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Author: Alex Hellmuth

Jimmie Briggs Decides to Man Up to Stop Sexual Violence Against Women

Jimmie Briggs Decides to Man Up to Stop Sexual Violence Against Women
Journalist and activist Jimmie Briggs has devoted his career to giving a voice to the unheard. His book Innocence Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War, is a compilation of the stories of child soldiers from Uganda, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Columbia, and Sri Lanka, and his willingness to travel the world in order to liberate their narratives earned him the appointment of Goodwill Ambassador and Special Envoy for Children and Armed Conflict at the U.N. Briggs appeared on the human rights panel at the Campus Progress National Conference on July 8, and announced the expansion of his activist efforts to include ...

This Tuesday: Participate in Save Darfur’s Coalition Call

This Tuesday: Participate in Save Darfur's Coalition Call
On Tuesday July 21st, the Save Darfur Coalition is hosting a coalition call featuring Enough’s Colin Thomas-Jensen explaining the implications of the pending legal decision on the contested boundaries of the Abyei region in Sudan. As we’ve previously noted, the Abyei Arbitration Tribunal in The Hague is set to deliver a verdict on the boundaries of the oil-rich region on Wednesday, July 22nd. The call will focus on this crucial event as well as the Obama administration’s ongoing Sudan policy review, the recent U.N. Secretary-General's report on UNAMID, and the status of ICC action against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. You ...

Anti-Genocide Group Provides Roadmap for Activist Churches

Operation Broken Silence, or OBS, an organization committed to expanding the global anti-genocide movement, just released its “Emergency Church Action Plan Concerning Genocide,” which focuses on maximizing the effects and impact of American Christian efforts in combating genocide, particularly in Darfur. The Action Plan guides churches through seven steps to effectively respond to genocide. The steps include actions such as corporate and private prayer, giving money to an aid organization working in the area of concern, sending congregation members on mission trips, and informing the network of churches about the genocide. The plan draws on the obligation of churches to ...

Walk for Darfur

Walk for Darfur
Tomorrow, June 7th, Jewish World Watch (JWW) is hosting its annual Walk for Darfur at the Pierce College Farm Center in California’s San Fernando Valley to raise awareness, and support the people of Darfur. JWW, a coalition of synagogues that work together in mobilizing community members to combat genocide and a supporter of Enough’s Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools program, anticipates that more than 3,000 people will walk to demonstrate a commitment to ending the genocide in Darfur. After the walk, JWW will host an awareness fair featuring information booths about how you can help, along with a special exhibition ...