On June 30, 2005, Nathan Kleinman began a hunger strike to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Since February 2003, at least 400,000 people have died due to violence, starvation and disease. More than 2.5 million people have been displaced from their towns and villages and now live in camps lacking adequate food, water, shelter, sanitation, and health care. It is LONG PAST time for the international community to take action.
Bloggers are beginning to notice Nate's hunger strike. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof mentioned him today, and so did Dan Markel. Those of us who are related to Nathan have been writing letters like crazy to every media outlet we can think of, along with our senators and representatives. Please join us in spreading the word in whatever way you can. We'll be posting again soon with an update on Nate's physical state.
posted by Molly Kleinman @ 7:25 PM
Email Nathan:
nathankleinman @ gmail.com
3 Comments:
Thanks for the update! The more we spread the word, the sooner things will begin to change.
Nathan:
I admire your commitment to bringing notice to the genocide in Darfur and actually trying to make the "never again" rhetoric a reality.
I hope we can organize a show of solidary with you here in NYC.
Nathan, Thank-you for taking a stand against the horrific indifference we are seeing in our country and around the world. Know that we all are right behind you and will continue to bombard our representatives with mail, and work ever harder to promote awareness of this crisis in our communities.
Grant Willcox
Chicago, IL
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