James Farmer Postage Stamp

James Farmer was one of the most important and most overlooked leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. At the University of Mary Washington I majored in American Studies with a concentration in Human Rights. I was lucky enough to attend the school in which James Farmer spent some of the final years of his life as a professor. For this reason, I am supporting the campaign to honor James Farmer with a U.S. Postage Stamp. Please click the link below to sign the petition. It takes two seconds, I promise. If my short blurb was not enough to convince you, please watch the video below. && Let me know if you did it! I like to know I don't blog for nothing (even if I probably do) =P

Thank you!!! :)

Click Here to Support the Campaign to Honor Civil Rights Pioneer James Farmer with a U.S. Postage Stamp

 

 

Tents for Darfur

Yesterday I went into DC just to get some lunch and walk around. I was lucky enough to come across "Tents for Darfur" on the National Mall. The pictures are worth a thousand words.
You could never imagine the damage the Sudanese Government is causing on the African population in Sudan. I have been studying the situation in Darfur in my class on Genocide at UMW. I am going to insert a section of a paper I recently wrote, it is just a brief overview of the current situation. Hopefully it will give those of you who don't already know, a little more information:

Darfur is a region in Sudan in which genocide is taking place. The government of Sudan, members of the Sudanese military, and government armed and supported Janjuaweed militias are systematically attempting to end the lives of these “African” civilians as a whole. At this point nearly all villages in Darfur have been destroyed. Men, women, and children that have not been killed are living in camps. It is estimated that over 2 million people are living in these camps, however they are not safe. These people are dying of malnutrition, lack of water, their water sources are being poisoned, woman and children are in constant fear of being raped, and disease is common. Despite attempts at humanitarian assistance, it is limited. There is a chokehold on humanitarian aid, going from harassment to murders of volunteers. There is an overall sense of insecurity in these camps. Darfur is at a standstill and without help; innocent lives will continue to be lost.