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 منوت بول .. يقود مسيرة ال 300 ميلا من نيويورك ... غدا 15 مارس 2006 .. فله ألف تحية ...
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Former Sudanese slave to Lead Historic 300-Mile Walk
To be Joined by Former NBA Star Manute Bol
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2006
NEW YORK: Former Sudanese slave, Simon Deng and Former NBA Player Manute Bol will lead a 300-mile walk from New York to Washington, DC, from March 15 - April 5.
The walk will begin Wednesday, March 15 at 1:00 PM, at UN Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, (47th and 1st Ave.) where Deng will hold a press conference.
The purpose of the walk is to shed light on the genocide and modern-day slavery in Sudan, and call for U.S. government action to stop the violence and enslavement of black African Sudanese.
Manute Bol, known for his advocacy on behalf of Sudan, is the second tallest player to appear in the NBA and holds the all-time NBA record for the most blocked shots per minute. Spanning five states, the walk will stop in 19 cities -- including Philadelphia and Baltimore -- and will end in front of the Capitol on April 5th.
The Sudan Campaign supports the following:
That the U.S. Congress pass the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act without delay, provide $514 million in emergency funding called for by the President to support humanitarian and peacekeeping programs in Darfur, and adopt Senate Resolution 383 to strengthen the peacekeeping efforts;
That President Bush appoint a new Special Envoy for Sudan, and the U.S. Government use all available means to increase pressure on the Government of Sudan until peace is secured throughout the country by implementing the provisions of the Sudan Peace Agreement.
That the U.S. State Department reclassify the Government of Sudan as a Tier 3 Nation with regard to Human Trafficking (the worst classification possible) for its failure to make significant progress to eradicate slavery and that the U.S. establish an independent anti-slavery commission to monitor slavery and its eradication in
Sudan.
At nine, Deng, a native of Southern Sudan was captured and sold to an Arab family in Northern Sudan. He was enslaved for over three years until he escaped. Now 44, Deng speaks on his difficult childhood and about the atrocities that continue to plague Sudan. One of the first 40 Sudanese to come to the US on political asylum, Deng has emerged a national leader among the 250,000 Sudanese Refugees now living in the US. http://www.sudanfreedomwalk.org
Local media: Maria Sliwa, Freedom Now Communications, 973-272-2861,
[email protected],
National media: Meryl Zegarek, MZ Public Relations, Inc.
917-493-3601, [email protected]
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