REP. DAVIS HONORARY CHAIR OF ANTI-GENOCIDE WALK
San Diego Jewish World, CA
March 12 2014
Posted on 12 March 2014.
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Hundreds of San Diegans are expected to
come together Sunday, March 23 for the 3rd annual Walk to End Genocide.
Timed to coincide with Genocide Awareness Month, the day of activism
will bring together a wide-ranging coalition of schools, churches,
synagogues, and other faith-based organizations, highlighting the
power of local action to fight atrocities around the world, while
raising funds to support Jewish World Watch (JWW) projects that aid
refugees and survivors of the conflicts in Sudan and the Congo.
The walk was founded in 2011 by three 14-year old students at the San
Diego Jewish Academy: Zander Cowan, Naomi Suminski and Ilana Engel,
all of whom remain the lead organizers of the event. Their advocacy
efforts inspired San Diego Congresswoman Susan Davis to serve as this
year’s Honorary Walk Chair.
This year’s walk coincides with a number of significant milestones
for the anti-Genocide Movement, includinG the 20th anniversary
of the Rwandan genocide, the 99th anniversary of the Armenian
genocide, and the 69th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The
family-friendly day will feature two mile-long walks around Nobel Park,
as well as a rally and Awareness Fair with craft and activist projects,
advocacy booths, food, art, music, and more. All participants have the
option to walk alone, as members of a team, or as “virtual walkers.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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