Author: Enough Team

APRIL 27: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, MIA FARROW, DARFUR ACTIVIST LEADERS TO PROTEST DARFUR’S DETERIORATING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, PARTICIPATE IN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AT SUDANESE EMBASSY ...

Electronics companies must ensure they are not using minerals which finance the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the deadliest conflict in over 50 years, says the Enough Project in a new strategy paper released today ...

Companies that produce electronics that could contain conflict minerals from eastern Congo have a responsibility to ensure that their business dealings are not inadvertently helping to fuel atrocities. This is not an easy task, but it is achievable ...

Companies that produce electronics that could contain conflict minerals from eastern Congo have a responsibility to ensure that their business dealings are not inadvertently helping to fuel atrocities. This is not an easy task, but it is achievable ...

The team here at Enough has been making the rounds of late on Sudan policy, and in discussions with senior officials from the U.S., Europe, the African Union and the United Nations, it has been striking how much commonality there has been in views. Almost everyone agrees there needs to be a much greater multilateral investment in Sudan's peace process with the U.S. positioned to play a genuinely strategic role. There is also a clear sense that while neither north nor south is eager to return to a military confrontation, the lagging pace in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and ...

“Pirates, Hawks, and Doves” sounds like a children’s game. But last week, in the midst of the piracy drama off the Somali coast, it was a game played by adults acting like children. Media pundits and partisan operatives were quick to seize on the unusual hostage crisis at sea involving the cargo ship Maersk Alabama to frame the incident as a “major foreign policy test” of the Obama administration. Partisan critics lambasted the administration for taking days to seek a negotiated solution, seeing in this approach a hesitation to use force when it seemed to be the obvious solution. The ...

Due to a shareholder action coordinated by Investors Against Genocide, millions of customers of Vanguard, an investment management company, now have the opportunity to vote on whether they want their personal savings to be invested in companies that substantially contribute to genocide or crimes against humanity. Vanguard shareholders need to speak loudly with their vote to prevent their money from being used to fund mass violence. For those who haven’t invested with Vanguard, encourage your friends and family who are Vanguard customers to watch for their ballots and cast this important vote to help end the suffering in Darfur. This ...

Youth United for Darfur, a coalition of 40 Chicago youth and student groups, announced at its rally, concert, and art exhibit here for Darfur that $16,000 had been raised by 27 Chicago schools and universities for the Enough Project’s Sister Schools Program and the Sudanese Community Center, Naperville, IL ...

In 2007, many Chicago-area student groups were taking action against genocide, but their efforts were not coordinated. So I started connecting with area student groups and created Youth United for Darfur to address the need for cooperation between these groups. In April 2008, we held the United for Darfur Conference, which aimed to educate students about the genocide in Darfur and how to effectively take action against it. Professional activists, Lost Boys of Sudan, and state legislators spoke at the event, which drew over 150 students. After successfully organizing the conference, Youth United for Darfur participants decided that Chicago youth ...

Most of us know all too well by now that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. In response, he expelled 13 international and 3 domestic life-sustaining aid organizations. While this current crisis is undoubtedly dire and deserves the world’s attention, I want to make sure that the international community doesn’t forget about Southern Sudan, which is facing a crisis of its own. I recently met with a delegation of several representatives from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), the party that directs the Government of ...