Camp Darfur

Preparing for Camp Darfur and our tent was a big accomplishment for our group, we successfully finished the tent and half way accomplished our action plan. The action in most ways was a accomplishment we were able to get in contact with all the radio stations on the contact list but we were unsuccessful with the call backs, only three radio stations called back saying that they were unable to participate in Camp Darfur, although we were unable to have a radio station at Camp Darfur I was able to learn form the action plan. I finally understood why Coutney was bugging me on how important it was to get a hold of the radio station early…over all I am glad I was able to educate people about genocides. : )

not on our watch blog 3

Not on our watch chapters 7-9
Paragraph 3 page 211

THERES IS STILL TIME TO ACT TO END THE SUFFERING…I don’t know if it was the text that they used or the whole book that put this sentence in context for me… During the reading of “Not On Our Watch” the information that they let out was not all the time understanding some things here and there some things that only a politician would understand, but some of the information that they used to help ordinary people understand like myself was more up-lifting, it wasn’t all the words that wouldn’t make sense unless studding what has been happing in Darfur, It was all the information that proved or somehow gave the urgency to help just like the little words that said “there is still time to act to end the suffering”. As I was already informed about Darfur before reading the book I fill that it is a great way to understand a little bit more on the organizations and what to US is doing to help…or what there not doing.

Journal Entry (Not On Our Watch) 2

Chapters 4-6, on these chapter it didn’t surprise me on how they formatted the text. In the content they do make very good points like in chapter 5 when they explained the top ten U.S excuses for inaction. I though that these paragraphs were very thoughtful as far as what the US/UN hasn’t done to stop or could have prevented the genocide, but I also think in the text they have a lot of repeated arguments that they tend to go back to, but don’t get me wrong there is good information in the text that discusses what we have successfully done. And like I said before that a lot of the things that are in the book we have already learned so it’s more of a refresher on what we’ve went over. My main thought right now in the book is how their going to end it (the genocide/ the content).

Journal Entry (Not On Our Watch)

It seems that it’s taking a long time for me to get into it I am already on the 75 page and more or less I am egger to know how their going to end the book I think that all the information that their putting in the book is a lot about what we have already studied/covered, but enough of me reminiscing on the text. I think that a lot of their stories are well told, with their own lives to what they saw in Africa. One thing that I liked/thought it was funny was when Don explained all the people on the plane, their names, where they were sitting and whether or not they were democrat or republican by which only one on the entire plane was republican….that’s one thing that opened my eyes. As far as going into more detail about the book I think I need to read a little more to tell you whether or not I like it as much as I thought I would….

Thursday April 26, 2007

This day was worth waiting for, well for the most part… I would have to say that the night was the best part for me. I had a good time walking around Wilsher St. just looking around at the different places, for instance the museums but I wish we had more time to enjoy the insides as much as I enjoyed the out but don’t get me wrong I loved it. One thing that I would have changed during the day would be the amount of time we spent at the Architecture Museum I felt a little confuse as far as what Alderson was expecting form us…mostly what were we trying to get out of it…I think that could have been explained a little more. One thing from that day that will stay close to my heart would be the Holocaust Museum although I learned most of the things she was talking about I thought it was really interesting to hear it form a person that sounds like she’s been learning it her whole life. One thing that I do regret was not opening my mouth for the candle light visual that everyone went to. I just wish we could have gone…but o well there’s always other things. If we had another chance to do something like this I would for sure go with out complaining, just being happy that I would have another opportunity to go. So I say this loud and clear to everyone in our class that I thank CORTNEY for the greatest opportunity to see first hand on what ordinary kids/adults can do for American and the rest of the world. SO THANKS CORTNEY!!!!! : )

Journal Entry (Night)

In this book I believe that there has been more grief than any other book I’ve read. I enjoyed reading this book it has me think more and more about the holocaust and quote on quote war.

(Page 109 last paragraph)
One day I was able to get up, after gathering all my strength. I wanted to see myself in the mirror hanging on the opposite wall. I had not seen myself since the ghetto. From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me.

In this reading this quote it went back into my mind everything he had been through the image in which happened to him and in many details that explains his own image as being a corpse. Losing his father mother and two sisters was more than enough, but yet he still has the strength to get up is enlightening.

Journal Entry (Night)

They had orders to fire on any who could not keep up. Their fingers on the triggers, they did not deprive themselves of this pleasure. If one of us stopped for a second, a sharp shot finished off another filthy son of a bitch.
(Page 81)
-Elie Wiesel

This quote in the book pointed me off in a different direction, the main focus in my mind was the words, their fingers on the triggers, they did not deprive themselves of this pleasure. At this point I was just thinking about the people being scared out of their minds whether or not it was going to be them next and just for any reason one of the SS could shoot them right then and there, and a question I had was, why weren’t they going to fight back if they were going to be shot just because the could not keep up with the other people? You were going to die anyways right? One thing I do understand that they have been through so much and the though of just like that letting them kill you for something that ignorant then why bother right? This is not out of any disrespect for them but maybe there is someone who could answer this for me.