The University of New Mexico Running Club, International Law Students Association and Peace Studies sponsor “Run for Darfur ” at the Duke City Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 22, beginning at 7 a.m. at Third Street and Tijeras. Thirty-five UNM School of Law students and faculty will participate in seven relay teams wearing “Run for Darfur” T-shirts, to be sold to raise funds for the Genocide Intervention Network's peacekeeping work in displaced persons camps in Darfur.
In the past two years, students in UNM's Peace Studies program have participated in an informal “Run for Darfur ” during the marathon. This year, law student Kristopher Houghton, a professionally trained marathon runner, is spearheading efforts to raise awareness and contribute to humanitarian assistance and peacemaking efforts in the Sudan.
In addition to increasing participation in the “Run for Darfur,” student organizing efforts have raised approximately $600 so far.
The Genocide Intervention Network was founded in 2004 to build an educated political constituency and raise funds for peacekeeping efforts in Darfur.
For more information or to make a contribution, contact Kristopher Houghton at
houghtkr@law.unm.edu
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