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Donating Crimson Cash, however, another part of the Swipe for Darfur plan, runs into none of these problems. Focusing on Crimson Cash will carry all the benefits of fundraising for Darfur and none of the systemic pitfalls...
...course, in favor of efforts to end the genocide in Darfur or anywhere else and have been amazed by the dedication and leadership that HDAG has demonstrated for the cause, culminating last week with a new fundraising plan. HDAG, in conjunction with students at many of Harvards graduate schools, began online circulation of a petition last week that would enable students to donate leftover BoardPlus and Crimson Cash to support peacekeepers in Sudan. It is called Swipe for Darfur, and its gathered a few thousand signatures already. Swipe for Darfur is a valid and genuinely well-meaning plan, but alas...
Regardless of how one feels about the HUDS system, in practical terms this is a fundamentally inequitable proposal. If the donation, and the aftereffects of it, affected only those who chose to swipe for Darfur, then there would be no real problem. The reality, however, is that even those who dont elect to swipe will be facing the extra term-bill costs, and that is unfair. Understandably, a student paying more for room and board completely pales in comparison to the suffering of others in Darfur and elsewhere, but we cannot in good conscience endorse a plan that financially burdens...
...genuinely support all efforts to eliminate murder and harm in the worldand, currently, those efforts are particularly required in Darfur. We are, however, wary of well-intentioned endeavors that seem to be not fully considered. We caution the greater community to not be overly hasty in donating this unused money. While on the surface it seems as though the funds will disappear if they are not redirected to this very worthy cause, the Swipe for Darfur BoardPlus plan will actually divert much-needed funding from HUDS, funding that effectively is being used already...
...today, members of the Darfur Action Group will meet with Harvard College administrators. On the agenda is a proposal that, if implemented, would give Harvard undergraduates the opportunity to donate their excess Board Plus and Crimson Cash balances to the Genocide Intervention Fund (GIF), a group that provides logistical support to the African Union peacekeeping mission in the Darfur region of Sudan. Government-supported militants have killed tens of thousands in the region, in what many have called a genocide...