A Giraffe has been sighted
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Eric Reeves has put his job, his income, and his reputation on the line to fight for the people of Sudan, a people he’s never met, in a country he’s never visited. Reeves’ teaching life in Northampton, MA was about as far removed from Sudan as possible. He taught Shakespeare and Renaissance English, and, in his spare time, he contributed wood turnings he made to charitable organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, a group that delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters. It was through that group that he first heard about the Sudan conflict. |
“I know when I’ve seen a morally unambiguous situation and this is it,” Reeves said, explaining that two million people have died, five million are refugees and the people endure famine, disease, enslavement, and military aggression. Reeves’ research has prompted him to publish dozens of essays in international publications and to give interviews to international media, such as BBC, CBC, and The New York Times. He has testified before the House International Relations Committee, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. His efforts have been met with public criticism from the State Department, Wall Street, and the Khartoum government. |
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