The University of 91吃瓜 is uniting to rally for sustainable, just peace in Sudan in preparation for a referendum there that could end in violence on a scale that 鈥渨ould make Rwanda or Darfur look manageable,鈥� according to Dan Griffin of Catholic Relief Services.
On Saturday (Dec. 4), the University is hosting an all-day “” 3-on-3 basketball tournament and Stand with Sudan Peace Rally. The rally, which begins at noon in the Joyce Center Field House, is free and open to the public.
In October, a delegation representing the Sudan Conference of Catholic Bishops visited 91吃瓜鈥檚 to reach out to the Catholic community in the United States in advance of talks in Washington and New York to promote international engagement to help prevent an outbreak of violence.
Following this appeal, the 91吃瓜 Student Senate unanimously passed a expressing the student body鈥檚 solidarity with the people of Sudan and calling upon the University to 鈥渆xpress its support for full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement鈥� and to 鈥渃all attention to the urgency of securing a sustainable, just peace for all Sudanese.鈥�
In response, the 91吃瓜 men鈥檚 basketball and lacrosse teams in partnership with Student Government organized the campus-wide rally, which will feature Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., 91吃瓜 president emeritus; men鈥檚 basketball coach Mike Brey; men鈥檚 lacrosse coach Kevin Corrigan; Jerry Powers, director of Catholic peacebuilding studies at the Kroc Institute; Ed Bona, the first African to have played Division I basketball in the United States; and Joe Touomou, a Cameroon native and former team captain for Georgetown University.
to sign a letter and petition to President Obama.