Olympic Torch Relay

Olympic Torch Relay for Darfur

In the past China has aided the Sudanese government by selling weapons, and providing weapon-manufacturing factories. China has also vetoed previous UN sanctions aimed at aiding the victims of genocide in Darfur. To China's credit, they now have agreed to send military engineers to Sudan to help implement the peace treaty.

While China has begun to make changes, the world wants to send a message to the host of the 2008 Olympics. The message is, "China, bring the Olympic Spirit to Darfur."

The Olympic Torch Relay began this month in a refugee camp in Chad. Actress Mia Farrow lit the torch and began the ceremony. The torch will continue on to genocide sites: Rwanda, Armenia, Bosnia, Germany and Cambodia. The symbolic torch will also go through the United States.

The tentative schedule to date for The Olympic Torch Relay in the United States is as follows:

Sept 9, 2007 New York

Oct. 7, 2007 Boston

Oct. 7, 2007 Concord, NH

Oct 8, 2007 Pittsburgh

Oct 13, 2007 Cincinnati

Oct. 21, 2007 Des Moines

Oct. 21, 2007 Hartford, CT

Oct. 21, 2007 Chicago

Oct 28, 2007 Nebraska

(See SaveDarfur.Org for details)