Dying in the Dust: The People & The Headlines

News clips, commentary, short stories and random musings about my life growing up in Chad, Africa, right next door to Darfur. For 11 years I lived with an amazing group of people who survived under the most dire of circumstances. But this has changed - my friends are now dying in this century's worst humanitarian crisis. This blog is a chance to share with the world what the people of this region are like - before they become bodies dying in the dust.

Monday, May 09, 2011

A wildly successful awareness event

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On April 27th, a large coalition of faith groups, refugee service organizations and STAND students came together to put on a wildly successf...
Tuesday, March 08, 2011

International Women's Day

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In honor of International Women's Day, here is an old blog post I did about an iPod and a desert dress: Tale Of Two Little Girls
Saturday, March 05, 2011

Updated Darfur speaker website

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It's been a long time coming, but I finally got around to refreshing my other blog - which is focused on creating speaking opportunities...
Thursday, March 03, 2011

Words to launch a new class of Fellows

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With emotions and expectations running high, a new class of Carl Wilkens Fellows gathered in Washington, D.C., last month to launch a roller...
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Saturday, November 06, 2010

Carl Wilkens to speak at UNC tonight!!

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One of my personal heroes, Carl Wilkens, is coming to speak at UNC Chapel Hill tonight. He has an incredible story of staying in Rwanda thro...
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Friday, June 18, 2010

Has Obama forgotten Darfur?

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Has Obama forgotten Darfur? This thought-provoking question is posed by Nick Kristoff in his latest op-ed in the New York Times. This is a ...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Video: Elon 4/11/10 rally montage

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Way to go Elon!

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Elon University in North Carolina held an anti-genocide rally on April 11. It was organized by the local STAND chapter and had several partn...
Saturday, April 03, 2010

March Madness in Sudan

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In North Carolina, there's no mistaking what March Madness means. The fervor of basketball fans pushing their favorite teams to victory ...
Friday, March 12, 2010

Introducing CGAN

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One of the biggest frustrations I had with my time as a fellow with the Genocide Intervention Network was the lack of communication among lo...
Monday, February 22, 2010

Two positive recent developments - dare we hope?

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In the world of genocide prevention advocacy, we’re used to bad news. In fact, we sort of brace ourselves for the worst even while hoping fo...
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Monday, January 25, 2010

State of the Union: Will Obama mention genocide?

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As a Triangle resident who grew up in Sudan, I won’t be drinking shots every time President Obama says “jobs” as I watch this week’s State o...
Friday, January 15, 2010

New Genocide Intervention Network web site

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The Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) is leading the national anti-genocide movement and has grown dramatically in the previous five ye...
Sunday, November 22, 2009

STANDFast: Stories of Survivors (12/1/09 at UNC-CH)

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Here’s an upcoming event at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I’ll be there – come out and join us! On December 1st, join UNC...
Sunday, November 15, 2009

Event this Friday

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Spread the word! Free food and film screening this Friday! The Interfaith Coalition for Sudanese Peace invites you to join us for a free piz...
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Monday, November 09, 2009

Rape Bystanders No Longer

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If you saw a 15-year old girl getting raped in an alley – would you stop it or cheer it on? Last month, this brutal scenario played out at a...
Saturday, November 07, 2009

Pledge2Protect Conference on Twitter

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Right now, as I write this brief blog post, hundreds of anti-genocide activists, elected officials and experts are meeting in Washington, D....
Monday, October 19, 2009

Obama’s new Sudan policy released

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The Obama Administration finally unveiled its comprehensive plan to bring peace to Sudan today at an event attended by Secretary of State Hi...
Monday, September 28, 2009

Cookies for a dictator?

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In an article in the Washington Post , U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration is quoted as saying, "We've got to think about gi...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Heading to Washington

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I'm headed to Washington DC this weekend for the second Carl Wilkens Fellowship retreat. I look forward to a good time of catching up wi...
Monday, August 24, 2009

Strong, balanced policy needed for Sudan

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It’s been nearly seven years since the Darfur genocide began. Fortunately, the conflict continues to garner much-needed attention worldwide...
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