South Sudanese youth singing the South Sudan National Anthem
Celebration Denver
July 14, 2012
Bol Abiar, PESS Board member, said that all of the Lost Boys who have settled in Denver organized the South Sudan Independence Day celebration here. He emphasized the fact that this was about celebrating the one year anniversary of South Sudan becoming the newest country in the world, not about politics. Through the event the Sudanese community "finds something to be happy about."
Upper Nile Dancers
Bol said this was for people to, "come together, eat together, and celebrate together."
Isaac Khor Bher, PESS Co-founder said, "The celebration went from 6 pm to 2 am, but by the time it was over, we thought it was only two hours! We saw a lot of families and people we had not seen for many years because of being busy with their jobs. Ten different tribes came together, believing that South Sudan can overcome the challenges and difficulties they are going through as a young nation. A group of youths, dressed in white tee shirts were proud to sing all the words to the South Sudan national anthem."
Mama Sarah
PESS Board - Bol Abiar and Rich Rinehart
Khor Bher's bullhorn shoes
Celebration South Sudan
Governer Kuol Manyang Photo: Sudan Tribune_EN
July 9, 2012
Courtney Cohen, PESS South Sudan Intern writes,"We attended some of the Independence Day celebrations; caught the speech by Jonglei governor Kuol Manyang Juuk, which focused on agriculture infrastructure and about how tribalism and sectionalism need to be disintegrated."
Editorial: Daily Trust "Amid pomp and jubilation in Juba, the capital of Africa's newest nation, South Sudan celebrated one year of independence on 9 July 2012. Despite the disappointments of the first year of independence, South Sudanese appeared to be in an upbeat mood."
Photo: Ofiriha.org
Greater Bor Women Photo: Jacob Achiek Jok
Juba, South Sudan Photo: P. Bronstein/Getty Images
