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=**The Lost Boys of Sudan: A Global Awareness**=

__**Type of project**__
Interview, slight documentary, storytelling, educational, informative

Introduction
On Monday, October 15, 2006, Francis Parker Middle School will have a special assembly sponsored by the Service League. The assembly will focus on the complex history of the Sudan in the last 20 or so years as told by one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan, Daniel Akech James, and a woman who supported Daniel and wrote a book with several other boys called __They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky__. A lot of people have received mixed messages about the genocide in Darfur, but what is going on there is actually very simple to understand, although very complex in meaning. The government of Sudan received a lot of money because they sold a lot of oil, but they did not distribute the money equally. As a result, several rebel groups were formed to fight the government. In response, the government has worked to silence those groups. The government is Muslim, and the main groups that have been persecuted are Christian and tribal, although experts do not necessarily describe this as a religious conflict. The Lost Boys are a group of thousands of boys who were living within their historical tribes that were chased out of their homes, while their mothers, sisters, and fathers were burned, raped, tortured, and murdered. Many of these boys were no older than some of our students, and many were as young as three years old. They were chased across Sudan by these groups, and then shunned out of Ethiopian. A few at a time have been transported to the US in the last 10 years, where many now live with host families. One of these boys, and their host family is coming, to explain to us in more detail what is going on there, and his own experience. The Service League hopes you take advantage of this opportunity to learn about this powerful story and the horrific things that are still going on in the Sudan today.

Possible interview with Daniel Akech James and host
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 * How was the transition for your culture to ours?
 * What was your most memorable experience in Sudan?
 * What was your most memorable experience leaving Sudan?
 * What do you miss most about Sudan?
 * What was your most memorable experience arriving in America?
 * What was your most memorable experience living in America?

Interview students after assembly
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 * What did you learn from Daniel's story?
 * What was the most memorable (striking) part of Daniel's story for you?

__**Possible locations for filming**__
Francis Parker Middle School gym, outside around campus

__**People that will be involved**__
Stephanie & Christina - taping/interviewing Several middle school students - interview

Introduction
Francis Parker Middle School's Character Education program focuses on 3 main issues: Self-Awareness, Community Awareness, and Global Awareness. The Service League is sponsoring an assembly about The Lost Boys of Sudan in the hope of raising awareness for the issues the middle school will focus on.

The goal is for the students to understand what life is like outside of their home, community, country.

Task
to get the kids thinking, to get the kids aware, to survey what the students walked away with after hearing Daniel's story, the affects of how the students responded Daniel's story

what will the kids walk away with from the gym?

document so can share with others in the future.

Process
film school film assembly interview daniel interview kids why did we decide to bring this to our school? sara linssen, mark silver