But for now, Sudan is undergoing early adolescence. The people are not yet in charge of their government. There was no world body which could be called upon by the people of Sudan in 1989 to stop the military doctrinaire government from taking over and destroying the fledging democracy and killing the millions of people. But there will be. Here is one of the thirteen signs in The Prairie Peace Park about violent practices we are overcoming written by cultural anthologist Emilia Clements.
Genocide is no longer an accepted practice by the more advanced technological nations of the world.
We're making great progress in stopping genocide in the world, but not yet in Sudan. We Are Overcoming . . . Genocide has been used as both a political and military tool for domination and control. The full realization of the horrors of the Holocaust during World War II has led to the general agreement that extermination of a people for any reason should not be allowed. We'll print several responses each week.