Rebuilding Hope: A Documentary About Southern Sudan
Date/time:
Sunday, August 1
7:00pm-9:30pm
Rebuilding Hope is a riveting and moving portrait..Jen Marlowe provides an
essential, human window into the fagility of Sudan's southern peace."
Leslie Lefkow, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch.
One of the speakers is Samuel Garang Akau, a refugee from Southern Sudan,
was resettled in the U.S. at age 19. Akau is a 2006 graduate from
Stanford University and co-founder and director of New Scholars, a
start-up NGO developing youth entrepreneurs and leaders, currently focused
on Southern Sudan and Kenya.
Mohamed Suleiman is a Darfuri. His village, Umbarow, was burned and
destroyed by the Government of Sudan and Janjaweed. Suleiman lost members
of this family to the Darfur genocide: his mother and siblings still
reside in Darfur. Suleiman is President of the San Francisco Bay Area
Darfur Coalition.
Co-sponsored by City Church of San Francisco.
About San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition:
The San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition, founded in 2004, is an
alliance of San Francisco Bay Area organizations, groups, and individuals
working to stop the genocide in Darfur, end war in and bring peace to
Sudan, and promote anti-genocide strategies.
When:
Sunday August 1, 2010
7:00 PM -
10:00 PM
Pacific
Where:
Russian Center,
2460 Sutter Street,
San Francisco, CA 94115
Organizer:
San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition
Cost:
Free.
Contact:
415-221-8400
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