International drumming event held for Sudan peace

Tuesday 12 January 2010

January 11, 2010 (WASHINGTON) – American activists and Sudanese exiles on Saturday held a drumming event in the US capital, and demonstrated at the White House. The rally, timed to take place on the fifth anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), was part of a "global effort" in 15 countries to host drum circles for peace in Sudan.

Demonstrators at the White House on January 9, 2010 (photo by Mark Lotwis, Save Darfur)

Organizers said the day was meant to drum up support for the CPA, which will expire on January 9, 2011. The peace agreement ended the 23 year civil war between rebels and the government.

Activists held drum circles in a number of cities around the world, including at least four in the United States, one in London, one in Vancouver and one in Belfast, among other places.

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