The Minnesota Interfaith Darfur Coalition was created by a collaboration of Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Bet Shalom Congregation, Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, Minnesota Council of Churches, and Temple Israel to help end the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Genocide is raging in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Since February 2003, government-sponsored militias known as the Janjaweed have conducted a calculated campaign of slaughter, rape, starvation and displacement. The Sudanese government has failed to protect them. The government not only denies involvement with the massacres, but its police also have attacked displacement camps.
It is estimated that 400,000 people have died due to violence, starvation and disease. More than 2.5 million people have been displaced from their homes and over 200,000 have fled across the border to Chad. Many now live in camps lacking adequate food, shelter, sanitation, and health care. Many more will starve. Refugees face the threat of rape and murder every day.
The Minnesota Interfaith Darfur Coalition has engaged in fundraising, consciousness-raising, and lobbying on behalf of the people of Darfur.
Past events:
September 3, 2008 Darfur: Where is Our Moral Compass at the State Capitol
March 2006 Interfaith Service and Informational Session
Million Voices for Darfur Postcard Campaign
April 2006 Rally at State Capitol Mall
October 2006 Event - 1,000+ People participated in the Food for Darfur at Feed My
Starving Children
April 2007 Town Hall Forum --- Senator Klobuchar and Representatives Walz and Ellison met with more than 500 people at Plymouth Congregational Church
October 2007 The Concert for Darfur at Temple Israel with Craig Taubman
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