By Kathryn Nelson, Stop Genocide Now, March 15, 2009.
Media Alert
March 15, 2009
Stop Genocide Now activists living outside Federal Building
Coordinating Tuesday rally to demand action for victims of Darfur
4.7 million innocent people are currently affected by the genocide occurring in Darfur, Sudan - that’s more than the populations of Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA put together.
Despite the International Criminal Court issuing an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, the United Nations and the United States have failed to take immediate and decisive action to stop the killing.
That’s why Stop Genocide Now, a grassroots movement dedicated to bringing awareness and action for the people of Darfur, have taken up 24 hour presence on the grounds of the Federal Building in Los Angeles.
Holding signs proclaiming “Honk for Darfur”, Gabriel Stauring or Katie-Jay Scott have been living outside the Federal Building since March 8, 2009. The team sleeps in refugee tents at night and coordinates public awareness events by day.
In addition, Stop Genocide Now is organizing a large rally on Tuesday March 17, 2009 from 4 to 7pm. The event will feature testimony from several Darfur refugees who fled their country and currently reside in Arizona.
Please contact Stauring or Scott for more information about their presence at the Federal Building and the rally on Tuesday, or follow them on Twitter or Stop Genocide Now for up to date information on the work of Stop Genocide Now.
Stauring and Scott are leaving for Darfur, Sudan on March 21, 2009 to monitor the current situation in the region.
Contact:
Gabriel Stauring
Director, Stop Genocide Now
310-415-2863
gabriel@stopgenocidenow.org
Katie-Jay Scott
Director of Community Programming, Stop Genocide Now
503-349-4946
ktj@iactivism.org
Location:
Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Group concentrates presence between 4 and 7pm weekdays and between 11 and 2pm weekends.
Photo by Stop Genocide Now