John Prendergast, Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Project
A New Peace Strategy for Northern Uganda and the LRA
Date: 05/08/2008
by Julia Spiegel and John Prendergast
Posted May 7th, 2008
Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony’s failure to sign a peace deal in April drove a nail into the coffin of the Juba peace process—a process that is grinding to an unsuccessful end.[1] The talks have certainly contributed to northern Uganda’s current state of relative peace and created a mechanism to address tensions between the people in the North and the southern-dominated government in Kampala.
Somalia: 15 Years After Black Hawk Down - A Chance? - allAfrica.com
Date:
04/24/2008
15 Years After Black Hawk Down: Somalia's Chance?
Date: 04/24/2008
by John Prendergast
Posted April 21st, 2008
It has been almost 15 years since Somali militias shot down two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters over the capital Mogadishu and killed 18 American servicemen in a battle that also killed more than 1,000 Somalis.
Events, Speakers Stress Positive Sides of Africa - The Brown and White
Author:Deanna McLafferty, Michael Oshman and Amanda Perrotti
Date: 04/01/2008
Date: 04/01/2008
The Association of International Students and the Black Student Union presented Lehigh's first ever Africa Week from March 24 to 29. Lasting six days, events were held to explore the African continent and culture. The purpose of the week was to expose students to aspects of Africa they would not normally hear about. Events included lectures, music performances and food tasting among other cultural and educational programs.
It's not all about money
Sudan: Groups Outline "Urgent Steps" Required to Advance Darfur Peace Process - AfricanPath.com
Date:
03/28/2008
All Africa reports, "The piecemeal approach to ending violence in Darfur is in “shambles” and must be overhauled now if the peace process is to succeed, according to a report released by two leading Darfur activist groups. In a joint strategy paper authored by ENOUGH Project co-chair John Prendergast and Save Darfur Coalition president Jerry Fowler, the activist leaders urged an end to the current fractured peace-making approach by using as a model the Comprehensive Peace Agreement – which ended decades of war in southern Sudan.
Is Death Estimate for Darfur Too Low? - The Seattle Times
Author:Edith M. Lederer
Date: 03/29/2008
Date: 03/29/2008
How many people have died in Darfur? Two years ago, the United Nations estimated 200,000. But the man who gave that figure now says it's far too low. Sudan has long said it's way too high.
A new mortality survey might settle the question, but the U.N. has no plans for one _ it is too busy trying to help the living. Activist groups say Sudan's government doesn't want one.
Speaker Discusses Efforts to End Genocide in Darfur - The Daily Beacon
Author:Jasmine Carson
Date: 03/27/2008
Date: 03/27/2008
Human rights activist John Prendergast said there is hope for the war-torn region of Darfur in a lecture Tuesday. Prendergast, co-author of “Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond” has traveled to Africa numerous times in his 25-year career as an activist in an effort to illuminate the problems plaguing the continent.
Creating a Peace to Keep in Darfur
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Date:
03/27/2008
Contact:
Allyn Brooks-LaSure (Save Darfur) 202-478-6174
press@savedarfur.org
Nanda Chitre (ENOUGH), 202-481-8245
info@enoughproject.org
Students Urged to Help Darfur - The Quinnipiac Chronicle
Author:Mark Dipaola
Date: 03/26/2008
Date: 03/26/2008
What if you were forced to choose between rescuing your small child from a burning hut and rushing your other three children to safety? What if you witnessed the fatal shooting of a loved one, or had to wander the Sahara desert for a week without food or water? What if one day your home, your possessions, and everything you've ever known were suddenly stripped from you?
