Not On Our Watch: Chapters 1-3

In class, we have been reading a book called "Not On Our Watch: The Mission To End Genocide In Darfur And Beyond" by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast. In our field trip to Los Angles on Thursday, April 26th we went to an event for Darfur, with guest speakers Don Cheadle and John Prendergast. They spoke about their experiences visiting Darfur, ways in which you can help stop the genocide, and about the book. The book starts off with facts about the genocide. Who is helping and who is not and what is happening in Darfur. It is basically facts and statistics. For me, I knew most of the facts in the book and was like I was reading an enclopedia. In the second chapter, however, Don and John speak about their own experiences and how they got to Darfur and to writing this book. I found it to be very interesting because it adds a sense of humanity into the book. If someone wants to know what Darfur is, they can read facts about it on the internet. This book is not only for facts and statistics, but also about people. The authors do a great job in engaging the reader. It shows that one person can make a difference. So far, I am enjoying this book and what it has to offer.