"Tents of Hope" is a project to encourage a community-based response to the genocide in Darfur, Sudan through education, advocacy and fundraising for humanitarian aid. 

Its mission is to support a one-year process in which people respond as communities, churches or clusters of churches to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan by creating tents that are both unique works of art and ongoing focal points within communities for learning about, assisting and establishing relationships with the people of Sudan.

The Tents of Hope project emerged in June 2007 through a partnership between the United Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Dear Sudan. With the support of these two denominations, Petaluma, CA-based Dear Sudan has engaged in national organizing efforts since May 2004 to build a community-based response to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

“Within our communities, the tent is a symbol of our solidarity with the uprooted people of Darfur, Sudan,” says Tim Nonn, creator of the Tents of Hope project. “It is a visible sign of our commitment to transform suffering into hope through compassion. By placing the tents in our communities, we are saying to the people of Darfur, ‘You have a place on this earth.’ The tent is sacred ground because it ties our destiny to the destiny of the people of Darfur. The tent connects us as one human family on the journey toward ending genocide and creating a peaceful and just world. With this sense of solidarity, we will never give up until the people of Darfur are able to safely return to their homes.”

"Tents of Hope" is a one-year project that will culminate in a collective “gatherings of tents” at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on October 10-12, 2008.  

Congregations or groups wishing to obtain a tent or learn more about how to participate in the project will find complete information at www.tentsofhope.org.

The Bay Association bought a copy of the Tents of Hope Video for your church to borrow, contact our corresponding secretary to borrow it.