Sending their love down the well
Monday, December 13, 2010 at 10:48AM We get press releases:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 13, 2010 CELEBRITIES UNITE IN MUSIC VIDEO "WE WANT PEACE" GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR SUDAN GEORGE CLOONEY, RICHARD BRANSON, ALICIA KEYS, EMMANUEL JAL, PETER GABRIEL, U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL AND NOBEL LAUREATE KOFI ANNAN AND PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER IN "WE WANT PEACE" MUSIC VIDEO OUT 12/14 SUDANESE MUSICIAN, WARCHILD, AND "WE WANT PEACE" SPOKESPERSON EMMANUEL JAL AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS IN NYC 12/13-12/15 With Sudan on the brink of a new civil war in January 2011 and the potential for genocide looming, George Clooney, Richard Branson, Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, U.N Secretary General and Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan, and President Jimmy Carter appear in Sudanese musician, warchild, and spokesperson for Refugees United and Amnesty International Emmanuel Jal's "We Want Peace" music video. Spread the word: - Book Emmanuel Jal for an interview in NYC 12/13-12/15 or via phone - Feature the video teaser - Promote the We Want Peace website and track download - Feature the 1-800-GENOCIDE hotline Emmanuel Jal: - Is a world-renowned hip-hop artist, former warchild and activist. - Is a spokesperson for Refugees United, Amnesty International and Oxfam. - Was born into the life of a child soldier and lost his mother during Sudan's first civil war - Has performed at Live 8 and Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert - His music is featured on the fundraising album "War Child - Help a Day in the Life", as well as in three ER episodes, the National Geographic documentary God Grew Tired of Us, and in the feature film Blood Diamond. - Created the charitable foundation, Gua Africa "Peace Africa" - Helped to organize The Sudanese Summit and a youth-empowerment conference (Gatwitch Festival) in Kenya in November/December 2010. - He has been featured in major outlets like TIME, USA Today, NPR, CNN, MTV, & the BBC. The political situation in Sudan: In less a month - January 9, 2011 - the people of Southern Sudan and Abyei will participate in referendum that will determine the fate of Sudan. This historical event is dangerous given the North's reluctance to part with the vast resources of the South (80% of Sudan's oil fields are located in Southern Sudan) and its penchant for achieving its objectives through extreme violence. The last civil war between North and South Sudan (1983, lasting over 20 years) claimed more than 2 million lives. PRESS CONTACT: Leslie Hermelin, Susan Blond, Inc. 212.333.7728 ext. 131, 
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