Refugee camp in Central Park, courtesy Doctors Without Borders

By at 9:15 pm Wednesday, Sep 21

Doctors without Borders is building a refugee camp in Manhattan to give New Yorkers a feel for refugee life:
A three-day interactive Doctors Without Borders exhibit lets New Yorkers in on the misery at a simulated refugee camp in Central Park, complete with temporary housing, a heath care clinic and a food distribution center. Visitors will be able to taste emergency food used to combat malnutrition, learn how basic sanitation is essential to survival, and hear refugees' stories.
Link (Thanks, Bill!)

Update: Geoff sez, "I made a complete jackass of myself today because I dragged 68 11th graders to see the MSF/DWB Refugee Camp in Central Park today, only to find out that the thing never went up--it was canceled..."

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