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 Historic Meeting Concerning Genocide in Darfur
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Project Voice: Supporting Immigrants and Promoting Human Rights
Local Contact: Ruben Chandrasekar, Regional Organizer, Project Voice
Tel: (410) 627-6960
Historic Meeting Between Delegate Marriott, Sudanese Refugees and African American Community Regarding Genocide in Darfur Sudan
BALTIMORE, MD. On Saturday April 23 Project Voice, the immigrant rights program of the American Friends Service Committee, is convening a historic meeting between Delegate Salima Marriott, Sudanese refugees and members of the African American community regarding the ongoing genocide in Darfur Sudan. The meeting will take place during the inauguration of a children’s art and photography exhibit entitled “The Children of Darfur: Surviving Genocide”. The exhibit is composed of photographs of Sudanese refugees and vivid crayon drawings by children who have survived the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Participants will get an unforgettable glimpse into children’s perspectives of life in western Sudan, an area that the United Nations has deemed “the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.”
Project Voice has organized the upcoming meeting and exhibit as a part of its “Root Causes of Migration Education Series” and will use the opportunity to educate the public about the connection between social conflict and the migration of people across borders. In this regard, the event on April 23 will focus on how the ongoing civil war and genocide in Sudan has caused thousands of Sudanese refugees to migrate to the U.S., and provide an opportunity for the Sudanese and the African American community to reflect on the experience. Project Voice is facilitating the dialogue in order to begin to build bridges and understanding between the two communities and identify issues both may have in common. One common issue both communities face has to do with the recent robbery and shooting of a member of the Sudanese community in East Baltimore and the proliferation of this type of violence within the African American community.
Delegate Marriott will also attend the meeting to talk about her recent attempt to pass a piece of legislation that would have required the State of Maryland to divest its business dealings with the government of Sudan until a peaceful resolution to the civil war is found. While the proposed legislation failed to get much support in the Maryland legislature this year, many in the Sudanese and African American community hope to mobilize around the legislation during the next session.
The event will take pace on Saturday April 23 at Ancestor Village 208 South Pulaski Street Baltimore 21223. The doors open at 2 pm. The Program begins promptly at 3 pm. This even is free and open to the public. For more information contact: Ruben Chandrasekar 410-627-6960 or Quiana S. Sharief 410-419-6414.
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