Event Details for the Dream for Darfur Olympic Torch Relay U.S. Finale in Washington, D.C
Following are details for the U.S. finale of the Dream for Darfur Olympic Torch Relay in Washington, D.C. This event occured on Monday, December 10 2007.
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1. Near the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Independence Ave. between 14th and 15th Streets, S.W.
9:45 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Speakers:
- Charlie Clements, President and CEO, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
- Rev. Bill Schulz, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress; former executive director of Amnesty International USA
2. White House / Lafayette Park
Pennsylvania Ave. between 15th and 17th Streets, north of the White House
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Speakers:
- Rev. Richard Cizik, Vice President for Governmental Affairs, National Association of Evangelicals
- Gayle Smith, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Campaign
- Adam Taylor, Political Director, SOJOURNERS
3. Sudanese Embassy
2210 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Noon to 12:20 p.m.
Speakers:
- Motasim Adem, Darfur People’s Association of New York
- Niemat Ahmadi, Darfurian
- Hilary Shelton, Director, Washington Bureau, NAACP
4. Chinese Embassy
2300 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
12:40 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Speakers:
- Mia Farrow, Hollywood actress and human rights activist on Darfur
- Mohamed Yahya, Darfurian - Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy
- Nesse Godin, Holocaust survivor
- Joey Cheek, U.S. Olympic athlete
- Joe Madison, host of the radio talk show, The Black Eagle
- Gloria White-Hammond, Bethel A.M.E.Church, Boston; Co-Founder of My Sister's Keeper
- Melissa Fitzgerald, of The West Wing
- Jirair Ratevosian, son of victims of the Armenian genocide
- Jasenka Besic, Bosnian genocide survivor
- Rabbi David Saperstein, Executive Director of Religious Action Center
- Nathaniel Mills, U.S. Olympic athlete
- Vince Poscent, U.S. Olympic athlete
- Nikki Stone, U.S. Olympic athlete
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