Darfur movie inspires sold-out NH crowd
People want to help. They want to do something to stop the genocide in Darfur. Nowhere was this more apparent than at a screening of The Devil Came on Horseback at the University of New Hampshire last week. After the sold-out crowd of 200 screened the film, the audience asked questions of a panel consisting of GI-Net's Colin Christensen and Jessica Anderson and Global Grassroots' Victoria Smith. Representatives from the campaigns of presidential candidates Joe Biden, Tom Tancredo, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, and Dennis Kucinich were also on hand to answer questions and take comments.
Comments like the one from student Tobi Afolayan:
Afolayan said he won't vote for a candidate without specific information about the candidate's stance on Darfur.
"I'm tired of vague sentiments," he said. "It needs to be really detailed."
The panel also took questions on issues such as targeted divestment, New Hampshire's unique position in the Ask the Candidates campaign, and the individual ways people can get involved and make a difference.
