Media

Join us on a journey of hope and compassion as we design and paint simulated refugee tents in our communities to create awareness and support for the people of Darfur, Sudan. It's our hope that these tents will serve as doorways to concrete action. It's our hope that these tents will help lead to the advocacy necessary to stop the genocide in Darfur.

"For refugees, the tent is a symbol of loss. Every time they come back to their tents, they are reminded of what they used to have, what was taken from them, and their longing to return home. Yet, even though the tent represents loss, they immediately humanize their situation by creating a new life. In the camps in Chad, this is most obvious from the fences and screens they build around their tents with sticks and grass and the little plots they scratch out next to their tents to grow vegetables. Loss and hope exist side by side. This is not only true for uprooted people from Darfur; it is the human condition. Our ability to create and sustain hope in the presence of loss—even enormous loss—is one of humanity's most exalted characteristics." - Jerry Fowler, Director of the Committee on Conscience, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Media Contacts:
Susan Burgess-Lent
Media Director
415-686-8819
susan@darfurpeace.org

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Media Coverage and Press Releases on Tents of Hope Project:

New Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-twHuI1VT3Y

Community Brief: Tents of Hope -United Church of Chapel Hill - July 27, 2008.

Tents of Hope Churches collaborate to aid refugees - Elizabeth Kalfsbeek - July 26, 2008.

Solidarity with people of Darfur - July 26, 2008.

Off The Clock: Symbolic tents define a serious need - Marvin Vangilder - July 25, 2008.

Churches unite to help Sudanese refugees - Patricia Wolff - July 23, 2008.

Eugene's Dream for Darfur Local effort for international impact during Trials - Desiree Aflleje

Congregation raises tents to raise awareness of Darfur - Rhonda Amon - July 20, 2008.

Third-generation business keeps healthy by being innovative, compassionate - Jan Falstad - July 20, 2008.

Pitching and painting a tent of hope - Judy A. Totts - July 14, 2008.

Darfuri refugees get a celebrity boost Hundreds of famous people chip in to aid effort that begain in Petaluma - Dan Johnson - July 10, 2008.

Survivor shares his story: Native of Chad, survivor of its civil war tells about links to Darfur - Megan Spees - July 8, 2008.

Darfur Genocide Tells of Climate Change as REcipe for Wars - SaAola Ookof - July 8, 2008.

Tents of Hope Interview - Jerry Fowler US Holocaust Memorial Museaum

Sudanese refugees to get UF Tent - Chantalle Carles - April 15, 2008

Vigil for Darfur - Olwen Logan - April 21, 2008.

Activists spread word of Darfur, White Rose Society sets up "hope tent" for weeklong events - Katie Petroski - April 10, 2008.

Walk and make art Sunday for Darfur - Kirby Neumann-Rea - April 9, 2008.

UTA students raise awareness, money for Darfur - Eva-Marie - March 28, 2008.

Symbolic tent to raise awareness of Darfur tragedy - Evan Norris - March 27, 2008

LOL Students Turn Darfur Concern into Action - Betsy Groth - March 18, 2008.

Shasta High club paints symbold of peace on tent being send to D.C. - David Benda - March 16, 2008.

Tamara Browning: Local youth movement targets Darfur - Harvard Divinity School.

A New Voice in Darfur by Chris Herlinger - Harvard Divinity School.

Tamara Browning: Local youth movement targets Darfur - Sj-r.com- March 13, 2008

Art panels left in Chad during battle - Argus-Courier Dan Johnson- March 13, 2008

UT Arlington freshman leaders to host community awareness project on Darfur genocide - Pegasus News wire - February 28, 2008

Darfur advocates urged not to quit 5 years on - The Christian Post - February 26, 2008

Tents of Hope project raises awareness about Darfur - wral.com - February 25, 2008

Triangle reaches out to Darfur - News 14 Carolina - February 24, 2008

Tents of Hope raise Darfur awareness - ABC local news - February 24, 2008

CRC is promoting Tents of Hope project - Christian Reformed Church - February 21, 2008

Tents of Hope for Darfur radio interview - KUT 90.5 Austin, Texas - February, 2008

Teens tune in to Dafur crisis - The News Observer- February 21, 2008

100 cities in U.S to raise funds for uprooted Darfuri civilians - Deciples News Service - February 20, 2008

Darfur awareness program will start in March - The Shortthorn- February 20, 2008

Activist escapes rebel attacks in Chad - Los Angeles Times - February 11, 2008

Community-wide rally to end genocide in Darfur - Cleveland Jewish News.com - February 16, 2008

Tents of Hope A Reminder of Genocide in Darfur - The Austin Chronicle - February 15, 2008

19th annual Homeless Vigil in Exeter draws crowd - Seacoastonline.com - February 1, 2008.

Disciples participate in Tents of Hope campaign to raise awareness for Darfur - Disciples News Service - Jan. 22, 2008

Khartoum accused of kidnapping six of Darfur's ceasefire monitors - National Post - December 31, 2007

Students across the U.S. and Canada unite with religious communities in creative call to conscience to end Darfur genocide - Disciples News Service - Nov. 29, 2007

"Genocide Prevention" Podcast with Tim Nonn - US Holocaust Memorial Museum (Committee on Conscience)

"Raising Tents for Refugees" - LancasterOnline (Lancaster, PA) - Nov. 23, 2007

"EHS hosts fund-raiser for the Sudan" - Seacost Online (Seacost, NH) - Nov. 20, 2007

"Event pitches 'Tents of Hope' for Darfur" - Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA) - Nov. 8, 2007

Press Release from the National Council of Churches USA (New York City) - Oct. 3, 2007
- Also published on the Sudanese Online website .

"Tents rise in solidarity with refugees" - Marquette Tribune (Milwaukee, WI) - Nov. 1, 2007

"How to Paint a Tent" (PDF File) - Op-Ed by Rev. Dave Weidlich and Tim Nonn, Petaluma Argus Courier (Petaluma, CA) - Oct. 24, 2007

"Students use art skills to aid refugees" - Petaluma Argus Courier (Petaluma, CA) - Oct. 24, 2007

"First Congregational Church sponsors African weekend in November" - Northwest Voice (Bakersfield, CA) - Oct. 19, 2007

"Darfur genocide spurs Raleigh residents to action" - The Independent Weekly (Raleigh, NC) - Sept. 5, 2007

ReliefWeb (New York City) - Aug. 20, 2007

"Tents raise awareness, aim to help Darfurians" - San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX) - July 8, 2007

"Activist to speak on plight of Darfur" - Greensboro News & Record (Greensboro, NC) - June 30, 2007

• Students across the U.S. and Canada unite with religious communities Posted On: 12-08-2007 STAND, a student anti-genocide coalition, is urging its 700 chapters across North America to participate in the Tents of Hope campaign...
• Watch "Sand and Sorrow" tonight on HBO! Posted On: 12-06-2007 Join thousands of activists and viewers across the country to watch the premiere of the HBO documentary Sand and Sorrow, a powerful film about the tragic and ongoing genocide in Darfur...
• Darfur Tents Posted On: 11-29-2007 We tend to forget Darfur because / So little is being done to save / The people living there...
• The Little Hummingbird Posted On: 11-19-2007 Wangari Muta Maathai, the founder of the Green Belt Movement and Nobel laureate from Kenya, tells a story of perseverance...
• Thoughts from Meadow Elementary School Posted On: 11-04-2007 Today, Tents of Hope is our school's opportunity to get involved, to make a change...
• A Message from Reliable Tents & Tipi Posted On: 10-27-2007 Reliable will donate hundreds of canvas panels to be painted by children in the US as well as Darfur refugees. These painted panels will be seamed into strips and eventually sewn together to create a couple of very special Tents of Hope...
• Authentic Hope in Action Posted On: 10-26-2007 The challenge for all of us involved with Tents of Hope is to join with refugee families in a process of transformation.
• You Are Not Alone Posted On: 10-24-2007 Hope is what my family lost when all the Westerners pulled out of Rwanda. Hope is what I have for Darfur and a genocide-free world...