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Worthy Causes, Inc. – Boston Night to Save Darfur
Auction Ends: Apr 19, 2007 05:00 PM EDT

Live Event

Sun Apr 22, 2007
8PM - 8PM EDT

Online Auction is now closed!  The online auction is closed but please join us for the live auction at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge on April 22, 2007 at 7 pm.

Main Article Image It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.  Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.  -- Robert Kennedy

     The Darfur crisis erupted in early 2003.  Since that time, the fighting has killed hundreds of thousands of people and more die every day.  The conflict has displaced more than 2 million people, most escaping to larger towns where they must live in overcrowded and often dangerous camps for “internally displaced people.”  Other refugees have escaped to similar camps across the border in Chad, an area that is becoming part of the conflict.  Attacks on civilians have been brutal, with massive killing, rape, torture, displacement, and organized starvation.  Those responsible for the violence have begun to threaten aid workers as well. 
     Increased insecurity in the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur, combined with decreased international aid, is adding to the misery of the population in Darfur.  The ability of aid organization to access those in need of assistance is at an all time low. The ability of humanitarian aid agencies to reach those in need, was at its lowest point in December 2006 since April 2004, with UN access to the affected populations down to 64%.  In addition, disease and violence remain a daily fact of life for the millions who have been displaced since the beginning of the conflict in 2003.  Today, most are entirely reliant on the dwindling external humanitarian aid, and the threat of full-scale war is once again looming. 

The time to act is now.

For more information about Darfur and about our live event please go to our Web site at:  www.bostonnightfordarfur.com  

 

Thank you for your participation!

 

The Online Auction for Boston Night to Save Darfur was a great success. 

Thank you all for taking the time to support the people of Darfur. 

Thank you for putting a smile on a child's face in Darfur! 

Thank you to everyone who:

  • placed a bid
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  • invited family, friends and community to make their bid to build a better world


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Join us for the live event at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge on April 22, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

     Academics, professionals, human rights activists, politicians, artists, musicians and ordinary citizens are joining together to raise money for two organizations working to end the humanitarian crisis in Darfur: CARE and Doctors Without Borders.      

The event is certain to enlighten attendees as well as entertain them. 

     Individuals and organizations as diverse as Rep. Barney Frank, Rep. Mike Capuano, Samantha Power, Gloria White-Hammond, Fleur A. Just, Liz Walker, The Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur, some of Boston’s leading law firms, environmental consulting firms, hospitals and other businesses, as well as some very notable actors and musicians are joining efforts to focus the spotlight on the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today:  Darfur.  

For more information and to purchase your tickets go to our web site at:  WWW.bostonnightfordarfur.com

CARE and Doctors without Boarders

CARE and Doctors Without Borders are two key non-governmental organizations responding to this crisis.

  • CARE – This organization has worked in Sudan for over two decades and has been active in Darfur since April 2004. CARE currently provides direct humanitarian assistance to more than 450,000 war-affected people.  The organization operates throughout South and West Darfur, including the cities of Nyala, Kass, Geneina and Zalingi and surrounding camps.  Current projects address health and nutrition, violence against women, food aid, water and sanitation, distribution of emergency supplies, peace building and providing support for education and economic services.
  • Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency medical aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters in more than 70 countries. Worldwide, MSF doctors, nurses, logisticians, water and sanitation experts, administrators, and other medical and non-medical professionals work on more than 3,800 field assignments, alongside more than 22,500 locally hired staff. MSF has been running projects in Darfur since early 2004 and today has over 2,000 staff working in 17 locations throughout west, south, and east Darfur. MSF provides emergency medical and trauma care to people who have been displaced by the conflict and affected by violence, in addition to providing food aid, water and sanitation, and rapid response to outbreaks of disease.