Tents of Hope Petaluma

Tents of Hope Petaluma | From Petaluma to Darfur

It's Easy to Get Started:

Choose a one or two week period of time when you would like to host a tent. Have a second choice in mind too. Allow yourself at least a month to prepare for your time with the tent. Click HERE to see the calendar.
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Start planning your time with the tent. Download the suggested planning schedule (Word or pdf)

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tentsofhope.org

Sudan Advocacy Action Forum: SAAF, a Christian grassroots effort to advocate for a just and lasting peace in Sudan.

dearsudan.org

savedarfur.org advocacy coalition

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Tents of Hope is making a difference by painting refugee-style tents. Churches, faith-communities, schools and businesses are "adopting” a tent for a week or two and gathering together children, youth and families to paint a section of the community tent. We are sending messages of peace and hope to our community, to Sacramento, to Washington, DC, and to displaced people in and around Sudan.

We have two community tents that will each travel separate routes around our city, from church to school to civic group. Each participating organization will have one or two weeks with a tent in which they will have a designated area – about 20 square feet - that is yours to paint. Either divide into one-foot squares for individuals to paint, or paint a large mural together. During your two weeks, you are encouraged to hold events for painting, raising awareness and raising funds for a Darfur relief agency of your choice. Include the tent in what you’re already doing – or set up separate events, it’s up to you.

Just choose a one or two week period of time that works well for your organization and reserve a tent for that time.

Download the Flyer > (Word) (PDF)

Reserve your time with a tent now. Send an email or download the The Response Card.

What's Going On in Darfur, Sudan?

Play the video "Crisis in Darfur" (WMV, 4:16 min.)
or Play this Video at youtube.com.

Read a Fact Sheet on the Darfur Crisis from Church World Service (pdf)

Article in the SF Chronicle
DARFUR: The path to peace, despite U.N. and African forces, is blocked by pressure for political revolution in Sudan - Shane Bauer, November 25, 2007

"Darfuris want intervention as soon as possible, but few see their conflict in Sudan as one between deranged slayers and abject victims whose simple solution is boots on the ground..." Read the article.

Download the Powerpoint file (ppt): The Crisis in Darfur

What Difference Can I Make?

Download the Powerpoint file (ppt: Tents of Hope

Planning Your Time with a Tent - Here is what you need

Tip Sheets
Planning Your Time with the Tent	Word	PDF
Painting the Tent	Word	PDF
Using Your Tent Time to Raise Awareness	Word	PDF
Raising Funds for Relief	Word	PDF
Becoming Advocates for Darfur	Word	PDF

Download a flyer

You can customize and use to let your folks know what you're doing with the tent (suitable for bulletin inserts).

Petaluma is developing a relationship with Refugee Camp Farchana (Word doc)

We Are Raising Funds for Humanitarian Aid

You choose the Darfur relief organization your group will support. We recommend the following Relief Organizations. Our goal for Petaluma is $120,000. That's $2 for every resident of Petaluma. We can do that!