Two events are scheduled on April 27 and April 29: NYC Day of Action for Sudan and Justice in Sudan Rally. Whether you live in New York or Washington, if you want to support one of these events, here is all the information you need!
April 27: NYC Day of Action for Sudan
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
47th Street between 1st & 2nd Avenues, New York, NY
1:30pm until 4:30pm
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Join anti-genocide activists in a rally to raise awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and the unfolding mass atrocities in the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile regions of Sudan. Attendees will also reflect and pay respect to the selfless service of the Late Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), and write letters to Guisma – an 8 year old Darfuri girl living in a refugee camp in Chad.
Speakers will include Rabbi Steve Gutow, President & CEO of the Jewish Council of Public Affairs; Tom Andrews, Fmr. Congressman & President of United to End Genocide; Abdelmageed Haroun, Director of Human Rights and Advocacy Network for Democracy (HAND); and Faith McDonnell, Member, Act for Sudan.
The rally will feature musical performances by Brian Carter and drummers “making noise for Sudan”, Jane Kelly Williams and Stephanie McKay, Michael Perlman, Dave Dawson and Biggo Marcy (Ivory Coast).
April 29: Justice in Sudan Rally
Metropolitan A.M.E. Church
1518 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005
1:30pm until 3:00pm
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The rally is co-sponsored by the Darfur Interfaith Network and United to End Genocide to engage activists the community about the ongoing violence and system killing of innocent civilians by the Government of Sudan.