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last updated 08-Mar-2008
 
 
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The Missing Five. At noon on 29 May 2007, five British security guards from GardaWorld, a Canadian-owned security company, and a computer specialist working for BearingPoint, the US-based management consultancy firm, were kidnapped at gunpoint in Iraq. They are still missing. Register your concern: write to your British MP, Canadian MP or your US Congressperson: MORE>>

American Contractors in Iraq. Yes there are thousand of American Contractors working to support our military in Iraq. These contractors are providing the essentials for our military, such as water, ice, food, housing and making it easier for communication back home with their loved ones possible by installing phone lines and Internet services on the military camps in Iraq: Information and support website: http://www.americancontractorsiniraq.com/

Campaign for Female Education. CAMFED is dedicated to fighting poverty and AIDS in rural communities in Africa by educating girls. CAMFED began in 1993 by supporting 32 girls in rural Zimbabwe. In 2006, 300,900 children benefited from CAMFED’s programme of educational support in some of the poorest regions of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ghana and Tanzania: http://www.camfed.org/

- Donate to CAMFED International: click here

Center for PTSD and Combat Trauma. A Place for soldiers - and their families - to
reclaim their lives:
http://www.ptsdandcombattrauma.com/

Globe for Darfur. On April 29th, 2007 the Globe for Darfur coalition marked the four year anniversary of the Darfur crisis with the biggest Global Day for Darfur yet. Events and actions took place in more than 200 cities worldwide, uniting people around the world in calling for the international community to protect Darfur: http://www.globefordarfur.org/

- Day for Darfur 3 petition - a printable pdf version of the "Time is up - protect Darfur" petition: click here

Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur. The new global "Make Some Noise" project from Amnesty International, seeks to mobilize millions around the urgent catastrophe in Darfur, Sudan. It combines the power of John Lennon's music recorded by some of the world's best-known artists, together with cutting-edge forms of instant activism enabled by Internet and mobile technologies.

> About the Project > The Darfur Crisis > The Music > Three Steps to Save Darfur

Protect Darfur Campaign. We lobby governments to take effective action to prevent further attacks and seek practical solutions to rebuild lives: http://www.protectdarfur.org/

Trident. Trident was set up in 1998 to help bring an end to a spate of shootings and murders among young, black Londoners. Trident's successes have been achieved thanks to a close partnership with leading members of the black community (the Independent Advisory Group) as well as robust, intelligence-based policing, proactive crime prevention and increased quality of detection: http://www.stoptheguns.org/

War Child Music

HELP: A Day In The Life. Music that makes a difference: 22l tracks from Radiohead, Gorillaz, Razorlight, Manic Street Preachers, Babyshambles, Kaiser Chiefs, Belle & Sebastian, Go! Team, Bloc Party, Mylo, Tinariwen, The Zutons, Maximo Park, Magic Numbers, Keane, Hard-Fi, Emmanuel Jal, Elbow, Damien Rice, The Coral, George & Antony and last but not least Coldplay. >>> All proceeds to War Child.

Click here to buy tracks for 99p or the whole lot for only £9.99

 

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