FUND4DARFUR NEWS:

Ashfield School Uniformed Services students raised over £1,000 with a sponsored “cycle, swim or run”.  Students from years 10 and 12 could choose to cycle, swim or run 1 mile, and compete with each other for the best fundraiser title...  

Solihull School raised £1,400 with a non-uniform day, having learnt about the crisis in a presentation to students by Fund4Darfur.  The School broke a new school record, helped by selling the Aegis Trust ‘Genocide – Never Again’ bracelets to raise awareness on the day...

Nottingham Trent Aegis Students Society held a ‘Ladies First’ club night, with early entry for girls and all money going to Fund4Darfur...  

Finchley Synagogue raised £300 at a screening of ‘The Devil Came on Horseback’ in April...

Sussex Aegis Students Society held a fundraising open mic night with all proceeds to Fund4Darfur.

16 Apr 08 – Fund4Darfur Spring Newsletter available online.  News and updates on fundraising and campaigns from the four months since our launch in December 2007.  Read about the projects we have supported and people that have been helped through the generosity of our supporters. Click here to read the full newsletter; click here to sign up to future newsletters.

13 Apr 08 – Survivors, activists and celebrities united for 5th Global Day for Darfur.  Rallies took place in 35 capital cities around the globe to demand an end to the destruction of childhood in Darfur. An estimated three thousand attended the demonstration outside the Sudanese Embassy in London. More...

17 Mar 08 - European Parliament divests from Sudan over Darfur.  Following pressure from campaigners and MEPs the European Parliament’s pension fund has sold its shares in a company bankrolling the Sudanese regime.  More.  

27 Feb 08 – On 1st anniversary of naming Darfur war crimes suspects, Aegis co-founds wantedforwarcrimes.org, calling for the immediate arrest of men wanted for crimes against humanity in Darfur. More. If you haven’t already done so, click here to add your name to the call on UN Security Council heads of mission to act now in bringing these men to justice.

18 Mar 08 – Gateways School in Leeds held ‘Darfur Day’, combining fundraising with learning about Darfur.  Activities included a ‘refugee camp’ being set up in the school lift, and a fashion show attended by ex-model Caprice.

17 Mar 08 - European Parliament divests from Sudan over Darfur.  Following pressure from campaigners and MEPs the European Parliament’s pension fund has sold its shares in a company bankrolling the Sudanese regime.  More...  

1 Mar 08 – Dance for Darfur at London School of Speech & Drama.  The Aegis Society brought together dance and movement tutors, bands and musicians for a 10-hour Dance for Darfur to raise awareness and funds for Fund4Darfur.

27 Feb 08 – On 1st anniversary of ICC naming Darfur war crimes suspects, Aegis co-founds wantedforwarcrimes.org, calling for immediate arrest of two men wanted for crimes against humanity in Darfur.  Read more.  If you haven’t already done so, click here to add your name to the call on UN Security Council heads of mission to act now in bringing these men to justice.

Friday March 7th: Tuxford School held a non-uniform day in aid of Fund4Darfur raising just over £1,000 for Fund4Darfur

Saturday March 1st: The Aegis Society at London’s Central School Of Speech & Drama is brought together dance and movement tutors, bands and musicians for a 10-hour Dance for Darfur to raise awareness and funds for Fund4Darfur.

Friday February 29th: Following a week of fundraising from seven schools in West Oxfordshire, £6,500 was raised for Fund4Darfur. Money was generated from non-uniform days, collection buckets and some generous parental donations. The fundraising coincided with the handing over of a 6,000-strong signature petition to the Witney MP and Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron.

Friday February 15th: Sussex University Aegis Society raised £156 for Fund4Darfur through a cake sale and raffle this week, and St Hugh’s College, Oxford, ran a charity auction some of the proceeds of which will go to Fund4Darfur.

Monday February 11th: Amy Harrison joins the Fund4Darfur team, coming to us fresh from presenting with Channel Four’s ‘Bite’ programme. Amy works from Aegis’ office at the Holocaust Centre and can be contacted on amy.harrison@fund4darfur.org.

Sunday February 3rd: A street collection to raise money for Fund4Darfur took place in Nottingham City Centre and raised over £1000. The collection was operated by students from the Aegis Societies at both Nottingham Universities.

Sunday January 27th: £250 was raised at a Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in Bournemouth.

Christmas Ceilidh - Dec 29th 07: Over 90 people gathered at Barrowby village hall (Nr Grantham - Lincolnshire, UK) on the evening of the 29th of December for a festive four hours of traditional Scottish dancing. There was also a tombolla, raffle and whiskey roll all to help raise money for Fund4Darfur. Over £1,100 was raised from the evening - Thank you to all who helped organise the event and to everyone who attended.

Street Collection - Dec 29th 07: With the post-Christmas sales in full swing, a small but dedicated group of Fund4Darfur supporters took advantage of the increased volume of shoppers to collect money on the streets of Mansfield, UK. £400 was raised.

Street Collection - Dec 18th 07: More than 50 students and members of the public spent a few hours on the streets of the London borough of Westminster, for a street collection which raised just over £3,500 pounds. If you have a few hours spare and would like to help on a street collection or organise one of your own in support of Fund4Darfur, then please contact: fundraising@fund4darfur.org