"Juno Se Mama (Open Letter to the People of Darfur)" by Ed Mabrey

Ed Mabrey is

• Three-time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion (2007, 2012, tied in 2013)
• National Poetry Slam Team Finalist
• Individual National Poetry Slam Finalist
• 3 Time Lake Eden Arts Festival Champion
• Featured performer on Season 3 of Verses and Flow (brought to you by Lexus on TV One)
• Two-time Feature on HBO All Def Digital
• Emmy Nominee (MOW-Fox/ABC)
• Three-time National Haiku Slam Champion
• Ohio Arts Council Poet of the Year
• National Best Selling Author (Contributor)
• Eight poetry albums recorded
• Performances seen on several continents
• Tour professionally
• One of the most sought-after performers and workshop teachers in the country

Visit www.EdMabrey.com

The Save Darfur Coalition

In September 2004, President George W. Bush declared the crisis in Darfur “genocide” — the first time a sitting American president had made such a declaration regarding a crisis that was still ongoing.

Despite the world’s growing outcry, however, the violence persists in Darfur and the number of dead and displaced continues to increase.

Currently, as many as 3 million people have been displaced within Darfur, with an estimated 263,000 refugees living across the border in Chad.

Overall, the UN estimates that more than 3.2 million people in Darfur (out of a total population of roughly 7.5 million) are still affected by the conflict.

On September 9, 2004, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell declared the conflict in Darfur genocide. This was the first time the U.S. had ever declared genocide while the genocide was still occurring.

• The genocide in Darfur has claimed 300,000 lives and displaced over 3 million people.
• 3.2 million people, more than a third of Darfur’s population, remain in need of humanitarian assistance
• More than 300,000 people have been displaced by violence in 2013