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April 27, 2008 By: Danielle Vyas Category: Am I Not Human 2 Comments →


Building upon the movement created with our In Solidarity: Global Day for Darfur campaign on April 13th, we have started a monthly campaign ‘Am I not Human?’. The Olympics traditionally stand for humanity and friendship but with Beijing hosting this year’s games our traditions are being diluted.

Darfur and Tibet are suffering and until they have relief on every 27th of the month we will be continuing our effort to educate, motivate and activate. Our campaign will not end with the opening ceremonies but when real, measurable progress has been achieved.

The hub for this campaign is at Roots of Humanity.

‘Am I not Human?’ Press Release

The Campaign Organizers:
Daz Wilson
Danielle Vyas
Wayne Hicks
Eddie Griffin

The Campaign email is RootsofHumanity@gmail.com

We’ve created an e-book that gives some history and basic information of the Darfur and Tibet situations. You can download it free here.

Suggested Actions:

Email or call the Olympic Corporate Sponsors.

Send a letter to companies sponsoring the 2008 Olympics, hosted by China. (Dream for Darfur’s email system will let you do this with the touch of a button.)

Pledge to turn off the commercials of Olympic Sponsors during the Games.


Olympic corporate sponsors have been silent about China’s financing of the Darfur genocide, even as the sponsors are spending billions to enhance China’s image as Olympic host. If sponsors continue to ignore China’s complicity in the Darfur genocide, we will ignore their million-dollar ad campaigns.


Write to the UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace.
Mr. Adolf Ogi represents the UN Secretary-General in contacts with international sports bodies. Tell him you are concerned that the world will gather for the Olympics while the people of Darfur are being slaughtered.

Petition the International Olympic Committee.
Urge the IOC to work with the international community to ensure that China uses its leverage with the government of Sudan to help stop the genocide in Darfur, and avoids tarnishing the 2008 Games in Beijing.

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Am I Not Human? Press Release

April 23, 2008 By: Danielle Vyas Category: Am I Not Human, Call to Action 4 Comments →


Bloggers Stand in Remembrance of Humanity on April 27th

(PressMethod) - With the intent to ask the masses to remember humanity when they think of major competitive events such as the Olympics, set to be hosted in Beijing by a country guilty of involvement in numerous civil rights violations and outright oppression, April 27th is being observed as the day the question must be asked for Darfurians, and Tibetans to name only a few countries that have been affected by China’s lack of concern for human rights, ‘Am I not human?’

The Olympics have been said to represent friendship and humanity, but the oppressive realities China has taken part in seem to willfully ignore higher Olympic principles.

The ‘Am I not human?’ blog campaign involves bloggers from a myriad of cultures recognizing the symbolic importance the Olympics claim to represent and the direct violation towards humanity China is guilty of in its act as a supplier to Oppressive forces in the Sudan, and it’s unspeakable acts towards Tibetan Monks.

The campaign’s strategy is to educate, motivate and activate. A small ebook will be available for download detailing the background of the struggle in Darfur and Tibet, highlighting real actions that can and should be taken. The ebook will present the opportunity to continue action offline within our communities by anyone claiming to be interested in making a positive change.

Conscious Blogger Eddie Griffin shares, “We will no longer idly stand by and watch such blatant hypocrisy as human beings are inhumanely preyed upon.”

The Blog Campaign participants will post in unity on the 27th of each month until real measurable, progressive change can be seen in Darfur and Tibet.

The Virtual Campaign headquarters can be found at: http://www.rootsofhumanity.blogspot.com
The email where Campaign Organizers can be reached: RootsofHumanity@gmail.com

Organizers:

Eddie Griffin
Daz Wilson
Danielle Vyas
Wayne Hicks

CONTACT INFORMATION

http://rootsofhumanity.blogspot.com

RootsofHumanity@gmail.com

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