Two Jewish campus groups organized a national solidarity fast for Darfur. Participants in the Oct. 6 fast, sponsored by Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life and Students Taking Action Now: Darfur, refrained from luxuries such as coffee or movies and donated the money saved to aid refugees who have fled ethnic cleansing in the Darfur region of Sudan.
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