World Refugee Day

There are 4.9 million refugees and displaced people in Sudan. Worldwide, 41.2 million people are displaced by conflict. We can do something to help.

Join Genocide Intervention Network and the Save Darfur Coalition on or around June 20th - World Refugee Day - to meet up with refugees and activists who live in your community. Come together for a meal and share your stories. Learn what you can do together to help.

Find a MeetUp near you: http://www.meetup.com/everywhere/World-Refugee-Day/

Resources

World Refugee Day DVD & Videos!

  • The i-ACT team put together a series of videos that you can share at your World Refugee Day (WRD) event or meet-up. It will help provide a sense of life in the refugee camps on the Chad-Darfur border, and keep the Sudanese Diaspora connected to their community back home. It can be played on a computer or DVD player between two people at a coffee shop or in front of a larger audience at a potluck! Videos are between 5-8 minutes, perfect for talking and reflecting in between clips.

    Order your DVD today so we can ship it out to you a soon as possible! http://www.stopgenocidenow.org/iact/iactzine/issue16/2010/06/10/1242

Host a Potluck:

  • Decide what the day, time, and venue of your potluck would be and schedule it on our meetup page at http://www.meetup.com/World-Refugee-Day
  • Invite friends, local activists and Sudanese in your area to join you. Contact your regional organizer to connect with other local activists in your area
  • Solicit recipes to cook your special meal or use our traditional Sudanese recipes
  • Invite attendees to bring a meal with them to the event
  • Take pictures and (or) record a short video of your event to be published on our blog along with a short blurb from you

Other events to recognize World Refugee Day

  • Write a letter your elected officials, or contact your Senators and Representative through our website form, where you can urge Vice President Biden to get tougher on Sudan  after the apparent crackdown on opposition leaders and independent newspapers
  • Host a special meal at your house, using traditional Sudanese recipes
  • Screen a film about Sudan
  • Have a vigil and get connected with other activists

Get Started!

  • Contact your regional coordinator for questions and help planning your activities
  • Read how-to guides for tips and guidance on creating a successful event
  • Visit our meetup page to find events in your area and to post your own to show people around the country how you’re raising awareness on World Refugee Day

How to schedule a World Refugee Day meet up / event:

  • Click http://www.meetup.com/everywhere/World-Refugee-Day/  
  • Sign in with your username and password
  • Click Schedule a meet up about World Refugee Day
  • Fill in the date, time, venue and additional notes for potential attendees with your area
  • Hit Schedule it

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