Refugee camp in Central Park, courtesy Doctors Without Borders

Cory Doctorow 9:15 pm Wed Sep 21, 2005

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.

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(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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