San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition

March 19-21, 2010
Pittsburgh, PA

Featured Speaker: Scott Gration, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret), U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan

Over the course of the past year, nearly 100 southern Sudanese and Darfuri leaders living in the U.S. have expressed interest in coming together to discuss the future of their country and how they can lead for peace from the U.S. While Pittsburgh-based southern Sudanese had attended local rallies before last year, their strong turnout at the Save Darfur Coalition’s April 2009 event in Washington D.C. indicated a serious convergence of interests and aims between their community and the Darfuri Diaspora. The collaboration between Darfuris, southern Sudanese and other U.S. activists was strengthened in common G-20 advocacy efforts and a pre-conference planning meeting on Oct. 17 – 18, 2009. More Information

The second annual University of San Francisco Swig Program Social Justice Passover Seder will be led by long-time social justice activist Rabbi Lee Bycel. All donations from the evening will support the San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition. This event is co-sponsored by San Francisco Hillel as part of their Jewish Culture Week, and is partially supported through the Walter and Elise Haas Fund.

Free and open to the public.

Location: University of San Francisco, McLaren Conference Center 250-251 (Near Fulton St., between Clayton and Cole Streets)