[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19549]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   THE GENOCIDE IN THE DARFUR REGION

  (Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw awareness 
to the unconscionable human tragedy that is still taking place in the 
Darfur region. It has been 5 years since the United States Congress 
declared genocide in Darfur, but thousands continue to perish.
  Today I join activists in 34 countries who started fasting in April 
when eight organizations were kicked out of Darfur by the Sudanese 
President, leaving 1.1 million innocent civilians without basic access 
to food, water, and medicine.
  From sunrise to sunset today, I will consume only water to 
demonstrate solidarity with the people of Darfur. It is an 
insignificant act relative to the magnitude of the tragedy unfolding 
there. But I join thousands in this simple act and hope that a critical 
mass will prick our global consciousness, keep us focused on the 
hundreds of thousands who have lost their lives.
  I especially want to thank the Plymouth United Church of Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin, members of the Faith Darfur Coalition, who are joining me 
today.
  My fast won't stop the tragedy unfolding in Darfur, but I hope it 
will carry me deeper into thought and to help me reflect on how to end 
this tragedy.

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