Doctors Without Borders exhibit touring California this fall

This fall, step into the lives of an estimated 42 million people worldwide who have fled their homes to seek refuge from war or conflict in places such as Sudan, Colombia, and Iraq. "A refugee camp in the heart of the city" is an outdoor, interactive exhibit organized by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Experienced aid workers (doctors, nurses, and logisticians) will guide visitors through an outdoor reconstruction of a refugee camp, asking them to imagine that war has broken out in their home town. Visitors learn how refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) confront the challenges that threaten their survival, including those of building shelter, finding food and clean water, and enduring disease.

"A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City" will visit:

San Francisco: October 15 - 19 Little Marina Green Park

Los Angeles: October 22 - 27 Crystal Springs Picnic Area at Griffith Park

Santa Monica: October 31 - November 2 Parking lot 1 North, Santa Monica Pier

San Diego: November 6 - 9 Presidents Way Lawn, Balboa Park

Website: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/refugeecamp Hours: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm daily; free and open to the public Contact: 1-800-490-0773 or www.doctorswithoutborders.org/refugeecamp