Simon Deng

A refugee of southern Sudan, Simon Deng was abducted and sold into slavery at the age of nine. Today he travels the country, inspiring audiences with his passionate plea for action on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of victims of Sudanese slavery and genocide. He has addressed students at Harvard, Yale, and Columbia University and has met with President Bush and Southern Sudanese president Salva Kiir. In March 2006, Mr. Deng embarked on the Sudan Freedom Walk, a 300-mile trek from NY to DC to call for an end to slavery and genocide in Sudan.