 The Cost of Silence “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to stand by and do nothing. 18th century parliamentarian, Edmund Burke In the wake of nearly twenty-three years of brutal civil war, the population of Southern Sudan lies shattered and strewn across the Central and East African landscape. More than two and half million people have been killed and another five million have been internally and externally displaced by the conflict. Since January of 2003, a new exodus has flooded the western border region of Darfur in Sudan with displaced persons fleeing the same regime responsible for the Southern tragedy. Despite the fact that the United States has formally labeled this Diaspora genocide, the killing continues unchecked, threatening to shed blood on every grain of sand. In the words of former U.S. President Clinton, “If the horrors of the Holocaust taught us anything, it is the high cost of remaining silent and paralyzed in the face of Genocide." Full Project Text | Project Gallery | View The Quicktime Movie | Watch The Interview For booking or to request an information packet, please call 231.920.3807 or email sudan@ryanspencerreed.com. |