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March 15, 2006
UN Rally Kicks Off Sudan Freedom Walk
The Sudan Freedom Walk, covering 300 miles to call attention to the ongoing genocide and slavery of black African Sudanese, began with a rally near the UN in New York on Wednesday.
About 75 people attended the event, which starts in New York and concludes on April 5 in Washington, D.C. at the Capitol Building. More information about the walk, which will stop in 19 cities, can be found at www.sudanfreedomwalk.org.
The rally attracted leading figures of the campaign to maintain pressure on the UN and world governments to act to end the violence in the Sudan, which has resulted in 300,000 deaths in the last three years, according to rally organizers. Pamela at Atlas Shrugs provides more commentary and video.
In the photo below, a reporter speaks with Simon Deng, a former Sudanese slave who moved to the U.S. in 1980 after gaining political asylum. Deng is leading the walk to Washington.
Below, former NBA star Manute Bol, a native of Sudan, speaks to members of the press with the UN building in the background
Below, Dr. Charles Jacobs, founder of the American Anti-Slavery Group in Boston, speaks to the crowd.
Music for a windy Wednesday.
A worthy sentiment.
Manute Bol listens to speakers at the event.
Spreading the word from the American Anti-Slavery Group.
Van | 03/15/06 at 09:07 PM | Categories: WWIV
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trashy article. UN is derived by Israeli propagandas. Muslims respect jews n christians, how I was raised in Sudan, there is no thing such as hate. Media played documentaries show you what went wrong. Manute like many other rebels revoke gov't officials becoz of civil war. darfur had been lived by Israelis who got kicked from Germany wwii period, now it's america's interest for oil and uranium.
MUSLIM LOVE JEWS | November 8, 2006 12:49 PM
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