Moral Compass?
RALLY FOR DARFUR
Wednesday, September 3rd
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
State Capitol Grounds
"Camp Darfur" INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT
5:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
PROGRAM: 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Moderated by WCCO Radio's Jack Rice
The eyes of the world are on St. Paul. The hearts of the world must be on Darfur.
-People from all political parties and faiths must
take a stand against genocide.
-Interfaith service of prayer and hope
Calls for action by local, state, and national elected officials
Shuttle Bus Locations and Pick-Up Times (Please note change of location at St. Paul pick-up):
Southdale Mall (10 Southdale Center, Edina, parking lot closest to 69th and France, outer edge of lot near Movie Theater): Pick-up is at 4:30 p.m.
Ridgedale Mall (12401 Wayzata Blvd., Minnetonka, parking lot closest to outer edge of lot for Macy's Home Store on Ridgedale Drive): Pick-up is at 4:30 p.m.
Temple Israel Synagogue (2324 Emerson Ave. S., Minneapolis, parking lot is on corner of 22nd and Fremont): Pick-up is at 4:45 p.m.
Church of Saint Bernard (187 Geranium Ave. W., St. Paul, Corner of Rice and Geranium): There are three pick-ups at this location: 4:45 p.m., 5:15 p.m., & 5:45 p.m.
All buses will leave the State Capitol at approximately 7:15 p.m. to return to the shuttle bus pick-up locations. Reservations for the buses are recommended but not required. To make a reservation, send an e-mail to ContactMIDC@gmail.com and provide your name, phone number, which location and time you are requesting, and the number of people in your party.
Click Here to Download a Poster for the Event
For more information about Darfur, please visit the following websites:
www.savedarfur.org
www.ajws.org
www.genocideintervention.net
www.mngin.org
www.arcrelief.org
www.chgs.umn.edu
www.micglobe.org
| Please join the Minnesota Interfaith Darfur Coalition every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. for a weekly meeting. Location: Temple Israel, 2324 Emerson Avenue S., Minneapolis. | To Volunteer for Darfur, Please Send an E-mail to contactmidc@gmail.com
Click here to learn 10 ways you can help the people of Darfur
Thank you to the 1,000 volunteers who participated in Minnesota’s Interfaith Day of Action for Darfur
On October 29, 2006, volunteers joined the Minnesota Interfaith Darfur Coalition to pack food for refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan. Together with Feed My Starving Children, we were able to pack 143,000 meals. We were able to raise over $15,000 to be distributed to American Jewish World Service (AJWS), American Refugee Committee (ARC), Feed My Starving Children, and the Save Darfur Coalition. Volunteers also wrote hundreds of postcards urging U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to work towards a peaceful resolution in Darfur. Thank you to everyone who participated in this day of service and inspiration.
Volunteers Hard at Work!
 
 
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Minnesotans Rally to Save Darfur
On April 30, 2006, more than 700 Minnesotans braved the rain to join together at the State Capitol to call for an end to the genocide in Darfur. The rally was part of a day of rallies for Darfur across the country organized by the Save Darfur Coalition, an alliance of more than 160 organizations.
  
Senator Mark Dayton Rabbi Simeon Glaser Rally attendees on April 30, 2006
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