Monday, November 27, 2006

What more can students do for Darfur?

Here's the answer:

"FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS STUDENTS HAVE SPOKEN OUT AND PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE MOVEMENT TO END GENOCIDE IN DARFUR, BUT THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE. WHAT MORE CAN STUDENTS DO TO STOP THE GENOCIDE?"

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience is asking high school and university students to write an op-ed responding to the question above. Publish your piece in your school or local newspaper and enter it in the Committee on Conscience�s Darfur Op-Ed Writing Contest.
The authors of the two winning essays, one at the high school level and one at the university level, will be flown into Washington, D.C., where you will have the opportunity to tour the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and attend the Days of Remembrance Ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. The 2 winners will also be interviewed for the Museum�s audio interview series, Voices on Genocide Prevention.

The contest will be judged by: New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof; Illinois Senator, Barack Obama; and Former Secretary of State, Madeline Albright.

Please review the requirements and guidelines for entering the contest. Make sure to include a completed entry form (pdf) with a copy of the editorial as published or a printout of the Web page if published online. Editorials must be published by a school or local newspaper between September 1, 2006 and March 1, 2007. Entries must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2007. Make sure entry form is complete before mailing it.

For more details visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum here.

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