google earth and the united states holocaust memorial museum have partnered to bring images of the genocide in the darfur crisis. you can download google earth and literally track the destruction which is taking place. the hope is that this will raise the attention of the global community to take a further interest in the tragedies occuring in darfur.
(ht: josh)
"Crisis in Darfur is the first project of the Museum’s Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative that will over time include information on potential genocides allowing citizens, governments, and institutions to access information on atrocities in their nascent stages and respond.
Zoom down and see what a burned village looks like from above, the vast tent cities of people displaced from their homes, and photographs on the ground of refugees struggling to survive. Read eyewitness testimony of atrocities in attacked villages. Visualize what genocide looks like today in Darfur."
1. do you think this will make a difference in motivating people to action?
2. do you care enough to take action?
1 comment:
some of our kids have checked on this and are now trying to organize some fundraising events.
they're actually going to do a 3 on 3 tourney this summer.
i think the process is this:
ignorance to awareness to compassion to action.
Google Earth brings awareness, God brings compassion, we must take action.
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