Boulder for Darfur

DEAR BOULDER FOR DARFUR ,  AND FRIENDS,
THE DARFURIAN SINGER OMER IHSAS , COMING TO DENVER, CO FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE HISTORY OF MILE HIGH CITY, AFTER TOURING CANADA AND SOME STATES IN U.S.A NOW ENDING HIS PERFORMANCES TRIP WITH US. JOIN BY THE GREAT SUDANESE MUSICIAN MEKAIL ELDOW.
YOU INVITED TO JOIN US ON THE 6TH OF FEB, 2010 AT 8:30 PM TO 1:30 AM
WHERE: BIG BEAR ICE ARENA
8580 E LOWRY BLVD
DENVER, CO
I WILL SEE YOU THERE,
 FOR MORE INFO CALL ME AT 720.447.9035
MUSTAFA ALI

The Sudan Genocide Response Team at Congregation Har HaShem will meet Monday, February 1st at 6:30 pm.  All are welcome.  They will be discussing the upcoming “Stride to End Genocide” (a run in Boulder) sponsored by STAND (Students Taking Action Now in Darfur) at CU Boulder.  Mark your calendars.  The race/run will take place April 11th.

Please email Linda at lfarb@mho.net if you will be attending.  The team welcomes anyone who has the passion for helping the people of Darfur and South Sudan.  Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Road.  Meeting is held in the overflow room just to the left of the main entrance.  Hope to see YOU there!

A Valentine’s Party with Heart!  Give your Valentine the best gift of all…knowing that your love and generosity, given in their name, will save lives in Sudan or free a child from slavery.
Host:ANNELLE NORMAN and REVEREND HEIDI MCGINNESS
Location: ANNELLE’S HOME
3305 WEST HAYWARD PLACE NUMBER ONE
DENVER, CO 80211
When:Sunday, February 7, 1:00PM to 4:00PM    
Phone:720-854-1445

Bring your Valentine’s card list and purchase them here–each one handmade and a work of art, made by creative and talented volunteers.  Additionally, there will be silent auction items to lavish your loved one (or yourself!)  with spa days, massages, creams, lotions potions, art work, jewelry, evenings out, dinners…all sorts of goodies! All the proceeds go to support the work of CSI in their efforts to free slaves and alleviate sickness and suffering in Sudan. 
With us will be Pastor Heidi McGinness, Director of Outreach and Development for CSI and recipient of 2010 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award to give us an eyewitness account of the genocide occuring in Sudan.  We will ply you with champagne, wine and Valentine’s goodies (some will be gluten free!), and you will hear stories of liberation and hope, deepening your understanding of the crisis in Sudan.   A $20 contribution at the door will be requested.  If you are unable to attend, please consider sending a donation, made out to CSI in honor of your loved one and we will send an appropriate Valentine acknowledgement.
PS–if you have a service or merchandise to contribute to the silent auction, please reply to me directly at annellenor@comcast.net.  Thanks so much!

The 4th Annual “Change the world It just takes cents!” (CTWIJTC) Student anti-genocide Forum, will take place on February 3, 2010 in the Davis Auditorium – Sturm Hall – University of Denver on February 3, 2010, from 10:00 am – Noon.  For more information contact Sara Kornfeld at 303-596-8210 / ctwijtc@gmail.com

“Change the World It just takes cents” TM is an experiential, meaningful, non-partisan middle/high school service learning process and movement, which empowers youth.  Through informed global awareness and action, youth lead, speak out and raise funds to educate Darfuri youth at home and abroad. 

The Forum attracts growing numbers of students.  The 2009 Forum entitled “For the Children”, hosted 950 students.  This year, students will address … “And Justice For ALL.”  They will also meet and learn from social activists, victims and survivors of genocide, and law professionals.

Boulder film screening of the award winning doccumentary War Child January 17th at 6 PM.

Please join The Sudan Genocide Response Team on January 17th at 6 PM for a showing of the world acclaimed film War Child. An award-winning documentary, directed by C. Karim Chrobog, chronicles the tumultuous, shocking, inspiring, and ultimately hopeful odyssey of Emmanuel Jal. A former child soldier of Sudan’s brutal civil war, he is now an emerging international hip hop star sharing a message of peace for his war-torn land and beloved Africa. The film is rated PG-13, for graphic violence.  View the trailer at www.warchildmovie.com

All proceeds from this screening will go to the Goodwoman Fund for the education of Boulder’s Sudanese “Lost Girls”.

Admission is $5 and the screening is in the South Building at Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder; Phone 303-499-7077.

Please join Boulder advocates for peace in Sudan at a candlelight vigil and short gathering on Pearl Street.  Candles will be provided.  Everyone is welcome!

When: 5:30 pm December 21st

Where: Meet at 11th and Pearl and walk to the courthouse.

Please join The Sudan Genocide Response Team on November 15^th, 2009, at 6:30 PM for a showing of the world acclaimed film, War Child. War Child, an award-winning documentary directed by C. Karim Chrobog, chronicles the tumultuous, shocking, inspiring, and ultimately hopeful odyssey of Emmanuel Jal. A former child soldier of Sudan’s brutal civil war, he is now an emerging international hip hop star sharing a message of peace for his war-torn land and beloved Africa. The film is rated PG-13, for graphic violence.  View the trailer at www.warchildmovie.com

Colorado’s own Sudanese war child, Mario Lokidicho, will address the audience about his trip to South Sudan to take medical supplies and essentials to his Didinga people. All proceeds from this screening will go to this relief effort.

Admission is $5 and the screening is in the South Building at Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder; Phone 303-499-7077.

The team will be meeting to discuss the probable movie night in November and the Candlelight Vigil for Sudan on December 21st.  Linda Farb will be leading the meeting.  Please email Linda at lfarb@mho.net if you will be attending.  The team welcomes anyone who has the passion for helping the people of Darfur and South Sudan.  Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Road.  Meeting is held in the overflow room just to the left of the main entrance.

HARPS OF AMERICA Benefit for Sisters of Sudan – Enjoy an evening of lovely music in a relaxed, intimate setting.
Saturday, October 17, 7:30 p.m. House Concert – 601 10^th St, Next to Chautauqua
Tickets are $30.00. A reception will follow. For reservations, contact Carolyn Kuban, 303-499-0229 or kubanks@qwest.net.
Featuring harpists Carolyn Kuban and Kristi Bartleson, who have joined forces for over a decade. The dynamic duo have performed with professional symphonies throughout the United States, have recorded a variety of music from avant garde to folk music, and Carolyn’s improvisatory skills and Kristi’s songwriter skills will also be showcased in solo works. All proceeds from the concert will go to the education and living expenses of several Sudanese women (formerly the ‘Lost Girls’ of Sudan) living in Boulder. The concert is sponsored by the group Sisters of Sudan.

The Dead Weight of Complacency Exhibit and Lecture Series presented by The Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness and Action and The Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St., Denver, CO 80205

Lecture series in October 6:30p.m – 8:30p.m at the library.

Monday, October 5^th – Bullying and Genocide with Barbara Coloroso and Tara Raju  

Tuesday, October 13^th - International Law and Genocide with Dr. Ved Nanda and Professor David Akerson

Monday, October 19^th - Slavery – Past and Present Day with Pastor Heidi McGinness and Tamara Banks