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This weekend, tens of thousands of Americans will rally in front of the U.S. Capitol--and in dozens of other cities across the country--to send the message to Congress that it's time for America to step up and help end the systematic slaughter of more than 400,000 civilians in Darfur.

Yesterday, we caught up with two dynamic leaders at the forefront of this movement -- Mark Hanis and Ivan Boothe of the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net). Hear how GI-Net is using technology to rapidly mobilize hundreds of campus leaders and thousands of college and university students across the country.

And find out why celebs like Nick Kristof, Angelina Jolie, and Oprah are all asking their their audiences to head over to GI-Net to take action.

Join a rally in your city this weekend, or sign up for the virtual march

Links from the show:

• What you can do to help end genocide: Genocide Intervention Network
• Samantha Power's book, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
• Aid worker blogging from Sudan (no longer active): Sleepless in Sudan

Photo credit: Darfur Eyewitness by Brian Steidle

Intro/Outro music from Earth 'n' Bass:
Intro: Zomaye (Bill Laswell Remix) - Gigi
Outro: Yo Afro - Temple Of Sound