September 17, 2006
Save Darfur in Central Park
Today in Central Park a Save Darfur event will be taking place that aims to educate through speakers, music and more. The Save Darfur Now: Voices to Stop Genocide rally has an impressive list of people involved, so head up there and get involved yourself:
SpeakersMadeleine K. Albright (former United States Secretary of State)
Joey Cheek (U.S. Olympic Team speed skater, Gold & Silver medalist)
Irwin Cotler (Member of Parliament, Canada, Mount Royal)
Larry Cox (Amnesty International USA)
Steve Gutow (Jewish Council for Public Affairs)
Fatema Haroun (Darfur Alert Coalition)
Omer Ismail (Darfur Peace and Development Organization)
Jeff Johnson (BET, Hip Hop 4 Darfur)
Tony Kireopoulos (National Council of Churches, USA)
Samantha Power (Author, "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide")
John Prendergast (International Crisis Group)
Ethan Rafal (Student journalist/photographer, detained in Sudan)
Charles B. Rangel (US House of Representatives, NY-15)
David Rubenstein (Save Darfur Coalition)
Mira Sorvino (actor)
Chris Smith (US House of Representatives, NJ - 4)
Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid (Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood)
Gloria White-Hammond (Million Voices for Darfur)
Mohamed Yahya (Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy)PERFORMERS
Big & Rich
Suzanne Vega
O.A.R
Citizen Cope
Lupe Fiasco
Berklee College of Music presents "Voices of Mercy" (performing original music written for the women of Darfur, with introduction from Linda Mason, Mercy Corps)
Nsengiyumva & the Vang'Inanga drum troupe
Above is a video explaining why this event is taking place, and inviting everyone to come out to Central Park today.
2 to 5pm // New York City [Central Park, East Meadow] // Free
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Am I the only person that remembers Al Qaeda says that it is the duty of Muslims to attack and kill any Western troops that go to Sudan? And that they consider it to be further evidence of a Western "crusade" against Islam? And the Sudanese government just announced they would order their army to attack US and British forces.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4936284.stm
I nominate Clooney to be the first boots on the ground. He can lead the Germans and French.
huh? you're pulling rabbits out of yo butt.
Please go to the event and learn something.
#1: "Al Qaeda says"... phooey on them. They're no authority on anything. If an entire country really listened to what they have to say, I'd be surprised.
#2: Nothing really to learn. Awareness of the situation in Sudan is good, can be gained by reading some international news (grouped conveniently by category/keyword on Google and Yahoo!). On the other hand, going to a park, standing around, listening to music and picking up chicks during the peace rally... not so good. I mean, what will they be doing that's helpful to the situation? It's a concert. They should sing about the devestation in New Orleans while they're at it... see what that accomplishes.
steve sizou aquatic,
Thanks for the brilliant analysis. Maybe you should joing the military and request Darfur. When a roadside bomb kills you we'll make sure you coffin arriving at Andrew's AFB makes the front page.
They're not asking for US mil, they don't want the AU troops to leave.
Why don't you join up? I bet no one in your family fought for this country.
Tough guy.
Yogi, the reality is the Sudanese government would prefer is there were no force there at all but since the AU mandate ends on Sept. 30 Clooney was specifically calling on the UN to take over and send troops. Sudan said this is a violation of the sovereignty. So who do see sending troops? Russia? China? Iran? Saudi Arabia? Venezuela? Cuab?
Curious why you felt the need to turn this into a personal attack. It really makes you look pathetic and stupid. And my family has a long history of military service.
blah blah blah, george clooney,
what next, the libtard comment?
Puhleeze, buy another clue.
you know what they say about arguing on the internet.
tough guy.
maybe Madeleine Albright can lecture on how she buried her head in the sand during the Rawanda genocide