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EMU will host two “Tents of Hope” for Darfur on the campus front lawn Oct. 7 and 8, beginning at 9 a.m. <\/p>\n

The simulated refugee tents are meant to create awareness and support for the people of Darfur, Sudan, a region in the western part of the country wracked by military conflict and genocide. <\/p>\n

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EMU Campus Pastor Brian Martin Burkholder (right) talks with student Larisa Zehr and a Tents of Hope spokesman during set-up Tuesday morning. <\/div>\n

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Peace Fellowship and campus ministries<\/a> are sponsoring the tents and action\/response tables. EMU students, faculty, staff and the broader community are invited to stop in and learn more about Darfar and paint messages of hope and support on a tent. <\/p>\n

The tent will be set up and available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 7 and 8. Campus pastor Brian Martin Burkholder<\/a> (phone 432-4196 or e-mail campusministries@emu.edu) is coordinating the event. <\/p>\n

The “Tents of Hope” project is a one-year process in which people respond as communities to the crisis in Darfur. <\/p>\n

The tents become “unique works of art and ongoing focal points within communities for learning about, assisting and establishing relationships with the people of Sudan,” according to the website, www.tentsofhope.org<\/a>. The tents serve as “points of entry for more concrete forms of Darfur advocacy.” <\/p>\n

Small community “Tents of Hope” activities are part of an effort leading up to a national event in Washington, D.C., November 7-9, 2008, where planners hope to draw significant attention to Darfur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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