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Activists, Members of Congress Take A Stand for Darfur

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Activists, Members of Congress Take A Stand for Darfur

Posted by Laura Heaton on April 27, 2009

Today at 10 a.m. members of Congress and leading Darfur activists will march to the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., to protest the ongoing genocide in Darfur and call for action by the United States and world leaders to ensure the safety of Darfuri citizens. Their civil disobedience is expected to result in their arrest. Participants include:

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
Jerry Fowler, Save Darfur Coalition
John Prendergast, Enough Project
Sam Bell, Genocide Intervention Network

Follow us on Twitter from the event, and check this space for an update this afternoon.