Have you been Displaced?

Amnesty International created a display type thing called Displaced. It is an educational and advocacy program that was designed to raise awareness about Darfur. On their site they include directions for conducting the exhibition and an activist guide which explains the situation in Darfur and what some of the Darfuri citizens are doing about it. The exhibition portion of Displaced includes four sections; Conflict in Darfur, Flight and Displacement, Life in a Displacement Camp, and Toward a Solution. It's a walk through exhibit meant to change how people think about the value of another human life. While in the exhibit participants are guided to ask themselves such questions as; where will I live? can I get schooling? and when will I leave? It's based on informatin from the UNHCR [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]

They also created an activist guide to aid with the exhibition. The difference between IDPs and refugees and why it matters. The human rights of access to food, water, healthcare, education, and shelter, Violence against women and girls in conflict, The flow of arms into displacement camps, Darfuris' response to the conflict as depicted through writing, poetry, and art are all things that can be learned in the activist guide.

All in all it's a good way to inform people who might not have known otherwise about the problems in Darfur.