UUA joins the Save Darfur Coalition
August 5, 2004
For the first time in its history, the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has declared a "genocide emergency" in the Sudan, indicating that genocide is imminent or is actually happening in the Darfur region. Tens of thousands of people have died in Darfur and well over 1 million have been driven from their homes. Only in the past few weeks have humanitarian agencies had limited access to a portion of the affected region. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) estimates that 350,000 people or more could die in the coming months.
In response the genocide emergency, the Unitarian Universalist Association has joined the Save Darfur Coalition, a group of 70 religious and humanitarian organizations formed last month to raise awareness of the massive crisis in Darfur. The Coalition has just released a Unity Statement to alert the world to the gravity of the situation in Darfur. The full text of the Unity Statement is posted on the Coalition’s website at www.savedarfur.org/go.php?q=unityStatement.html.
In addition, the Save Darfur Coalition has identified Wednesday, August 25, 2004 as Sudan: Day of Conscience. On that day, communities across North America are urged to engage in interfaith activities to raise public awareness about the horrific situation in Darfur and to demand that the international community take immediate and decisive action to stop the killing, rape, and destruction of villages, and to assure that humanitarian relief reaches all those in need. For more information on how your community can help, please see the Coalition’s Call to Action at www.savedarfur.org/go.php?q=callToAction.html
To read the full press release from the Save Darfur Coalition, including the list of signatories, please visit http://www.uua.org/news/2004/040805.html.
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