Sudan Event
Hello, Everybody!
I know Gland just posted an update as well and I don't mean to take away from that so please check out his update right after mine.
I would like to announce something that's happening in Winnipeg this Sunday. To bring attention to the insane crisis in Sudan ( a Country in Africa, for the young, or those who for one reason or another have not heard of it) there is a very interesting event happening. The the event will include speakers such as Christian Butera, who is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, Michael Muyen, who is one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan", and a couple others. there will be a multimedia presentation, a question and answer panel and will offer tools so you can help out.
It will be held Sunday, Jul 23rd at 730pm at 123 Matheson Ave, off of North Main.
As you may know, rebel groups in Darfur ( a region of Sudan) began an insurgency against the Sudanese goverment in 2003 seeking greater representation in government. The Arab government responded with a brutal genocide campaign, launching the janjaweed militias on a policy of rape, murder, mutilation and enslavement of the African populace. Despite US recognition of the Sudanese governments action as genocide, and UN attempts at diplomatic intervention, the situation continues to worsen. To date 400,000 people have died and 2.5 million driven into homelessness. It is imperative that the international community pursue a number of activities to let those responsible know that the we are watching, care, and are acting. As things go crazy in the Middle East right now we cannot let ourselves forget about the other conflicts of the world such as Sudan or the Congo (A war which has killed 4 MILLION people!!) now is the time to open our eyes further and put ourselves to do more in this world. We at Propagandhi headquarters are pledging to step up our little campaign to do what we can. We urge all bands and citizens to please do the same. I would also like to mention that The Central Park Market will be happening again this weekend in Winnipegs Central Park from 10:00 to 3:00 this Saturday and every other Saturday until the weather deletes us off the face of the earth.. It will be alot of fun again. Now there's a market where anything can happen!! This world is very sad but it is also as good as it is sad. You can spend your time wallowing in your pity or get out there and do something good. I will repeat one more time that there is much, much more fun in going hard doing what you can in this world than buying a bunch of crap, or withering away pretending you're partying. Despite my night ending in shock and more disbelief while watching the news, I did my best out there and I had one heck of a good day. See ya all. -The Rod. O.K. Read Hairolds Post now.......