Momentum for action building in Congress

The good news from this afternoon's rally and "die-in" in Lafayette Park across from the White House is that hundreds of people from all walks of life joined together across lines of party, race, religion, and ideology to stand up and speak out for their brothers and sisters in Sudan. The better news is that it looks like the House of Respresentatives is on the verge of passing House Concurrent Resolution 467, declaring the situation in Sudan to be genocide and urging serious action from the Bush Administration. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) told the gathering that the bill, offered by Rep. Don Payne (D-N.J.), has strong bipartisan support and she expects it to pass the House this afternoon.

The above photo is Salih Booker, chief executive officer of Africa Action, demanding that, "The right people do the right thing at the right time, which is now!"

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