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    Lafayette Online , PA
    May 6 2006

    Will you allow genocide?
    By: Jillian Gaeta '07
    Issue date: 5/5/06 Section: Opinion

    PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 1 Genocide in Darfur began in
    2003, has claimed 400,000 lives and left 2.5 million displaced. The
    Khartoum government of Sudan has armed Janjaweed militia to kill
    people of non-Arab descent. The United States government has made
    efforts to stop the genocide, but they are not enough. On April 30th,
    myself, Sarah Belliotti, Gina Brewer, and Kevin Farrell went to a
    rally in Washington D.C., along with thousands of other Americans to
    show the government that we want stronger action taken for the people
    of Darfur.

    Throughout history, the U.S. has failed to stop genocide. We watched
    as genocide occurred in Armenia, Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and during
    WWII. Will the same happen for Darfur? The people in Sudan were
    listening to the rally on their radios and waiting to hear our voices
    speak up for them, hoping that Americans with the power to protect
    them will do so. You may ask why should I care about the people of
    Darfur who I share no connection to? The crowd at the rally was
    comprised of many different people, Holocaust survivors, Bosnian
    refugees, Sudanese refugees, and African Americans, However, most
    people, like me, shared only one connection to the Sudanese people;
    the bond of humanity.

    When one race is degraded we are all degraded, when one culture is
    lost a part of ours is lost, and when one part of humanity suffers,
    we all suffer. Humanity connects us and because of this we are
    responsible to act. The people of Darfur are waiting to hear our
    voices and the Khartoum government is thriving off of our silence.
    Save Darfur now and urge your congressional leaders and President
    Bush to take stronger action for the people of Darfur.

    For more information visit savedarfur.org or contact
    [email protected].
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