Hey!

We are organizing an art walk for Darfur and are looking for submissions from students and community members. The theme is: "My Dream for Darfur." We would love to get numerous works from students and local artists. It will be showing in Central Oregon (Bend, and maybe other towns if we can organize it!).

The art walk will take place the first part of November, and we will be accepting pieces through mid to late October.

You can help by creating and submitting a piece, or by telling your friends, family, peers, teachers and school about it!

If you would like to know more, please contact me!
con paz,
sarah
sjstark at gmail.com

We need volunteers to help put up posters and flyers around the greater Portland, OR area these next two weeks! We need to let people know that Genocide Awareness Week is coming up!

If you are interested in helping that way, please email Megan at megan@cellardoordesign.com to find out how to pick up posters and flyers.

We need to get the word out about Genocide Awareness Week!

Also, we could use some help at events during the week, so if you are interested, please email Sarah at sjstark@gmail.com

Hey coalition members!

It looks like the meeting might be rescheduled due to weather in Portland. Many people have expressed interest in meeting next week instead.

If you would still like to meet today or tomorrow (Jan 17th or 18th), please call me at 208-739-3308 or email me at sjstark@gmail.com

My schedule is flexible right now, and I would be happy to meet with you.

Otherwise, have a great snow day and see you next week!

con paz,
sarah
sjstark@gmail.com
Portland Coalition for Genocide Awareness

Dear Friends,

In just a couple of weeks, the international community will be showing its support for Darfur by engaging in the Weekend of Prayer for Darfur.

The Portland and NW Oregon area was chosen as one of a handful of areas to focus on during this time of faith and activism, and because this matter is very important to me, I am doing my best to contact every faith group that I can.

I am asking you to stand with us this December, joining diverse communities of faith, to protect the people of Darfur and call for an end to genocide in Sudan. Let's send a message to the world that we will not stand idly by and watch the death of our brothers and sisters.

On the weekend of December 8, 9 and 10 we need you to call on your faith community to include a prayer for Darfur in weekly services. Save Darfur Coalition has offered to deliver to your house of worship a "Call to Conscience" banner for display during the Weekend of Prayer for Darfur.

Sign-up for your banner and support material at:
Link

You can get a packet of information to help plan your prayer event at: www.savedarfur.org/faith

December 10, 2006 is International Human Rights Day. All communities of faith are united in recognizing universal human rights. The Weekend of Prayer for Darfur is timed to coincide with International Human Rights Day.

Hundreds of churches, synagogues and mosques around the country are displaying banners. Each banner helps to raise awareness and can create another activist working to protect the people of Darfur.

Please join thousands of other communities of faith on December 8, 9 and 10.
The people of Darfur need your prayers. Your efforts will also be heard here at home, where our national leaders must be reminded that the people of Darfur need them to take action today.

Thank you for being a committed Darfur activist. Your continuing efforts deliver hope and save lives. Please help the effort by spreading the word! Please tell other faith groups in your neighborhood or that you know.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me by phone or email.
Sincerely,

sarah stark
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sarah j. stark
Portland Coalition for Genocide Awareness
www.genocideawareness.net
Link
sjstark@gmail.com
208-739-3308