Voices from Darfur Speaking Tour to Visit UW

Nov. 8, 2007 -- "I am here because there is hope. There is hope because people around the world who care about Darfur are asking their governments to take action," says Daoud Hari, one of the thousands of refugees displaced by the genocide in the Darfur region of the Sudan.

He will be among the speakers with "Voices from Darfur" at the University of Wyoming Wednesday, Nov. 14. The free presentation begins at 8 p.m. in the Wyoming Union ballroom. "Voices from Darfur" is part of a national speaking tour featuring Darfuri refugees, sponsored by the Save Darfur Coalition.

Since February 2003, it is estimated that as many as 400,000 people have died in Darfur and 2.5 million have been displaced as a result of what President Bush and Congress have called genocide. Last June, a U.N. spokesperson said nearly 140,000 civilians have been displaced since the beginning of the year. Four million people are now affected by the crisis, which has spread from Sudan into neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic.

"These speakers and the 'Voices from Darfur' program's main goal is to reach as many people as possible, making sure that the millions of Darfurians affected by this genocide don't go unheard," says Josh Brynildson, speakers and lecturers chair for the Student Activities Council. "I think the stories these people have to tell will stick with us."
For more information, visit www.uwyo.edu/sac or www.voicesfromdarfur.org.

Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007

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