Sunday, March 04, 2007

2nd annual SFU Humanitarian Fair

March 28-30th, 2007

Does your club or campus group have a humanitarian mandate? (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian). If so, please e-mail caapaak@sfu.ca to register for a free table and to participate in the 2nd annul SFU Humanitarian fair.

1) Humanitarian fair; March 28-29, from 10am-3pm
2) Darfur Talk; March 29 from 3:30-5:30 in MBC 2295-96
3) Humanitarian Social; March 30th at the SFSS pub with DJ and African performers

Tables and chairs will be provided free of charge to SFSS clubs, groups, and other groups on campus on March 28 and 29th in the North AQ from 10am-3pm.

We ask that you consider placing a Darfur donation box on your table during the fair, help promote the Darfur talk on the 29th and a humanitarian social on the 30th. All proceeds less cost will go to the campaign which has so far collected $14,000 for Oxfam Canada to help refugees from the Darfur conflict. We also need you to promote and attend talk on Darfur by three speakers; from Oxfam, from Darfur and a politician on the 29th of March in MBC 2295-96. We will end the fair with a social event at the SFSS pub on the 30th, with professional African performers and a DJ. We will need you and your club members to come out and dance for humanity. We will like to start listing participating groups and to produce promotional material asap. E-mail and let us know asap. And please, help spread the word.

Contact Apaak at caapaak@sfu.ca to book the participation of your club or group asap.