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Africa: Horn
Congressional Black Caucus Members taking up Darfur cause
2004-07-15
Rangel was first to be symbolically arrested. Now Rush will be.
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) will be arrested today in front of the Sudanese Embassy as part of an ongoing protest against what members of the Congressional Black Caucus say is genocide in the country’s Darfur region, Rush’s spokesperson confirmed yesterday....The protests are being organized by the Sudan Campaign to End Slavery and Genocide... Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said he will take some of that free publicity submit himself for arrest sometime after July 25.
Finally. I was thinking this would never happen. Now if someday American feminists started being symbolically arrested at the Soddi embassay - that would be something

My wowser remaineth limp, though I'm sure that after they're done getting symbolically arrested and such they'll think of something substantive that'll actually help the poor souls in Darfur.
Posted by:mhw

#5  'Bout goddam time. Too bad they don't do anything of actual substance.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2004-07-15 11:38:32 PM  

#4  I'm glad at least one member of the black political community is publicly reproaching Sudan, but incarceration is a regrettable choice of protest. Standing outside the embassy bearing a simple placard that reads "Sudanese Arabs are murdering Sudanese Blacks" would make the point more widely known and would be much more effective in placing blame and shame where it belongs-on Sudan.
Posted by: jules 187   2004-07-15 3:38:43 PM  

#3  I agree, Mike. Every little bit helps. W should threaten to send the Marines if the Sudanese gov't doesn't stop the nonsense ASAP.
Posted by: Tibor   2004-07-15 3:20:05 PM  

#2  If you're gonna rag 'em when they do the wrong thing, you've gotta give 'em credit when they do the right thing. Well done!
Posted by: Mike   2004-07-15 1:03:19 PM  

#1  Style over substance...
Posted by: Raj   2004-07-15 1:00:41 PM  

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