Mia Farrow announced on her blog this week that she intends on going on a hunger strike to bring attention to the plight of the people of Darfur.
“I AM PREPARING FOR A HUNGER STRIKE
On April 27th I will begin a fast of water only in solidarity with the people of Darfur and as a personal expression of outrage at a world that is somehow able to stand by and watch innocent men, women and children needlessly die of starvation, thirst and disease.The Darfur crisis deepened on March 4th when the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese president President Omer al-Bashir for his essential role in the murder, rape, torture and displacement of millions. Al Bashir retaliated immediately by expelling thirteen key international aid agencies from Sudan, including Save the Children, Doctors Without Borders, CARE, Oxfam and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) along with three highly respected Sudanese agencies.” Mia Farrow
More than one million people in Darfur are at risk of losing food, water and shelter in coming months, following the expulsion of international aid groups by Sudan’s government, the United Nations’ chief humanitarian coordinator said Tuesday.
Two humanitarians, a Canadian and a French national working with Aide Medicale Internationale were abducted in south Darfur on Saturday. Gunmen are demanding a ransom for their release.
To find the cause of most of the problems in Darfur you need to look no farther than your pocket or purse. Your cell phone contains materials obtained from the enslaved workers of Darfur. Warlords have taken these people hostage and forced them to work in the mines for the minerals that make your cell phone.
The main two elements they mine and sell is….
Tantalum, used to store electricity in capacitors in iPods, digital cameras, and cell phones.
Tungsten, used to make your cell phone vibrate.
The general use of violence against communities includes forced labor, torture, recruitment of child soldiers, extortion, and killings by armed groups to oppress and control civilians. In particular, sexual violence has become a tool of war and control for the armed groups in Congo on an immense scale.
Sex slaves in Darfur
The Congo war has the highest rate of violence against women and girls in the world, and reports indicate that hundreds of thousands have been raped, making it the most dangerous place in the world to be female.
Godspeed Mia, it is a most nobel cause you seek relief for.
I hope her pretentiousness kills her. starving yourself brings attention to you not Darfur. How bout we just wipe out darfur and end their suffering so we dont have to listen to celebrities go on and on about it. Rather than not eat how about you move to darfur donate all your money and live with them. That would make a difference.
People we don’t like are often brave, hard-working and doing the right thing for worthy causes. This is Excellent humanitarian work that Mia is doing to bring attention to victims of rape and other violence. It’s sad to see hostile comments (Jon) that prefer killing over intelligent solutions from passionate people, albeit a ‘celebrity’ in this case. Nearly every American consumer contributes someway to worldwide suffering, with ignorance, and knowingly are the greedy people. Let’s see more relief and less grief. Stopping the hatred and promoting viable solutions by working together will make the godly difference. One Angry Man: Great article, Thanks for sharing!