An "A Man Was Lynched Yesterday" Campaign

I was struck with an idea today. A low cost, high effect campaign to keep people aware of what is going on in Darfur on a daily basis. In the early part of this century Americans citizens who were concerned about the lynching of black, would fly banners in the cities of the U.S. to make people who would otherwise be unaware of what happened. Here's a picture of one such banner.

I think that this kind of campaign, in cities around the world can be extremely effective at a low cost. Activists would need a minimal amount of funds for material and paint and could paint the banners themselves. Beyond that, all that is needed is a willing building owner/occupant from which to fly the banner. and then teams can update the banners with recent news. My brother and I would be willing to work with anyone in NYC who would be interested in this kind of campaign and can even use our uptown apartment as a base of operations.