Jews Respond To
Darfur Genocide

Concerned about the crisis in
Africa, the local Jewish community
is mobilizing an organized response
to the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
Detroit to Darfur, a coalition that
includes the Jewish Community
Council, the Board of Rabbis and the
American Jewish Committee, along
with congregations andindividual
activists, has been formed and is
planning several community events.
"This is a world crisis that cannot
be ignored and affects every one of
us," said Robert Cohen, executive
director of the Jewish Community
Council of Metropolitan Detroit, -
a lead organizer of the Detroit to
Darfur coalition.
Plans are under way for an edu-
cational forum on the afternoon
of Sunday, April 16, which will be
open to the public. The coalition
has also begun to make arrange-
ments for Detroiters to join the
Rally to Stop Genocide, which will
take place at the National Mall in
Washington, D.C., on April 30.
Organizers of the Save Darfur
Coalition are projecting that
thousands of Jews from across
the country will participate in
the national rally Leading that
coalition are the American Jewish
World Service (www.ajws.org )
and the Jewish Council for Public
Affairs (www.jewishpublicaffairs.
orgy, the national organization of
the Jewish Community Council of
Metropolitan Detroit.
Organizations may screen a
DVD, produced by the Save Darfur
Coalition (www.savedarfur.org ),
which is available at the Jewish
Community Council office. The DVD
includes background and history on
the genocide, details on the U.S. and
U.N. response, stories of individual
Americans who have mobilized,
ideas for taking action and informa-
tion about the "Million Voices for
Darfur" postcard campaign.
Individuals interested in more
information on upcoming events,
including the April 16th forum,
the Washington rally, the DVD or
participating in Detroit to Darfur
can contact the Jewish Community
Council at (248) 642-5393. An
informational blog on Detroit to
Darfur may be found at detroit-
2darfur.blogspot.com . Registration
for the rally is available at www.
ajws.org .

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