Switchfoot Frontman joins Darfu Fast For Life
Switchfoot Frontman joined the DARFUR FAST FOR LIFE today, Jon Foreman will undertake a water-only fast, in order to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis currently taking place in Darfur, as well as to encourage long-term U.S. Government actions to bring lasting peace to the people of Sudan. Foreman begins his three day fast today and is joined by U.S. Representative Donald Payne who is Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, and who has worked tirelessly to end the suffering in Darfur.
Expressing his outrage at the situation in Darfur, Foreman said, "Can it be possible that right now, two and a half million people are waking up in camps and refugee camps having been driven from their homes by violent means? Under the same sun, could it be true that almost half a million people have died of starvation, violence, and disease over the past six years in Darfur? Is this true?! And if this is true, why has the media remained almost completely silent on the issue? Why has our government maintained it's current stance of inaction?"
Foreman follows Actress-Activist Mia Farrow and Virgin CEO and Founder, Sir Richard Branson and others in sharing their experiences during the fast through video and blog posts at fastdarfur.org
