getting schooled on Darfur

i'm pretty bad about reading the paper
or keeping up with current events.
usually, i'm just trying to keep up
with my own responsibilities at work
and at home.

but after watching an episode of Oprah
last week with Senator Barack Obama from
Illinois, i felt it was also my responsibility
to become educated on
something he talked about: the crisis in Darfur.

i spent most of the afternoon
doing google searches and reading
as much as I could about the genocide
and ethnic cleansing that is going on in this
Sudanese region of Africa.
i was ashamed that I had not been aware of
what was going on in the world.

but i read and read and learned what i could.
it lead me to many places...even to a website
that showed how our representatives voted on
legislation that was created to support
the people of Darfur, millions of whom are refugees
and enduring starvation, rape and murder.

im going to continue to learn more about
the facts. ultimately,
my goal is to take further action to bring
more attention and resources to support
the people of Darfur and to ultimately end
the genocide.

it's a shame that we allow history to
repeat itself.

if you are reading this, please take a moment to
educate yourself:

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sudan/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_conflict

http://www.savedarfur.org/content?splash=yes