Darfur Interfaith Network

Protest In front of the Sudanese Embassy 

This event will take place on Friday October 27^th , 2006 from 12pm-1pm  

Who: Representatives from the Darfur Interfaith Network (DIN) and the Greater Washington Jewish Task Force on Darfur (GWJTF)

What: Test run of Protest/Vigil at the Embassy of Sudan. This protest will include representatives from different faith groups involved in DIN and GWJTF.  This will be our trial run. After this first protest, we will open up the protests to all individuals in DIN and GWJTF.  Our hope is to hold these vigils weekly in front of the Sudanese Embassy, other embassies of influence ( e.g., Russia) and the Arab League. 

Where: Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan 
              2210 Massachusetts Avenue, NW 
              Washington, D.C.

-Located .25 miles from Dupont Circle Metro

When: Friday October, 27^th, 2006 from 12pm-1pm

Why: We are holding a protest in front of the Sudanese Embassy in support of the people of Darfur.  We are encouraging participants to speak out on the behalf of those in Darfur and to place pressure on the Sudanese government to allow for UN intervention.  Please bring posters with messages urging the world community to action in order to stop the genocide in Darfur.

RSVP: Please email darfurvigils@... by Thursday October 26^th at noon to give an approximation of the amount of attendees you expect from your group.

***This will be a legal event.  NO ONE WILL BE ARRESTED!