Dance for Darfur

check out this link for an awesome project...the dance is on september 16th...contact the coordinators for information on how to make a donation...every dollar helps! thanks for all your work guys...you're awesome! :)
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Dance for Darfur

Background
Historians will look back in puzzlement at the way our 21st century world tolerates the genocide of more than four hundred thousand people in Sudan. According to reports by the World Food Program, the United Nations and the Coalition for International Justice, 3.5 million people are now hungry, 2.5 million have been displaced due to violence, and 400,000 people have died in Darfur thus far. Aid coming from governments, private donors, and non-profit organizations has been limited. In fact, the United Nations just reduced the present feeding rations in Darfur from 2,100 to 1,050 calories a day, which is by definition substandard for human living. Perhaps the most striking distinction in the history of genocide is not between those who murder and those who don't, but between ''bystanders'' who avert their eyes and ''upstanders'' who speak out.

What is Dance for Darfur?
The idea of ‘Dance for Darfur’ was started in April of 2006 as a way to raise awareness, funds, and supplies for the refugees impacted by the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. It will be a “block-party” style philanthropic event located in New York City on September 16th, 2006(Rain date, September 17th, 2006), whose primary goal is to raise awareness about the tragic situations occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan. ‘Dance for Darfur’s’ secondary goals will be to raise as much money and supplies as possible for the refuges through various methods of fundraising.

Who is Dance for Darfur?
Eva Sas, Jason Machowsky, Anne Rubins, Kuber Bhalla, Lian Kuang, Dhaval Shah, Tina Vazirani, Raj Tailor, Marleen Welsh, and Nitu Desai are committed to making the Dance for Darfur benefit a huge success. Continuous diligence is taken to keep all partners involved updated with the latest news and events.