Thursday
Jun102004
Activists Protest Annan's Inaction and US Gov't/ Media Blind Eye to Genocide
Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 02:15PM
Sudan Genocide
As United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's voice echoes over Tercentenary Theater during today's Commencement address, protesters hope that many in the audience will sport bright green ribbons to show their displeasure at his humanitarian record. In a demonstration yesterday afternoon at Cambridge Common, nearly 150 people--including several who appeared to be alums or Harvard-affiliated--turned out to protest what they called Annan's failure to take action against slavery and genocide in Sudan. [more]
As United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's voice echoes over Tercentenary Theater during today's Commencement address, protesters hope that many in the audience will sport bright green ribbons to show their displeasure at his humanitarian record. In a demonstration yesterday afternoon at Cambridge Common, nearly 150 people--including several who appeared to be alums or Harvard-affiliated--turned out to protest what they called Annan's failure to take action against slavery and genocide in Sudan. [more]