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posted Saturday, April 12, 2008
Global Day for Darfur
Sunday April 13, 2008
1:30 - 10:30 pm
at Frazier Hall
Bellarmine University


In conjunction with numerous worldwide events, Global Day for Darfur will be commemorated in the Louisville area with a day long series of events including film, speakers, an interfaith prayer service and lots of music!

In response to the ongoing tragedy occurring in Darfur, and many other parts of Sudan, a number of local organizations are gathering for this special day.


The Schedule

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Short film and a Sudanese Speaker

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Interfaith Service featuring faith leaders from a variety of traditions

3:00 until 10:30 p.m. a variety of local bands perform
(please check the program for an updated list of perfomers)

They may include:
My Darling Asleep (Celtic)
In A Heartbeat (Rock)
Matt Reynolds (Acoustic)
The Armistice (Rock)
Mawa Loule (Sudanese Musician)


Donations are encouraged for those wishing to attend the concert section of the Global Day for Darfur.

There will also be items for sale, literature, videos, and other ways individuals can help end this ongoing genocide, which is now over five years old.

The Collaborating groups
Kentuckiana Interfaith Task Force on Darfur (KITOD), the United Nations Association of Louisville, Bellarmine University, the Southern Indiana chapter of Students Taking Action Now Darfur (STAND), Louisville Metro Office for International Affairs, Louisvillians Helping Save Darfur (Louisville’s Save Darfur Coalition chapter), Center for Interfaith Relations, Kentuckiana Interfaith Community, Resurrection Episcopal Church, Catholic Charities, The Temple - Congregation Adath Israel Brith Sholom, The Cathedral of the Assumption, and Interfaith Paths to Peace. Sponsors include: ECO-CELL, Sirus Media, and Derby City Litho.

Bring your old cell phones to donate, ECO-CELL has graciously agreed to donate proceeds of all cell phones donated to them nationwide during the month of April. They will be counted toward the Dollars for Darfur initiative with proceeds donated to the Save Darfur Coalition (www.savedarfur.org) and the United Nations World Food Programme (www.wfp.org), which are also the recipients of all money collected during the Global Day for Darfur event at Bellarmine.

For further information, please contact: Bob Brousseau
Email: kitod1@gmail.com Phone: 502-931- 9371

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