Warm Up: Define the word “genocide” and give two examples you know of.

As we go through the presentation, complete the graphic organizer As the video plays, answer the following questions: List three things that happened to Acheh (the woman in the blue head scarf): Why are people afraid to speak out about rape? Why do these offenses still occur? What is needed to help this area? DARFUR: Reasons for Genocide People involved

Western Region of Sudan, plagued by genocide DARFUR: Western Region of Sudan, plagued by genocide The war in Darfur was a guerrilla conflict or civil war centered on the Darfur region of Sudan. It began in in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equality Movement groups in Darfur took up arms accusing the Sudanese government of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese in favor of Sudanese Arabs. It is also known as the Darfur Genocide.

People involved: Darfur rebels – took up arms against the Sudanese government because they believed it was oppressing non-Arab Sudanese and giving preference to Arab Sudanese Janjaweed – government supported group hired to help fight off and/or kill the Darfur rebels One side of the conflict was composed mainly of the official Sudanese military and police, and the Janjaweed, a Sudanese military and police, and the Janjaweed, a Sudanese militia group recruited mostly from the Arabized indigenous Africans and few Arab Bedouin. The majority of other Arab groups in Darfur remained uninvolved in the conflict. The other combatants are made up of rebel groups. Although the Sudanese government publicly denies that it supports the Janjaweed, it has been providing financial assistance and weapons to the militia and has been organizing joint attacks targeting civilians.

Reasons for Genocide Oil: China supplied the Darfur government with guns to protect it’s oil supply. Ethnic Conflict: Sudan is made up of many different ethnic groups such as Arabs, Blacks, and Tribal people. Desertification: The Janjaweed, a herding group in the west, were hired to kill people in Darfur, Sudan. With the desert extending, the Janjaweed could no longer rely on herding to live. There are various estimates on the number of human casualties which range up to several hundred thousand dead, from either direct combat or starvation and disease inflicted by the conflict. There have also been mass displacements and coercive migrations, forcing millions into refugee camps or over the border and creating large humanitarian crisis and is regarded by many as a genocide.

As we watch the video, answer questions 1-3 on your handout.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdR9SB4yPOo&feature=related List three things that happened to Acheh (the woman in the blue head scarf). Why are people afraid to speak out about rape? Why do these offenses still occur? What is needed to help this area?

Journal Entry Imagine you are a survivor of Darfur. Write a 1 page journal entry detailing your experience. Your entry should consist of three paragraphs, 5-7 sentences each. In your journal, address: How the conflict has affected your life, your family and your future plans Why you believe it is happening, who is to blame, and how it can be helped The Sudanese government and JEM signed a ceasefire agreement in February 2010, with a Darfur Peace Agreement signed in 2011. The JEM has the most to gain from this.

Reasons for Genocide People involved As the video plays, answer the following questions: List three things that happened to Acheh (the woman in the blue head scarf): Why are people afraid to speak out about rape? Why do these offenses still occur? What is needed to help this area? DARFUR: Reasons for Genocide People involved

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name: ____________________________ Date: __________ Period: ______ Teacher: ___________________ Imagine you are a survivor of Darfur. Write a 1 page journal entry detailing your experience. Your entry should consist of three paragraphs, 5-7 sentences each. In your journal, address: Why you believe it is happening, who is to blame, and how it can be helped How the conflict has affected your life, your family and your future plans Darfur Journal Entry