On this post last year we announced The Hope for Darfur – Justice in Sudan March in Washington, sponsored  by The Darfur Interfaith Network. This week-end  the event is back and will be on Sunday, May 15, 2011, starting at the Metropolitan AME Church, 1518 M Street, N.W. and will proceed to the White House at Lafayette Park.

This year’s message is:

We encourage the U.S, along with the international community, to renew and strengthen the mandate for UNAMID (United Nations/African Union Peacekeepers). The international community led by the United States should push for the Government of Sudan to provide unimpeded access for peacekeepers and humanitarian workers to areas where fighting has taken place and where internally displaced persons have fled and are suffering.

Rally Speakers:

• Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards
• Ruth Messinger
• Mr. Joe Madison
• Mr. Mark Hanis
• Pastor Dr. Derrick Harkins
• Mr. Mohamed Yahya
• Rabbi Bruce Lustig
• Pastor Heidi McGinness
• Rev. Dr. Jeff Krehbiel
• Ms. Niemat Ahmadi

You can register for the rally on this page. If you can’t join the event, you can donate to Help Raise Money for Humanitarian Aid and Advocacy Efforts in Sudan here.

As you can read on En Route To Sudan, many issues are still unresolved and are left to be worked out between North and South Sudan, and on the disputed Abeyei region of Sudan. A few days ago more than 80 people were killed when rebels attacked cattle herders in Southern Sudan. The situation there is still very fragile so we should not look away!