Martin Austermuhle
Written by DCist contributor Andrew Wiseman
A good-sized but not overly energetic crowd gathered on the National Mall this Sunday for the Save Darfur rally. Enjoying the beautiful Sunday weather, a few thousand ethnically and geographically diverse folks heard politicians, religious leaders, former basketball player Manute Bol, George Clooney and father Nick, and others talk about the need for action in the Darfur region of the Sudan. Darfur, the western-most province of the Sudan, has been the scene of brutal fighting in recent years, where the mostly Arab government and Janjaweed militia are accused of committing genocide against the African population in response to alleged rebel activity.
