Give Me Five

"Ways you could help right now--in five minutes time!"

1. Go to http://www.darfurscores.org/  and type in your zip code. This will allow you to see the "grade" of your federal officials on helping Darfur, as given by the group STAND.
2. Call 1-800-GENOCIDE--it's a free call that will connect you to the White House, your Representative and Senators, or your state officials.  It takes three minutes, and puts important pressure on our leaders that has led to laws being passed that help Darfur. Be sure to congratulate them if their scorecard grade is good--or, encourage them to do extra credit if their grade needs improvement!
3. Share these numbers with people so that they do the same. It's two clicks away!
4. If want to do more, write a letter to your elected official which says the same. If you're from Western New York, see our button entitled "Things you can do" for their addresses.
5. Make a donation and save a life to an agency that helps the two million refugees in Darfur...including

• Doctors Without Borders in Sudan:
  • http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate/
• UNICEF in Darfur:
  • https://secure.unicefusa.org/
• International Rescue Committee:
  • https://secure.ga3.org/03/darfur

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