{"id":7833,"date":"2006-04-25T17:03:08","date_gmt":"2006-04-25T22:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=7833"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:31:26","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:31:26","slug":"4866","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2006\/04\/25\/4866\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Sell Art to Raise Funds for Sudan, Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (April 25, 2006)  &#8211; Covenanters across the country can relieve the  plight of refugees in war-torn Darfur and northern Uganda by purchasing  works of art created by North Park University students and other artists.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/old.covchurch.org\/uploads\/Zs\/NK\/ZsNKnQnPjmWE8-oeTYRqIw\/1317.jpg\" alt=\"Woman\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"15\" align=\"left\" \/> Students have established the &#8220;ReliefArtists&#8221; website that features  numerous pieces for sale. Artists donate their work that varies from  pottery to paintings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It provides a way for students to use their artistic talents to benefit  the people of Darfur and Northern Uganda,&#8221; says Dave Johnson, who is  leading the campaign. In addition to selling their work online, the  students show their work from 7-11 p.m. Fridays at the Mars Gallery in  Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Online buyers can purchase the art using a credit card or the online  Paypal system. Students hope to raise $20,000 by the end of 2006,  Johnson says. The campaign is being conducted under the auspices of  University Ministries. All sales proceeds will be sent to relief  organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Students began organizing ReliefArtists earlier this year, says Johnson.  He adds they also will host concerts and show films to raise additional  money as well as public awareness of the needs and concerns in Darfur  and Northern Uganda.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/old.covchurch.org\/uploads\/F5\/Vv\/F5VvU08WG595iNtaQF7Kag\/1316.jpg\" alt=\"Street scene\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"15\" align=\"right\" \/> Johnson hopes to work with professors so that student projects can be  used for ReliefArtists. He also will share the idea and encourage  participation from professors at other schools. The students are  encouraging other organizations to link to ReliefArtists on their  MySpace, Xanga and Facebook websites.<\/p>\n<p>According to the United Nations, 3.5 million people in Darfur, Sudan,  are now hungry. An estimated 2.5 million have been displaced due to  violence, and 400,000 people have died. In Uganda, almost two million  people have been displaced with 25,000 children abducted during 20 years  of civil war. One quarter of the children in northern Uganda over ten  years of age have lost one or both parents, statistics show.<\/p>\n<p>To visit the art website, please see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reliefartists.org\/\">ReliefArtists.<\/a> To learn more  about the initiative, contact Johnson by email at djohnson5@northpark.edu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=7833&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (April 25, 2006) &#8211; Covenanters across the country can relieve the plight of refugees in war-torn Darfur and northern Uganda by purchasing works of art created by North Park University students and other artists. 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