Personal Accounts of Genocide

 

A National Speaking Tour featuring Darfuri Refugees

For information about hosting a Voices from Darfur event, contact Chuck Thies at (800) 917-2034 or voices@savedarfur.org

The Tour

It is easy to get lost in the numbers of the dead and displaced in Darfur.

It is easy to forget that the victims of the genocide are more than just statistics. The hundreds of thousands of people that have died have all left behind mothers, fathers, sons and daughters to mourn their loss.

Launched in summer 2007, last year Voices from Darfur visited 44 cities across the United States, from Albuquerque to Boston to Honolulu, reaching more than 10,000 people, highlighting personal stories of the fortunate few who escaped the ongoing crisis. Darfuri refugees travel across the U.S. to share their experiences and help us understand the true magnitude of the carnage, not just in terms of numbers, but also in terms of the physical and emotional anguish it has caused for its victims.

The Speakers

The tour features speakers such as Abu Asal Abu Asal and Ibrahim Adam. Abu Asal, a published Arabic-language novelist from Western Darfur now living in Massachusetts, was arrested and beaten by the Sudanese government for protesting the mistreatment of Darfuris, and was eventually forced to flee Sudan. Adam, a native of Northern Darfur now living in Illinois, lost 20 family members when his village was burned by Janjaweed militia working with the Sudanese government, and is waiting for safe conditions to return and rebuild Darfur.

Ibrahim Adam and Abu Asal Abu Asal are only two of the speakers featured in the Voices from Darfur tour. Other refugees will also share their stories, depending on location and availability.

Join us at a Voices from Darfur event near you. Listen to the stories. Learn more about the conflict. Perhaps you, too, will become a voice for Darfur.