6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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featuring

NBC News Anchor ANN CURRY'S Photography Exhibit,
EXPOSING DARFUR

and

Actor and RI Board Member MATT DILLON'S Short Documentary,
SOUTH SUDAN: AN ENDURING STRUGGLE

October 29, 2009
6:00–7:00 Photo Exhibit & Reception  |  7:00–8:00 Short Film & Featured Speakers

The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10003

Host Committee
Jennifer & Michael Caputo  |  Sarah Farcy-McNitt  |  Michael Martin   
Sally Paridis  |  Rachel Tinsley Pearson  |  Peta & Gary Roubin  |  Natacha Weiss

Individual Ticket - $150

For more information, contact Ellie Stamatopoulos at (202) 828-0110 ext. 227 or ellie@refugeesinternational.org.

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Sponsorship Opportunities
(All sponsors will be acknowledged at the event)

Peacebuilder $25,000 – underwrite an RI mission to the region, lead sponsor on all event materials, special invitation for 6 to private dinner and discussion with Sudan experts including RI Board and staff, limited edition print from south Sudan mission signed by Matt Dillon, and 10 tickets to event.

Humanitarian $10,000 – includes special invitation for 4 to private dinner and discussion with Sudan experts including RI Board and staff, limited edition print from south Sudan mission signed by Matt Dillon, and 8 tickets to event.

Visionary $5,000 – includes special invitation for 2 to private dinner and discussion with Sudan experts including RI Board and staff, and 6 tickets to event.

Leader $2,500 – includes 6 tickets.

Advocate $1,000 – includes 4 tickets.

Friend $500 – includes 2 tickets.

Exposing Darfur: Photography Exhibit

NBC News anchor Ann Curry will present an extraordinary exhibit featuring photographs taken during her reporting from Chad and the Darfur region of Sudan. Ms. Curry’s images tell an evocative, inspiring and eye-opening story about the lives of the people of Darfur and their struggle for human rights under the repressive regime of Sudanese leader Omar al Bashir and the brutal attacks by the Janjaweed militia. Ms. Curry is an accomplished photographer who augments her broadcast journalism with still photography. Her images illustrate the peacefulness that was, and the realities of human rights abuses now taking a human toll on an entire society.

South Sudan: An Enduring Struggle
Directed and filmed by Refugees International (RI) Board Member Matt Dillon while on an RI assessment mission to south Sudan in February 2009, this 10 minute documentary shows the current struggles of returning south Sudanese refugees and the communities that are hosting them. Approximately 2 million south Sudanese have returned home following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between north and south Sudan that ended a 21-year civil war. However, tensions between the north and south are on the rise again, largely because of extreme poverty and lack of access to water, sanitation, education, health care and jobs. The U.S. and the international community must support the implementation of the peace process and increase funding for basic social services and
income opportunities.


Photo credit: Ann Curry

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