PROJECTS

Smallest Witnesses: The Crisis in Darfur Through Children's Eyes

From November 10 through November 12, the Institute for Action Against Hate and the Gonzaga Office of Student Activities will be featuring the exhibit, "Smallest Witnesses: The Crisis in Darfur Through Children's Eyes." The exhibit will be displayed in the Crosby Center. Scroll down for special events during this time.

The exhibition features drawings collected during a recent Human Rights Watch mission to refugee camps along Darfur's border with Chad, after HRW researchers gave children pens and crayons to draw while their families were being interviewed. Without prompting or guidance, the children produced vivid and disturbing scenes of the violence and atrocities they had witnessed: attacks by the Janjaweed militias, aerial bombings, rapes, the destruction of villages and the refugees' flight to Chad. The children's drawings corroborate in chilling detail the eye-witness testimonies about crimes against humanity in Darfur that have been documented for months, and thus represent a valuable graphic record of the ongoing human rights crisis.

Special Events:
Friday, November 10 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Guest Speaker: Dr. James Waller, Ph.D. Whitworth College
Genocide in Darfur
Followed by special music by Sidhe Duo

Saturday, November 11 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM
Play: Darfur Strikes Forward by actors Silvia Lazo and Selena Schoepfer
Accompanied by Malidoma African drumming ensemble and dance troupe.

What can you do about the genocide in Darfur?
Ten things you can do about genocide.

Links for more information

Selected Readings on Darfur