Thursday, September 22, 2011

Welcome!

Welcome to the first Darfur TASC Force meeting of the year!

Here's what have planned for today:
Learn about Darfur; become familiar with the cause
Brainstorm; what are we going to do to help
Activity; Get hands on
Darfur:


Refugee-
noun
1.
a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
Genocide-
noun
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.


This music video teaches a little about what is happening in Darfur and why so many refugees need help in order to escape the Genocide. Watch and enjoy, Working Class Hero by Green Day.


This is an inspirational music video by Mattifix written for those facing the conflict in Darfur. The video shows what many villages, camps, and people look like after the attacks. Enjoy Living Darfur by Mattifix.


Taking Action:

The activity we're going to do is going to help us learn more and educate others about the cause. We are going to be setting up and creating a cork-board for Darfur in our school. We will put you guys in three groups; a group to write and pick out statistics, a group to print, find, and pick out pictures, and a group to set up the board and make it look esthetically pleasing. Use these sites below, depending on what group you're in to find the things you will need.

Statistics group-

Pictures gorup-