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{"id":441,"date":"2006-02-02T10:45:20","date_gmt":"2006-02-02T17:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hypotyposis.net\/blog\/?p=441"},"modified":"2006-02-02T10:45:20","modified_gmt":"2006-02-02T17:45:20","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-on-darfur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypotyposis.net\/blog\/2006\/02\/02\/letter-to-the-editor-on-darfur\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the editor on Darfur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFor a long time, I have wanted to write a letter to the editor of the<br \/>\nSan Francisco Chronicle to raise awareness on Darfur. I wanted to write<br \/>\na letter that was concise, moving, analytically flawless, and timely. I<br \/>\ncouldn't do it because I was too wrapped up in my own process rather<br \/>\nthan the very pressing issue at hand. Over the last few days, I have<br \/>\nworked on a simple letter, which I include (with some minor editing)<br \/>\nhere: <\/p>\n<ul> As an ordinary citizen<br \/>\nof this world, I have felt helpless and hopeless as the global<br \/>\ncommunity has failed to stop the ongoing genocide in Darfur, in which<br \/>\nat least 180,000 have died and 1.8 million have been displaced from<br \/>\ntheir homes. The exact mechanisms by which we should use to stop the<br \/>\nviolence are up for debate. Though I reflexively disagree with many of<br \/>\nDebra Saunders' columns, her call (\"UC out of Sudan\" -- Tues, Jan 24)<br \/>\nto the Regents of the University of California to divest from funds<br \/>\ntied to business in Sudan seems sensible to me. On the individual<br \/>\nlevel, I have resolved to continue praying for the people of Darfur, to<br \/>\njoin in A Million Voices for Darfur (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.millionvoicesfordarfur.org\/\">http:\/\/www.millionvoicesfordarfur.org\/<\/a>)<br \/>\nand other efforts to put pressure on our leaders, to keep myself<br \/>\ninformed, and to tell friends about the situation. Let us work together<br \/>\nwith hope and determination to bring peace to Darfur. <\/ul>\n<p>\nAfter I sent the letter, I realized that I neglected to mention the role to be played by church groups such as the <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fpcberkeley.org\/justice_initiative.asp\">Justice Task Force<\/a>  at my own church, which has been instrumental in my knowing what little I know about Darfur.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLet me add links that are mentioned above or which support the letter:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>\n <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2006\/01\/24\/EDGEPGQSS11.DTL&amp;hw=darfur&amp;sn=003&amp;sc=463\">UC out of Sudan<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.millionvoicesfordarfur.org\/\">A Million Voices for Darfur<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/savedarfur.org\/\">Save Darfur.org ::<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2006\/01\/20\/BAGDSGQD361.DTL&amp;hw=darfur&amp;sn=003&amp;sc=506\">SAN DIEGO \/ Regents to create panel on Sudan divestment \/ Students urging action over genocide in African nation<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/chronicle\/submissions\/\">SF Gate: Chronicle: Feedback Submission Guidelines<\/a> for those of you who want to write to the SF Chronicle yourself.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darfur_conflict\">Darfur conflict - Wikipedia<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nLet's see whether my letter gets published.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a long time, I have wanted to write a letter to the editor of the San Francisco Chronicle to raise awareness on Darfur. 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