24 Hours for Darfur

Written by Tamara on July 17, 2008 – 8:17 am -

Description: The humanitarian crisis continues in Darfur after eight years and slow response from the international community. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sought the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, while the United States denies involvement with the ICC and China and Russia supplies arms to the Sudanese government. As the crisis steadily deteriorates, Res Publica has been using digital tools in a advocacy campaign on behalf of the people of Darfur.

Tools: webcams, camcorders, digital cameras, cell phones

How are these tools being used: Internet users from around the world are given the opportunity to participate by recording messages transmitted through their webcams, camcorders, digital cameras and cell phones and then submitting them to the website, 24 Hours for Darfur. Videos range from personal messages from the general public to celebrities including actors Brad Pitt and Mia Farrow and Sen. Barack Obama. The material on the website can then be used for the purpose of lobbying, whereby users can simply email the video to world leaders. The site provides easy email links to such as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, U.S. President George Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

The 24 Hours for Darfur campaign is also supported by a page on YouTube.


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One Response to “24 Hours for Darfur”

  1. By michael B Willcock on Jul 23, 2008 | Reply

    The films on 24h for Darfur are well made and they make you wonder how world powers that are financing these atrocities can turn a blind eye. The same can be said for Tibet, where the world’s governments for the most part turn a blind eye to the ethnic cleansing that the Chinese government is committing on Tibetans.
    Check out our website at: http://www.filmyeti.com
    to learn more about the situation in Tibet and the Tibetan struggle.

    The Film Yeti crew

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