Sudan Comes to Lincoln
November 30 - December 2, 2007

Sudan Comes to Lincoln

• Please join the Sudanese Education Fund  for an exciting weekend about Sudan! 
• This weekend has been made possible by a generous donation from the Codman Trust. The Sudanese Education Fund is a 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to defray the cost of education for the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan.
• Please check www.SudaneseEducationFund.org to confirm the places and times of all events!  
• All events except the Sunday evening dinner are free to Lincoln residents. Non-residents are invited to make donations.
  

Friday, November 30, 2007

• 7:00 p.m. “God Grew Tired of Us”
  This is a 2006 National Geographic documentary film about three of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” a group of some 25,000 young men who have fled the wars in Sudan since the 1980s, and their experiences as they moved to the United States. The film was written and directed by Christopher Dillon Quinn; co-directed by Tom Walker. Suggested age 13 or older. Following the film there will be a panel discussion led by Sudanese from the Boston area.
  Donaldson Auditorium, Lincoln Public Schools, Ballfield Rd., Lincoln
  

Saturday, December 1, 2007

• 10:30 a.m. Docent Tour of Sudanese Art
  “Traditional Life of Southern Sudan” Original paintings by Sudanese artists depict life in Sudan, the civil war, and life in America.
  Cambridge Trust, 152 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln

• 12 noon “What Is the What” by Dave Eggers
  A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, this book traces the story of two very young Sudanese civil-war refugees and their witness to the devastation of their homeland, a time during which one struggles to understand what is happening and the other joins the rebel army. Book-group discussion with writer David Chanoff and Sudanese graduate student Panther Alier.
  The Whistle Stop Café, Lincoln Mall 
• 1:00 p.m. Docent Tour of Sudanese Photos
  “Images From Home”Photographic images of current day Southern Sudan taken by four Sudanese refugees who recently returned to their homeland are on display.
  The Whistle Stop Café, Lincoln Mall
  
• 2:00 p.m. Across the Border: Impressions from Chad
  Lincoln resident Steve Atlas will share the video of his recent trip to Chad.
  Tarbell Room, Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd., Lincoln
  
• 3:30 p.m. Wildlife of South Sudan
  Malik Doka Marjan is from Southern Sudan, where he is Director of the Boma Wildlife Training Center. Mr. Marjan iscurrently a doctoral student at UMass-Amherst in natural-resources conservation and wildlife biology; he will speak to us of the recent astounding wildlife discoveries in Southern Sudan.
  Tarbell Room, Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd., Lincoln
  

Sunday, December 2, 2007  

• 11:30 a.m. Docent Tour and Art Opening
  “War and Hope”
  Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd., Lincoln
  

• 1:00 p.m. A Village School
  Lincoln resident Ellen Morgan will recreate a traditional village school in Southern Sudan.
  Children’s Room, Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd., Lincoln
  

• 2:00 p.m. Sculpting Cows, and Their Significance in Sudan
  Cows are an important and vital part of life in Southern Sudan. Find out why, and learn to make a cow out of clay.Children welcome.
  Codman Community Farms, Codman Rd., Lincoln
  

• 2:45 p.m. Dance and Sing!
  Come learn a dance and a song from our Sudanese singers and dancers! Children welcome.
  Codman Community Farms, Codman Rd., Lincoln
  

• 4:00 p.m. John Prendergast
  John Prendergast is an American human-rights activist focused on bringing international attention to the genocide in Sudan and the atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda. An adviser to the White House and the State Department in the mid-1990s, Mr. Prendergast later served as Senior Adviser to the International Crisis Group. He currently works for the ENOUGH Project, whose mission is to “prevent genocide and mass atrocities by promoting peace and providing protection.” Mr. Prendergast’s appearance In Lincoln is sponsored by the Bemis Lecture Series and the Sudanese Education Fund.
  Bemis Hall, Bedford Rd., Lincoln
  

• 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. Celebrate the Culture of Sudan!
  Enjoy a Sudanese fashion show, live drumming and dancing, and a wonderful Sudanese meal! Tickets for a table of 8 are $400. Reservations required. Contact Nancy Fleming at NLFleming@comcast.net to make a reservation. Auction by Auctioneer Doug Stinson. info@StinsonAuctions.com
  Auditorium, First Parish in Lincoln, 14 Bedford Road, Lincoln
  

Sudanese Education Fund
P.O. Box 6003
Lincoln, MA 01773
www.SudaneseEducationFund.org
781-259-8930