October 11, 2006
MySpace Rocks, Raises for Darfur
MySpace has taken an active role in promoting awareness for the crisis in Sudan. In an effort to provide humanitarian relief the site launched Rock for Darfur.
The fundraising concert event will take place in 20 cities on October 21st.
On the MySpace page, activists can educate themselves about the crisis, contribute to the relief effort, and start their own “Darfur Dialogue” by downloading a free toolkit. The campaign also includes a clip by George Clooney and a public service announcement by Samuel L. Jackson that will be featured on the site as well as on TV and in movie theatres.
Last week, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warned that Darfur is creeping closer to catastrophe with rape and violence on the rise and humanitarian access at its lowest level since 2004. After three years of fighting between the Sudanese government and rebel groups in Darfur some 400,000 casualties have occurred and another 2.5 million people have been left homeless.
“The crisis in Darfur is a global concern and as a global community we have a responsibility to take action,” Chris DeWolfe, MySpace’s chief executive said in a statement, “MySpace’s reach gives us as extraordinary opportunity to spread the word and empower individuals to help address the horrors in Darfur.”
The concerts are taking place all over the country, so go out support a cause and rock on to some great music!
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Posted by Buzz Webster at October 11, 2006 04:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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