Wrock for Darfur!
Wrock for Darfur – an all-day Harry Potter-themed festival organized to raise awareness about the genocide in Darfur – will be held from noon to 9 PM this Saturday at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie. This wonderful collaboration by a small group of teenagers will feature a massive wizard rock concert, vendors, food, games, and even an elaborate Horcrux Hunt! And the best part is, all proceeds will go directly into purchasing school supplies for Darfuri refugees as well as civilian protection in Darfur. Read more at the link below!
Two of the Wrock for Darfur organizers spoke during the HP Alliance’s most recent Potterwatch podcast episode, which you can download on iTunes or listen to directly. The festival was also covered in the latest Straight from the Dinah Saur’s Mouth column on Wizrocklopedia.
These absolutely amazing girls (who are part of a STAND and Harry Potter Alliance chapter) have been working around the clock all year to make the event successful; please check out this article for more information and consider attending!
Posted by Christie on Aug 20th |
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If i had any idea where that was i'd be there >.>
it's in NY. I'm on the wrong continent
3rd :] aww good 4 u bt im tooo far away
well i was planning on going to that, but seeing as i am in the UK i think NY would be a bit to far.. nothing good ever happens in england
ya i ,live in canada so i donbt think this would work..
Sometimes I wish I lived in America.
That seems cool. But I sill probably won't be going. *sigh*
lol Hermioneisme but if Obama becomes President you better hope not.
WROCK FOR DARFUR!!!! Top ten.
No but that seems really cool. I might check it out!
omg that wud be so fun to go to but i dont live there so.............
You know what, Go us. Harry Potter Fans are so awesome. This is probably the coolest thing I've ever heard of. We should have a ton of them all over the country. There's millions of us, man. We could really make a difference. I so freakin proud of this whole fandom.
scratch that --- we should have them all over the world! :)
Bekabee, one thing I didn't put in the news bulletin - this event is being coordinated partially as a Harry Potter Alliance triwizard house party, so check out the HPA page and click on the link at the top of the screen to find out more about how you can organize one yourself or find one in your area! Most are not as elaborate and involved as this, but each is trying to make a difference :)
mm i dont live in the us... but way to go!! wrockers!!! :D best of luck!
I'm a few hours away but it's still too far.
Wow. I would love to go...
i'd love to go and i live in americaa but its still to farr my parents wouldnt drive me.... there not very surportive of my harry potter obsession
: ) AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! : )
lol poughkeepsie. I live right by there. it's like 75 miles north of NYC. I guess I'll go.
I would never go there. Waste of time, in my opinion, although it IS a nice cause. I hate Wizard Rock. It's so ... bad.
COOL! I live right across the river from there, only about 15 minutes. I grew up in Poughkeepsie. I am so excited to have something HP related right here in my town.
I live just a state below, but it's still I pretty far. If I could drive though I would definitely go. But I think it's great that the HPA is doing this.
I agree with what you said, chommy and to add to your comment, I also live to far to be part of this event. There would be no-way that I could make the event, I have a birthday party to go to that day!!! Sorry!!!
If I lived less than 13.5 hours away, I'd go! Advice: Put the state in the news post.
yeah i kinda live in st louis missouri so...dont think i can make ittt :[
Urgh~ I actually live somewhere nearby, but I'll be away~! T_T Maybe they'll have something similar next year? *hopes*
nothing ever good happens in massachusetts....why does everything have to happen in stupid new york?1 it's so sickening! no offence ment for the people living there...
Thats cool, but I totally agree with claerwen7, I live in Massachusetts too and nothing ever happens here!
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