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Farrow Will Fast for Darfur

Actress wants world leaders to turn attention to Sudan's plight after aid groups expelled

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(Newser) – Mia Farrow will start a hunger strike on Monday to draw attention to the living conditions of Darfur's millions of refugees, the BBC reports. The actress wants to show solidarity with those whose suffering has increased since the Sudanese government banned aid groups. The actress is asking "human rights advocates and citizens of conscience around the world" to join her for a day.

As the Summer Games opened in Beijing, actress activist Mia Farrow Web-casted her own
As the Summer Games opened in Beijing, actress activist Mia Farrow Web-casted her own "Darfur Olympics" from a refugee camp on the barren Sudan-Chad border.   (AP Photo/WWW.STOPGENOCIDENOW.ORG. HO)
Actress Mia Farrow has long campaigned for more global attention to the atrocities being committed in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Actress Mia Farrow has long campaigned for more global attention to the atrocities being committed in the Darfur region of Sudan.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
U.S. actress Mia Farrow poses for a portrait in a cafe in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. During an interview, Farrow talked about the violation of human rights in Darfur.
U.S. actress Mia Farrow poses for a portrait in a cafe in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. During an interview, Farrow talked about the violation of human rights in Darfur.   (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)
Actress Mia Farrow, Ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), now turns her attention to the plight of refugees in Darfur.
Actress Mia Farrow, Ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), now turns her attention to the plight of refugees in Darfur.   (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi, file)
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TerrifiedCitizen
Apr 22, 09 12:37 PM CDT
Apparently, Jenny Craig refused to hire her... Reply
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TerrifiedCitizen
Apr 22, 09 12:41 PM CDT
If the Navy Seals could drop in and rescue the hero captain from pirates, they could also pick up this overgrown teenager during his stroll and drop him in a cell. Reply
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Reader68389796
Apr 22, 09 4:07 PM CDT
Mia, I'm with you, but what would the hunger strike do? Reply
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sache
Apr 23, 09 10:00 AM CDT
Why? A hunger strike by her isn't going to do a thing. People either care or don't want to hear about it. She's not going to make the uncaring sit up and take notice. Sadly they don't give a damn because it is not them suffering. Reply
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