Mia Farrow Blogs about her hunger strike for Darfur (video)
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In addition to making regular appearances on television, the actress Mia Farrow is documenting the hunger strike she began 10 days ago to draw attention to Darfur in a series of posts on her blog and YouTube channel.
In a video blog post made on Tuesday from her home in Connecticut (embedded above), Ms. Farrow said: “I’m feeling okay…. I really don’t leave my bedroom now at all, just to conserve energy. Mostly I stay in bed.” She also held up a sign with a phone number for the White House and asked viewers to join her in urging President Barack Obama to press Sudan to readmit the humanitarian aid agencies that were expelled from the country in March, when Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was indicted on war crimes charges by the International Criminal Court.
Ms. Farrow announced her plan to fast for three weeks on the Huffington Post last month but she has been filing daily updates on her condition and the progress of her attempt to force media outlets to discuss Darfur on her own blog. In a blog post on the third day of her fast, Ms. Farrow wrote:
Day one was crammed with radio and TV interviews. Good Morning America’s Chris Cuomo began the segment with “Darfur is back in the news — ” And at the end he read out the staggering realities. This is what I hoped for, to bring focus to Darfur.
She also noted that she was getting advice from another celebrity:
Before I began this fast David Blaine (magician and endurance artist) called me. So kind of him. He told me a little about how to prepare and what to expect. He said after 6 days I wont feel hunger. He told me to drink 4 liters of water.
In a video blog post made on Tuesday from her home in Connecticut (embedded above), Ms. Farrow said: “I’m feeling okay…. I really don’t leave my bedroom now at all, just to conserve energy. Mostly I stay in bed.” She also held up a sign with a phone number for the White House and asked viewers to join her in urging President Barack Obama to press Sudan to readmit the humanitarian aid agencies that were expelled from the country in March, when Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was indicted on war crimes charges by the International Criminal Court.
Ms. Farrow announced her plan to fast for three weeks on the Huffington Post last month but she has been filing daily updates on her condition and the progress of her attempt to force media outlets to discuss Darfur on her own blog. In a blog post on the third day of her fast, Ms. Farrow wrote:
Day one was crammed with radio and TV interviews. Good Morning America’s Chris Cuomo began the segment with “Darfur is back in the news — ” And at the end he read out the staggering realities. This is what I hoped for, to bring focus to Darfur.
She also noted that she was getting advice from another celebrity:
Before I began this fast David Blaine (magician and endurance artist) called me. So kind of him. He told me a little about how to prepare and what to expect. He said after 6 days I wont feel hunger. He told me to drink 4 liters of water.
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