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...Waal, a research associate at the Global Equity Initiative at the Harvard Asia Center, was an adviser to the African Union’s negotiations with the Sudanese government this past year. ‘IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD’De Waal’s first contact with Darfur??s warring parties dates back to 1984, when he was doing Ph.D. research in Sudan.For part of his stay, the British-born activist lived with Sheikh Hilal Mohamed Abdalla “in this very remote outpost, the middle of nowhere really, in a tent.”Abdalla?...
...should not be in the business of doing.” But the council nonetheless voted 26 to 19 for Hadfield’s legislation.It wasn’t Hadfield’s first foray into campus activism. As a freshman, Hadfield led the “Swipe for Darfur?? campaign, persuading College administrators to allow undergraduates to redirect their Crimson Cash dollars to support African Union peacekeepers in western Sudan. And this past fall, Hadfield and his friend Magnus Grimeland ’07 ran for UC vice president and president, respectively. “We weren?...
...November. HDAG Co-Chair of Political Advocacy Caroline B. Simmons ’08 said the phonebank was just one of a number of Darfur-related events currently taking place on Harvard’s campus. HDAG is helping to publicize the national “Million Voices for Darfur?? campaign and is planning an April trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in a march supporting Sudanese refugees. Simmons expressed concern about undergraduate response to the issue, despite the number of planned events. “We had a lot more interest last year...
...administration. All three tickets can claim experience in working with University Hall on a variety of initiatives over the last year; Haddock on the UC’s 24-hour library proposal, vice-presidential candidate Thomas D. Hadfield ’08 on the “Swipe for Darfur?? campaign, and Voith on campus events like last month’s Pep Rally. We are most impressed, however, with how realistically Voith and Gadgil see the UC’s possible relationship with the College. Again, while we share the College’s skepticism about...
Even after Harvard’s pledge to divest, student groups have continued to work diligently toward ending the genocide in Sudan. One notable effort, the “Swipe for Darfur?? campaign, was instituted at the close of the semester, allowing students to donate their Crimson Cash to support peacekeepers in Sudan with a “swipe” of their ID card. These measures prove that campus activism is still alive and students can make a difference, as long as they are not too hasty to protest...