Darfur - The name itself resonates with meaning because we see it linked to loaded terms like genocide, ethnic cleansing and civil war. Echoes of previous such conflicts fill our minds and perhaps cause us to turn away in confusion and helplessness from another such horror. Yet despite the attention given to this slaughter by celebrities such as George Clooney and Nancy Pelosi we actually hear or read very little about it. We see it only sporadically on our T.V. screens, and so we forget about it. Or maybe we think that "somebody, somewhere must be doing something" about it.
"We the survivors of the Holocaust, know the consequences of silence, and this time we must all speak up for those suffering in Darfur"
Elie Wiesel and Nesse Godin Rally for Darfur 4/30/2006