Who: YOU! (Hopefully)
What: A benefit and awareness night for genocide in Africa.
When: April 11, 2007 // Doors at 9pm
Where: The Plaza Club (881 Granville Street)
How: For tickets, contact us via email (neveragainisagain@gmail.com), call 604.710.1175, or visit The Outpost on UBC campus. Ten dollars gets you admission and a free drink, and every penny goes directly to the film Rwanda: Hope Rises. TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!!!!
And now a bit more:
As most of you know, the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan, has claimed at least 200,000 lives so far, with many more victims of violence, sexual atrocities, and displacement. Our goal is to raise awareness about the conflict in Darfur, but also to raise money for the film Rwanda: Hope Rises. This is the project of a local Vancouver filmmaker, whose work gives a voice to a nation that is rebuilding itself after the genocide of 1994. Each one of the 800,000+ people who were killed in the Rwandan genocide had a heartbeat, a soul, and a future. Darfur is not Rwanda, but the film is a reminder of the humanity and value of the African people, and of what can happen when the international community suffers from apathy or gets caught up in definitions. A clip of the film will be shown during the evening, so that you can get an idea of where your money is going. So, it’s going to be a great night of dancing and hanging out, but also a fantastic opportunity to find out how we can—and why we should—speak out against genocide. It might be as simple as informing yourself about the crisis in Darfur, or signing Amnesty International’s “Protect the People of Darfur” petition. It could be talking to someone about how you can become more involved.
The catch: TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE! No tickets will be sold at the door, and we are not allowed to sell tickets within 3 blocks of The Plaza on the night of the event. Tickets are available on UBC campus at The Outpost, or by contacting us. We’ll do our very best to get a ticket to you!
Please consider coming out, and please spread the word; we need to sell tickets for this event to be a success, so forward this email and tell your friends, cousins, pets, etc. to come out and join us.
Check out www.neveragainisagain.wordpress.com (a work currently in progress) for more information. We plan to continue working on this as an on-going project over the next few months.
Hope to see you all there!
Sara
p.s. – If you can’t make it, but would like to contribute to this cause, please let me know; we’re grateful for your support.
