Worse Than War Recap

Yesterday, we had an opportunity to sit down with a large number of Memphians to do two things:

The Good, the Bad, and the Obvious

For those of you who have not seen Worse Than War, it is an engaging documentary that takes the complicated and overwhelming topic of genocide and breaks it down into a way that is easier understand. Along with real video footage from previous and current genocides, eyewitness accounts, and a look at the greatest crime being committed in our world today, it helps the viewer to understand an issue most of us quite frankly do not want to understand.

Please realize I mentioned the greatest crime being committed in our world today. Surprisingly, this crime is not genocide. This crime is no one stepping up to the plate and dealing with this issue. World failure to deal with genocide over the past 100 years is catastrophic, and I mean literally catastrophic. The death toll of over 100 million people in this time period alone boggles the mind, but does little more than that. The killing continues.

The good news is that there is a small group of people that is stepping up to the plate, both locally here in Memphis and nationally as well. Last night we had an engaging, nearly two hour conversation after the film about what we can do to help.

The bad news is that, as usual, many people who committed to coming to the Worse Than War event simply did not show up. There were still plenty of people who came and left changed and affected, but there were still dozens who did not show up. While this is disappointing and frustrating, we would honestly rather find out early on that people who say they want to learn and get involved have no real plans too.

The obvious comes down to a simple truth. Genocide is happening now and needs to be stopped and prevented. For millions of people around the world, time is running out at an alarming rate. Millions more remain at risk.

What We Need To Save Lives

For the next several months as the Street Team takes over the responsibilities of event planning, fundraising, and raising awareness, we’ll be renewing our focus on getting a non-profit license. Until we have it, we are extremely limited in what we can do.

We also want to do more events like the one last night. If you’re interested in hosting us at your church, school, or business please email us at info@operationbrokensilence.org.

The Street Team will also be launching new fundraising opportunities that include everything from sporting events to live music shows. Please email us if you are interested in helping us host one of those as well!