OurPledge

We received this email from Carolyn of the i-ACT team today:

Today I’m at the operations center for an amazing live event. This morning, the i-ACT team is broadcasting LIVE from Camp Djabal in Chad for World Refugee Day Live, a day-long video event that’s connecting many refugee camps and UNHCR offices around the world. I encourage everyone to join at RefugeeDayLive.org.

When i-ACT first started in 2005, it was a challenge to even have streaming video on the web. 4 years on, the state of technology has progressed enough that it’s possible to stream live from Chad, one of the most isolated places in the world! Humanity is connected even closer together, and it truly underscores just how much we all share the same aspirations and dreams, and share the same basic needs for food, education, and security.

Today’s Action:

Today is World Refugee Day. i-ACT is providing live video feed from refugee camps in Chad and there are events all around the world to honor the lives and the daily struggles of refugees. Each moment you spend getting to know a Darfuri brings you closer to the reality of today’s theme: Real People, Real Needs.

Today we invite you to go deeper by joining Darfur Fast for Life. For at least one day, 24 hours, fast on water-only or refugee rations in solidarity with the people of Darfur. Today, even as we honor them, they have few choices compared to ours.

Please watch today’s video on StopGenocideNow.org, and watch the live feed at RefugeeDayLive.org.

Peace,
Carolyn, on behalf of the i-ACT team