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They Poured
Fire on Us From the Sky is a true book about Sudan, 
Lost Boy of Sudan Benjamin Ajak speaks at the Clocktower on February 28. The event had to be moved outside due to an unexpected large turnout. A riot almost occurred outside Art 214 this past Thursday, as many upset students were denied entrance five minutes before Benjamin Ajak’s speech. The door was locked to the sold-out event. Ajak is one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who had to leave his home at the age of 5 to escape the attack of government troops on his village during the Sudanese civil war in 1987. continue reading >  One Book has chosen 'They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky' as their 2008 book pick  www.onebook.msu.edu Book Club We have added a Book Club where we will provide a free DVD to show at your book club meeting if you feature our book. We might also be able to make a special live appearance. Click the link above for more information. Help Drill Wells in Benson, Alephonsion, and Benjamin's Villages Water for Sudan has a drilling rig in the area this fall of 2007 and can put wells into the authors' of They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky villages if we can just raise the money for three wells at $7000 per well. These wells will change lives. Right now, they are forced to drink water often contaminated with cholera and parasites that cause pain, suffering and death. Click the link above to find out how you can help.
 Freshmen Required Reading We are very proud to announce that several universities, including Michigan Tech, have required freshmen students to read They Poured Fire before arriving at school. Click the logo above to read about Michigan Tech's program.
One Book Yuma has chosen 'They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky' as their 2007 book pick One Book Yuma is a joint literacy effort to encourage people to read and contemplate the same book, and come together to discuss it in a variety of settings. Be part of a community reading project that touches on one of the most important issues of our part of the country. What some are calling the first genocide of the 21st Century. They Poured Fire was a wonderful choice for our annual community literacy project. It mobilized our community like no other previous selection, connected people in classrooms and discussions, and provided teachers teachable contemporary literature. By itself, the book was a tremendous vehicle for discussion and learning, and it expanded the world of our citizens. But the author visit just blew the doors off our city. We reached almost 1,000 people in 24 hours. Most venues were to capacity, and the Literacy Center was standing-room only. Benjamin and Benson and Judy had the audience rivited with their presentations, which were part education, stern lecture, humorous story-telling, and live music. I know, from the reactions of people that attended the sessions, that this will prove to be a life-changing event for many students, teachers and book-lovers in Yuma, AZ. Thanks to Benson, Benjamin and Judy for your insightful and touching presentations. Yuma is better for it. -Lori Stofft  Benjamin is coming to Pittsburgh 
Benjamin Ajak will be speaking in Pittsburgh from November 28-30. Click here for more details and times. Benson's Art at Primitive Kool Gallery
Benson's art work recently sold out at Primitive Kool Gallery, but make sure to visit this site to view his art, and also to view more pieces that will be available in the coming weeks. 
Benson Deng: A "Lost Boy" of Sudan Looks Back Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts 2007 
Composed and pleasant, the lanky young man at the podium did not seem to be someone who could have witnessed incredible atrocities in his early life. But as he detailed in the book that he co-authored, They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: the True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan, Benson Deng is a survivor of genocide - one of 27,000 young boys who fled Sudan in 1987. As part of an all-school summer reading assignment, Middlesex freshmen and sophomores read his extraordinary account and were primed to welcome him when he visited Middlesex with another of his co-authors, Judy Bernstein, on October 9, 2007. continue reading
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