United Nations World Refugee Day

Today, on United Nations World Refugee Day, students, activists and
> community leaders in cities across the country are calling attention to
> the 2.5 million displaced from their homes in Darfur by gathering at the
> stores and headquarters of Olympic sponsors Coca-Cola, General Electric,
> Swatch and Volkswagen to hold these companies accountable for their
> silence on the genocide in Darfur.
>
> > cZfMKtEzB%2FY%2Fce1B> We need your help to make sure that these
> corporations don't ignore genocide in Darfur! Click here to join an
> event near you!
>
> In April, 16 out of 19 top Olympic sponsors received failing grades in a
> Dream for Darfur report for their silence on the Darfur genocide despite
> their unique position of leverage with China, the 2008 Olympic host and
> the underwriter of the slaughter in Darfur.
>
> China buys the bulk of Sudan's oil and sells weapons to the regime in
> Khartoum, while shielding the regime at the United Nations. For the
> past year, well-known companies such as Coca-Cola, General Electric,
> Swatch and Volkswagen have refused to ask China to use its sway with
> Sudan to end the violence in Darfur.
>
> Sponsors can play a vital role in encouraging China to use its influence
> with Khartoum to bring peace to Darfur. But if the sponsors are going
> to continue to ignore the genocide in Darfur, we need to let them know
> that we will ignore them during the Olympics.
>
> > PwxZm9EzB%2FY%2Fce1B> Click here to join a demonstration near you: Tell
> the companies they cannot ignore genocide in Darfur.
>
> On August 8th, as the world gathers to watch the Opening Ceremonies in
> Beijing, we need to make sure that people don't forget about the
> atrocities in Darfur. We ask you to pledge to turn off the commercials
> of select corporate sponsors during the Games by joining our Switch Over
> campaign.
>
> Visit our website to let us know that instead of watching sponsors'
> commercials during the Olympic Games in August, you will Switch Over to
> watch our Alternative Opening Ceremony and the "Darfur Olympics" -- a
> broadcast by Mia Farrow from a refugee camp.
>
> > QLN2kNEzB%2FY%2Fce1B> If you can't make an event or don't have one near
> you, we still need your help right now: Please click here and tell the
> sponsors to stop ignoring genocide in Darfur!
>
> Best,
>
> Jill Savitt