100 facts about Darfur

Are you going to Twitter about Darfur tomorrow?

I know I just posted this but in a situation like this what does it matter how naggy I am as long as it works. Mary came up with this genius idea to make Darfur a Trending Topic on Twitter starting tomorrow and considering there are about 18 Million people on Twitter this could really help. I wouldn't know who the hell Camilla Belle is if not for the Twitter Trending Topics, and maybe some people will go, "Hey! Darfur! That was in Bruno! I wonder what it is exactly?" and click on it. And then they'll see all these striking facts (see below) and then more people will know.

The media has not been extremely talkative about it, neither have politicians, or the UN, because there have been seven major genocides in history-that's only the MAJOR ones-and I don't think many people want to believe the human race needs more people to die in order to see the problem in a government hiring an army to kill its own people. Since the higher-ups haven't spoken, the normal people that use the Internet every day have to, and the politicians will listen in the end.

To learn more about this project and the conflict in Darfur, visit Mary's blog. I wrote this a while ago that gives more information on the genocide too. Read the facts below and Tweet them tomorrow. Tell your friends. Every Tweet will add up!
Reblog this and I will gladly add your link to the bottom of this post.

It isn't difficult, especially for what it's worth. So without further ado...

1) What do 400,000+ people have in common? They were all murdered in the genocide in #Darfur. http://www.standcanada.org/

2) Ignoring the Holocaust didn’t make it go away. Save #Darfur.

3) To call #Darfur anything less than a genocide is ignorant to both the definition of genocide and the suffering of the victims.

4) The most meaningful characters you could type today: Save #Darfur.

5) There are currently 2.5 million refugees because of the genocide in #Darfur. Demand action.

6) Imagine living in a country where a girl is as likely to be sexually assaulted as she is to be able to learn to read. Save #Darfur.

7) Government using helicopters to light their own people on fire? Sounds like a movie, for some it’s reality. Save #Darfur.

8) The Sudanese government hired a private militia just to kill its own people. Save #Darfur.

9) Isn’t nine years of genocide in #Darfur enough? Call 1-800-genocid(e)

10) In #Darfur elders are sent to get water at night because girls are will be raped and men shot. There is no guarantee the elder is safe.

11) The famine in Sudan killed a lot of people, but the genocide it caused killed more. 400,000 more. Save #Darfur.

12) What do we want? A stop to genocide in #Darfur. When do we want it? Nine years ago.

13) Rape and genocide go hand & hand in #Darfur: http://clg.portalxm.com/library/keytext.cfm?keytext_id=141


14) If a government is killing its own people, why on earth would they be allowed to chose where the refugee camp goes? Save #Darfur.


15) Water: we take it for granted, and yet a lack of it has lead to over 400,000 deaths in #Darfur.


16) Start a STAND chapter at your school today! http://www.standcanada.org Save #Darfur.


17) If the UN doesn’t call #Darfur genocide, they don’t have to stop the atrocities. Stop saving money and start saving lives.


18) When you invest in Sudanese oil, you are investing in genocide in #Darfur.


19) What kind of message does it send when we let a government kill its own people based on ethnicity? Save #Darfur.

20) A little apathy never hurt anyone... except the victims of #Darfur.

21) The people of #Darfur worry about famine& AIDS just like other 3rd world countries, but they also have to deal with genocide


22) Several current members of the Sudanese government have been charged with over ten counts of sexual assault. Save the women of #Darfur.

23) Many organizations currently consider #Darfur one of the most dangerous places on the planet.

24) "since the #Darfur Peace Agreement was signed in May 2006, attacks against peacekeepers and humanitarian workers have increased ninefold."

25) re:newint.org "90 per cent of the villages of Darfur’s targeted ethnic groups have been destroyed." Save #Darfur

26) re: newint.org: "3.6 million people are dependent on international humanitarian assistance in #Darfur."

27) re: newint.org: "A third of people [in #Darfur] in need are beyond the reach of humanitarian workers."

28) Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir states ‘there will not be any international military intervention in #Darfur as long as I’m in power’.

29) "The WHO has warned that a major health catastrophe could erupt if the necessary funds and supplies are not made available." Save #Darfur.

30) The ICC has "arrested" Sudanese president Al Bashir, but this is merely symbolic. Firm measures need to be taken. Save #Darfur.

31) "A hybrid UN-AU peacekeeping force is on the ground in #Darfur, although it remains underfunded, understaffed, and vulnerable to attacks."

32) Girls as young as eight are considered at high risk vulnerability levels for sexual assault in #Darfur.

33) People in #Darfur have an average of a three hour each way every night to get highly protected water.

34) Water is so heavily protected in #Darfur that night time trips are necessary to avoid being shot.

35) "For the first time since 2004, global acute malnutrition rates in #Darfur rose above the emergency threshold in 2007."

36) re: Unicef: "As of September 2008, 225 humanitarian vehicles have been hijacked or stolen during the year [in #Darfur]."

37) re: Unicef: “As of September 2008, 144 humanitarian compounds [have been] broken into [in #Darfur.]”

38) Attacks on convoys means that 180,000 people in #Darfur may not receive expected clean water supplies this year

39) How long the genocide in #Darfur has been going on for is disputed, but the fact that 100s of 100,000s have died isn’t.

40) Why should you care abou #Darfur? Why shouldn’t you care about #genocide?

41) Calling #Darfur a genocide is the difference between a UN intervention and political apathy. Call #Darfur what it really is.

42) Aid serves an important role in providing for the people of #Darfur, but it will not effectively address the root causes of the conflict.

43) Because Canada has no colonial ties to Sudan, it is in a prime position to help the people of #Darfur.

44) Because of the horrid conditions in #Darfur and the high rape rate, the infantcide levels have skyrocketted.

45) Sondra was a nine year old girl shot in the back of the neck when she was only two hours away from a refugee camp. Save #Darfur.

46) Machuk is a 12 year old boy who took care of 3 younger sisters. One day in #Darfur his town was lit on fire. He hasnt seen them since.

47) To see the damage done in #Darfur, check out google earth. It will show you what villages have been burned to the ground.

48) in #Darfur theres a religious belief that you cant kill a virgin. Unfortunately for young girls, the "solution" for this is rape.

49) In #Darfur, a girl wil sometimes have to go through a humiliating forced marriage before being raped several times and then shot.

50) Daoud was an elderly woman who was kicked so hard she died. She was trying to get water for her family. Save #Darfur.

51) #Darfur can be hard to understand because it is not a difference of skin colour, but the fact remains that people are still dying.

52) Genocide is the systematic killing of a people. #Darfur is the systematic killing of a people. Call #Darfur genocide.

53) Saving #Darfur will be difficult, but letting an entire type of people die due to apathy is unacceptable.

54) The Holocaust, Rwanda... didn’ we say never again to genocide? Save #Darfur.

55) As long as the genocide in #Darfur continues, it will be one of the biggest broken promises of the Western world.

56) Issa was a thirteen year old girl raped by four different soldiers, two from her own governement.

57) When two Canadian aids workers went missing, the news media mentioned Sudan but not the words genocide or #Darfur. Why the silence?

58) Demand more of your local media; write them and make them pay attention to what is happening in #Darfur.

59) Although Canada isnt a major world power, we are respected internationally for commitments to peacekeeping and human rights. Save #Darfur.

60) “Who the hell cared about Rwanda?” –Romeo Dallaire. Save #Darfur.

61) www.instantkarma.org: a collection of John Lennon covers with profits going to #Darfur!

62) Here’s how you can start a STAND chapter and help #Darfur! http://www.standnow.org/chapters/start

63) "Having called what is happening in #Darfur genocide and having vowed to stop it, it is time for the West to keep its word" Romeo Dallaire

64) Why You Should Care: http://www.standcanada.org/index.php?section=why-you-should-care Save #Darfur

65) Genocide: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/genocide See #Darfur.

66) "Dozens upon dozens of groups and organizations have prioritized stopping the killing in #Darfur before there is no one left to be killed."

67) "The UN has become a largely irrelevant, [...] and the just-released U.N. report on the atrocities in #Darfur, Sudan, proves the point."

68) "We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to #Darfur. " -Nicholas Kristof

69) "While Americans have heard of #Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they arent actually angry at the president about inaction. "

70) #Darfur is home to many races of farmers, who identify as African, and nomadic herders, who identify as Arab.

71) Janjaweed: an armed militia supported by the Sudanese Government to help the Sudanese army kill its own people. Save #Darfur.

72) "If a government shuts off all access to the country, how can we get a clear sense of the nature and extent of the violence?" Save #Darfur

73) How to get the Facts about #Darfur: http://clg.portalxm.com/library/keytext.cfm?keytext_id=157

74) Every month I update my power point about #Darfur, yet the only thing that ever really changes is the death count numbers.

75) #Darfur is a region in Sudan that has been suffering from genocide for numerous years, yet is barely heard on the news.

76) #Darfur is one of the biggest tragedies of the 2st century -and one of the most ignored.

77) Take action in #Darfur, because the UN doesn't seem to be doing anything.

78) Unfortunately, because the UN Security Council has countries that trade with Sudan on it, it impedes action in #Darfur.

79) The people of #Darfur have enough to worry about without the genocide. This is unacceptable.

80) Support Bashir's arrest warrant, put strict trade sanctions on Sudanese oil, and return the displaced home.

81) Follow: @ExhibitDarfur, save #Darfur

82) Follow: @StandCanada, save #Darfur

83) Read: The Devil Came on Horseback, save #Darfur

84) Isa is a seven year old girl who will never know her parents because they both died when her village was lit on fire. Save #Darfur.

85) If the people of #Darfur aren't being shot at, they're starving from trying to escape being shot at.

86) in 2008, there were 500,000 children under 5 in #Darfur.

87) Thanks to UNICEF, those in #Darfur with access to it can get health care without completing a medical report.

88) 90% of the villages of #Darfur’s targeted ethnic groups have been destroyed.

89) 97% of the killings in #Darfur have been against innocent civilians done by militias instructed by the government.

90) In Darfur, 80% of displaced are women and young girls turned victims of sexual violence and abducted into sexual slavery

91) To this day, president Omar al Bashir denies his role in the violence in #Darfur.

92) According to BBC News: "Civil war in #Darfur region is seen as 'one of the worst nightmares in recent history.'"

93) Disrupting peace negotiations in #Darfur should be illegal and punished.

94) Even aid workers have been kidnapped & killed in #Darfur, what will it take to get attention in Sudan?

95) It can be easy to forget about the people overseas, but I'm sure everyone would rather a recession than a genocide. Save #Darfur.

96) There is absolutely no excuse for the inaction in #Darfur.

97) There are 400,000 reasons to call 1-800-genocid(e). Save #Darfur.

98) Every time you write a politician about #Darfur, you are forcing them to notice that you are noticing what's not being done.

99) Watch the movie 'Darfur Now.' Save #Darfur.

100) It's hard to know the solution to the problem in #Darfur, but letting things go on the way they are is not the answer.

Thanks guys
xx

37 comments:

Tip said...

oops I'd already been tweeting these facts the past few days...Tomorrow I will tweet them every hour!

Mary said...

AHHHHH I LOVE YOUUUUU
The more the merrier!

s said...

Darfur has always been an issue I thought to be underrepresented and underreported. If it takes Twitter to open people's eyes, I'll gladly join in tomorrow.

And now I'm off to write my own Darfur post.

Trendspiration said...

I am definitely Reposting this.
I felt horrible reading all those facts but I see that as a good thing because if it effected me enough to get upset and repost/tweet it maybe when others see it on Twitter it will effect them enough to take some action and do something about it.

I have watched a lot of documentaries on the situation and I can't believe how long it is taking to sort things out. It makes me embarrassed of the trivial things I get caught up in, but then something like this comes along and it shows we can all do something really easily to try and help.

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Anonymous said...

I will definately post these. This kind of reminds me of what the yes men did.

PAIGE & JOE said...

#Darfur#Darfur#Darfur for the world to hear... J-

xx joe

between peace and happiness said...

I'm tweeting this right now!

Beth Ruby said...

i am going on twitter now!
a really good idea btw

Beth Ruby said...

Just posted some updates on it now.
Cannot believe 'M&M's', 'What piercing are you?' and 'Adam Lambert' are trending topics but not this cause.
It is acting as an incentive to make me post all 100 examples above though!
xx

keira antoia rose said...

I will be participating in the Darfur tweetfest starting tomorrow. I know this is going to spread successfully through Twitter!

xoxo Isabella Clarisse xoxo
www.tasteoffashionkar.blogspot.com

Alicia said...

tweeting away.
I requested to follow you and haven't been accepted yet. I'm @culinarybliss

Anonymous said...

i don't tweet....but thanks for the post. i will, however, bring up the topic in convo.

Isabel said...

I'm tweeting!

Dude, I hated Bruno.

Tavi said...

Thanks guys! Will add links soon.

Alicia-I don't add people I don't know, hence the protected updates..

TobyOliverDean said...

reposted. already started tweeting too. Although I dont know when I was supposed to start what with time differences and all, maybe Im behind already. Good work everyone, Thank you Mary.

KAMI said...

tweeted +reblogged and told everyone else i know to do it too!#darfur!!

tomorrow started said...

tavi you rock baby for such a little girl. we love you over here in new york xx

PAIGE & JOE said...

o hmm no wonder it doesnt say im following you. I sent a request eons ago. Oh well :P

xx joe

laura said...

please tell me, when you die will you offer your body to science so people can finally find out how the hell someone so young came to be so learned, worldly, satirical and just generally amusing? I'm going to be turned into a diamond and blasted into space when i go but please, think of the world and go with science.

Vera said...

OMG! I follow you for a while now and I think you rock! But now I just took a look at the website of H&M and your cute face was looking straight at me! Dude, you really made it mehn...! Respect ;-)!

Molly Gertenbach said...

wow... I've never even really heard about Darfur... it definitely needs to be talked about!

Miss Deyn said...

this is really nice of you! i put you down as one of my fav blogs!! who wouldnt?:)

Roxanne said...

Just saw your picture in a H&M Feature on there homepage?... did you know that they have used it?

Arushi Khosla said...

Being from India, and having been to remote villages where such things still happen, I totally undertstand and I will def check it out. Stay fab ;)
XO

Unknown said...

I don't /do/ twitter. Or social networks, generally. But I will absolutely spread the word via my loud mouth. Don't forget everyone, the computer's not the only way to get the message around. Encouraging your personal friends to contribute, even sending annoying text message forwards, every bit helps.

Also, I encourage you to stay informed on the other unfortunate haps in the world, like the albino deaths in Tanzania, or even your surrounding areas. Contributing to the health of your community is an advantageous step to achieving worldwide results.

Unknown said...

Edit: I forgot that my facebook existed. I posted everything on my notes, and hopefully my friends will pass it on. So, that's another suggestion on how else the word can be spread.

Unknown said...

One more post, I apologize.

The Big Picture at Boston.com: Faces of Sudan

^^For more info and incredible pictures of what is happening there.

Justine said...

it's great to see you're spreading the word about darfur and keeping people in touch with the world.

justine

Antonio Barros said...

Great blog!!!

Mar said...

Great Post!

Elsje Fiederelsje said...

Thanks for reminding me of blogging about this! I just did! Wasn't aware it was all supposed to happen last wednesday... Oh well, as long as it gets talked about, right?

Callan said...

Consider this re-posted at tweeted!
@ http://luminarynotes.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

hey I saw you in TeenVogue.com and I wanna ask, are you really 12?

thestylishbiter.blogspot.com

Pedro Herrero said...

Hi Tavi and everybody in here
I'm Pedro and I'm a reader too!

Also I've started my new blog about fashion, design and art.

Visit at:
onehundredninetyeight.blogspot.com

Dana Lea said...

You are a very smart little girl. Obviously you do not like how the situation in Darfur is being handled and neither do I. That is way I am furthering my education at SMU and studying human rights. You are right: you can't sit around and wait for the world to change, you must do something about it yourself. I for one am hoping to go into the State Department so I can address how we handle situations such as Darfur on my own instead of the ignorance of the current leaders. There are many problems, however, which impede greatly the fight of the people for Darfur. These include the US's ties to China. If we were to enter Sudan, a nation which China receives most of it's oil from, we would be cut off greatly with trade with the nation hurting our economy much more than it is now. Sovereignty is another issue. Another: the US is already seen as this world "superpower". Can we afford to hurt our image anymore if they were even willing to enter the nation which they aren't. Peace talks are shit was of now. And the UN is shit as of now too. Nothing can be done until reform within the UN takes place. Why? Because the UN is weak. No nation fears it anymore. In Rwanda the UN was completely walked all over. Don't forget they cannot fire unless fire being fired upon. I say we need a James Bond who will go in and take care of the job. But until that happens thousands of people will continue to become atrocities. The best more of us can do is "Never Forget". If we never forget we cause start to predict. Prediction is going to be our most useful tool in the prevention of further genocides all across the world.

Unknown said...

Hi,I highly appreciate your post.I;d like to share few point with you.
Darfur wasnt the beggining of this crisis this is the third genocide in Sudan. The first victims were the inhabitants of the Nuba Mountains of central Sudan. According to Gregory Stanton of Genocide Watch, The Nuba were grouped into Peace Villages, where their women were systematically raped by Arab men, their children stolen to serve as slaves and at least 100,000people disappeared, never to be seen again. The U.N. supports the genocides thru regulations requiring the people be disarmed.Thanks you so much!!!
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