The Details
Chicago Torch Rally (Olympic Dream for Darfur Event)
The Chicago Coalition to Save Darfur, in partnership with the national Save Darfur Coalition, will host Dream for Darfur: the quest to bring the Olympic Dream of peace to the Darfur region of Sudan.
While symbolically lighting the Olympic Torch, this event will turn a spotlight on the need to stop the factors that allow this genocide and other mass atrocities to continue occurring.
Featured participants
Luol Deng, member of the Chicago Bulls and refugee from Sudan
Fatima Haroun, Darfuri refugee
representatives from other communities affected by genocide (Armenian, Bosnian, Cambodian, Jewish, Rwandan)
IL Secretary of State Jessie White
IL State Rep. Greg Harris
other leading political figures and athletes
& Ben Prochazka of the national Save Darfur Coalition
Entertainment
The Jessie White Tumblers
Trevor Menear*
Further details for this program will be posted as they are made available.
1 pm on Sunday, October 21, at the outdoor plaza of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, corner of Rush and Huron; free and open to the public
*Check our website www.savedarfurchicago.org for video of Trevor Menear performing "John Sinclair" from the Amnesty International "Instant Karma" collection.
Ben & Jerry's will be on hand with free ice cream & their support for this event. Thanks!
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If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact us at darfurchicago@gmail.com.
Volunteers will need to arrive at least an hour early, and they will get t-shirts, help with set-up and a variety of tasks during the event.
While symbolically lighting the Olympic Torch, this event will turn a spotlight on the need to stop the factors that allow this genocide and other mass atrocities to continue occurring.
Featured participants
Luol Deng, member of the Chicago Bulls and refugee from Sudan
Fatima Haroun, Darfuri refugee
representatives from other communities affected by genocide (Armenian, Bosnian, Cambodian, Jewish, Rwandan)
IL Secretary of State Jessie White
IL State Rep. Greg Harris
other leading political figures and athletes
& Ben Prochazka of the national Save Darfur Coalition
Entertainment
The Jessie White Tumblers
Trevor Menear*
Further details for this program will be posted as they are made available.
1 pm on Sunday, October 21, at the outdoor plaza of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, corner of Rush and Huron; free and open to the public
*Check our website www.savedarfurchicago.org for video of Trevor Menear performing "John Sinclair" from the Amnesty International "Instant Karma" collection.
Ben & Jerry's will be on hand with free ice cream & their support for this event. Thanks!
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If you are interested in being a volunteer, please contact us at darfurchicago@gmail.com.
Volunteers will need to arrive at least an hour early, and they will get t-shirts, help with set-up and a variety of tasks during the event.
| Time: | Sunday, October 21 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
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| Host: | Chicago Darfur Coalition |
| Location: | Episcopal Diocese of Chicago--outdoor plaza (Chicago, IL)
65 East Huron (at Rush)
Chicago, IL 60611
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| Directions: | http://www.epischicago.org/Diocese/ It is a short walk from Michigan Ave. and from the Red Line |
| Associated Groups: | Chicago Coalition to Save Darfur, Chicagoland students to Save Darfur, Sudan Freedom Walk Chicago |
| : | Olympic Dream for Darfur official events in the US are organized by the Save Darfur Coalition, STAND, and the Dream for Darfur. They feature a torch that started its journey in Chad, just across the border from Darfur, will continue to the sites of previous genocides, several cities in the US, and arrive at China's doorstep in December. |
Other Signups
215 people have signed up to attend this event.
