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Quote: CASTS supporters, Tomorrow is the International Solidarity Fast for Darfur --- October 6th. Please consult STAND Canada www.standcanada.org to check what is happening in your respective universities. Ben Fine, national co-ordinator for STAND at [email protected] can provide you with further information. For those in the Torornto area, Dr. Acol Dor and myself will be making a presentation at University of Toronto which will include a background and update to the situation in Darfur Time: 1 p.m. Place: Innis Residence Events Room, which is at 111 Saint George Street. Thanks to all for your continued interest and activism. Norman. Take Action Thursday, October 6th is the International Solidarity Fast for Darfur. The day will include events such as vigils, concerts, and rallies in order to show the world that we, the international community, acknowledge our responsibility to protect against such humanitarian crises. If you are not already registered, visit their website to learn more and sign up to partipate at http://www.darfurfast.org/. News Update Attack on Darfur camp leaves 29 dead ABC News - Sep 29, 2005 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Thursday an unprecedented attack on a displaced persons' camp in Sudan's embattled Darfur region reportedly has killed 29 people. Antonio Guterres, chief of the U.N. agency, cited aid workers' reports of the attack Wednesday at Aro Sharow camp which also left 10 seriously injured. These reports said up to 300 armed Arab men on horses and camels attacked the camp in northwest Darfur and burned about 80 makeshift shelters. Between 4,000-5,000 Sudanese were believed to be living in the camp and most reportedly fled into surrounding countryside, UNHCR said. The nearby village of Gosmeina was also reportedly attacked and burned. SUDAN: Violence hindering aid effort in Darfur – Egeland Reuters – 9/29/05 Continuing violence in the western Sudanese region of Darfur is hindering humanitarian efforts and creating a chaotic situation there, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland, warned on Wednesday. "As we speak, we have had to suspend action in many areas. Tens of thousands of people will not get any assistance today because it is too dangerous, and it could grow," Egeland told a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Sudan: Sixth round of Darfur peace talks to start in Nigeria this week ReliefWeb - 9/26/2005 The ongoing sixth round of peace talks for the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur is scheduled to start in the Nigerian capital this week, chief negotiator Sam Ibok told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa on Monday. The negotiations are taking place between Khartoum and the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement and Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. U.N. Envoy warns of more Darfur violence The Guardian - 9/27/2005 The U.N. envoy for prevention of genocide, Juan Mendez, warned Monday that violence is increasing in the wartorn region of Darfur and criticized the Sudanese national courts for doing little to try suspects accused of atrocities. Sudan’s Salav Kiirs appeals for support to national unity Sudan Tribune - 9/26/2005 Sudan's First Vice-President Salva Kiir Mayardit, has called on the supporters of unity to defeat the preachers of separation and work with dedication towards the choice of unity "so that the government of national unity does not fail in developing the country." Sudanese official denies genocide in Darfur People's Daily Online - 9/27/2005 Sudanese Minister of Justice Mohamed Ali al-Mardi on Monday denied genocide or ethnic cleansing in Sudan, the official SUNA news agency reported. The denial came in a meeting between al-Mardi and visiting UN chief Kofi Annan's special adviser on the prevention of genocide, Juan Mendez. Al-Mardi referred to the ongoing prosecution by the Sudanese government of suspects of crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur and the government's seriousness to try whoever was involved in such crimes in the war-torn region.