Friday, April 28, 2006

Priorities

This is what shame looks like:

The Friday before the Save Darfur march on Washington, and just days after a new report detailed the escalating hunger crisis in Sudan, the UN is forced to cut rations for that suffering region because the wealthiest countries donated a mere 32% of required funds. CNN and BBC

The UN is short $1.2 billion. In other words, for $300 million less than the total cost for Sen. Don Young's Bridges to Nowhere, we could feed the 2 million displaced refugees desperately in need of food. (The expected cost of those bridges is $1.5 billion, the press only reported on the down payments of $453 million. LINK)

If you cannot make the Washington rally and you live in New York, dine at one of the following restaurants this Sunday; they will be donating a percentage of their earnings to SaveDarfur.org.

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