Date:May 22, 2008
Location:NY, New York
Join Africa Action and Allies in a Rally to End Genocide in Darfur
and Promote Lasting Peace in Sudan!
and Promote Lasting Peace in Sudan!
Sudan
Rally at Olympic Sponsor Headquarters with STAND!
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Date:May 15, 2008
Location:Cities across US
As STAND continues to push President Bush to Lobby China, activists also need to be increasing the pressure on the 2008 Olympic Corporate Sponsors!
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: The Continuing Crisis in Darfur
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Date:Apr 23, 2008
Location:Washington, DC
PRESIDING: Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE), Chairman
WHEN: Wednesday, April 23rd at 9:30 AM
WHERE: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
PANEL 1
BRIEFER:
Dr. Jane Holl Lute
Officer in Charge
Department of Field Support
United Nations
New York, New York
PANEL 2
WITNESSES:
The Honorable Richard Williamson
President’s Special Envoy to Sudan
Department of State
Washington, DC
Nasty Neighbors: Resolving the Chad-Sudan Proxy War
Date: 04/22/2008
by Colin Thomas-Jensen
Posted April 18th, 2008
It's bad enough that the international community has failed, five years in, to end the genocide in Darfur, and worse still that it reacted with no urgency when the Darfur crisis bled into neighboring Chad. With the root causes of conflict in each country still untended, this regional crisis is poised to deepen.
Sounding the Alarm on Abyei
Date: 04/17/2008
by Roger Winter
Posted April 15th, 2008
In the 10 weeks since ENOUGH issued its report “Abyei: Sudan’s “Kashmir” the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA, Sudan’s unique, ground-breaking political deal that formally ended 21 years of war between the Khartoum government and the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement, or SPLM, has lurched toward breakdown. There are many reasons for this, despite the fact that both sides show clear signs of wishing to avoid outright military confrontation.
Darfur Groups Urge World Leaders Not to Attend Olympic Opening Ceremonies
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Date:
04/03/2008
Contact:
Allyn Brooks-LaSure (Save Darfur), 202-478-6174
Jonathan Freedman (Dream for Darfur), 212-751-3326
Nanda Chitre (ENOUGH), 202-481-8245
Sam Bell (GI-Net), 202-481-8130
Sean Redding (STAND), 847-909-7787
Bring the Olympic Dream to Darfur
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Date:Apr 9, 2008
Location:San Francisco, CA
The Official Torch Relay for the Beijing Games will start in Athens, Greece in late March. It will then make its way to London and Paris and arrive in San Francisco, its only U.S. stop, on April 9, 2008.
The Save Darfur Coalition and the San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition invite activists from around the U.S. to join us in San Francisco to help highlight the role that China must play to end the genocide in Darfur.
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.
