So genocide isn’t what most people like to think about on a Saturday night — but genocide isn’t what people like to think about, period.
Traci of SustainableLA did her part to keep us from turning a blind eye to the current situation in Darfur — by throwing Swap Meet & Happy Hour Reception / Silent Auction to benefit the Darfur Advocacy Fund on Saturday.
I got there after the Green Party shindig, had a glass of wine, then got into the silent bidding. The trouble was, not a lot of other people seemed to bother with the silent auction — which really was the point of the whole party.
It disheartened me a bit — and not just cuz I bid on too many things, maybe :P The stuff on auction was really, really cool stuff — gift baskets from Earth Accents, BTC Elements, Organic Interior Design, etc.! And some of this stuff ended up going for under their valued prices.
I left feeling a bit like the silent auction got treated the way the actual situation in Darfur gets treated in the US — as something that’s happening really far away that we don’t need to get involved in…
Don’t know what Darfur is? Here’s a good FAQ from the Washington Post that’ll help bring you up to speed. And check out the Darfur Advocacy Fund for more info and to get further involved.
Update, 9/18/06: The latest SustainableLA event: A green apartment open house :)
Props to Siel for bidding on every item to help get the auction moving. You go woman.
Comment by Summer — August 21, 2006 @ 2:00 pm
Hi, I’m Fabrizio from Italy.
It’s incredible, but Italian media don’t speak about Darfur (1 hour only in 2005). People don’t know what ‘s happening in Darfur. So I have had an idea..please, ask to italian media to speak on tragedy in Darfur! There is a form, in my blog, to write them!!
http://itablogs4darfur.blogspot.com
How to join Italian Blogs for Darfur
People die in Darfur!
Join Italian Blogs for Darfur now!
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Send an email to Italian Blogs for Darfur with your web address.
Then, add our logo on the front page of your blog with a link to us(you can take the code here).
Call your friends too, and tell’em what’s happening in Darfur.
Thank you!
IB4D
http://itablogs4darfur.blogspot.com
Comment by Fabrizio — August 22, 2006 @ 12:30 am
Thanks Sum :) Good luck in Italy, Fabrizio –
Comment by Siel — August 22, 2006 @ 8:18 pm