Stop Genocide NowKatie-Jay keeps i-ACT running on several levels. Much of her work entails coordinating partnerships with other grassroots organizations and implementing the campaigns developed by Gabriel and seeing through the details. She graduated from Portland State University with a BA in Sociology and a focus on Community Development. She has previously worked as a community organizer in Thailand, Guatemala, and with grassroots organizations across the United States.
August 19th is World Humanitarian Day. There must be more than words, in honoring the heroic, essential work by humanitarian workers in Sudan. U.S. Sudan policy continues to be AWOL on civilian protection. The Government of Sudan has blocked humanitarian organizations from Kalma IDP camp in Southern Darfur, leaving approximately 100,000 civilians without protection services. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : August 6, 2010 CONTACTS: Jonathan Hutson, jhutson@enoughproject.org, 857-919-5130 Janessa Goldbeck, goldbeck@genocideintervention.net, 202-559-7405 Ann Brown, abrown@savedarfur.org, 301-633-4193 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Human rights advocacy organizations expressed dismay today following reports that the Obama Administration is not approaching the situation in Sudan with the urgency it demands. In a New York Times article published […]
“There is no sense of urgency that this is a crucial moment,” a State Department official is quoted as saying about Sudan in a NY Times article. The quote comes at the end of the article by Times reporter Neil MacFarquhar that focuses on the alarmingly deteriorating situation in Darfur. This lack of urgency is […]
Private reports indicate that President Obama and his senior advisors are expected to meet this week regarding the future of the U.S. Sudan policy. The situation in Sudan is urgent. President Obama and his administration should act now to provide the leadership necessary to prevent a return to war – a war that could be […]
Darfuri civilians are under increasing attack – Human Rights Watch recently reported that in May 2010 alone there were approximately 600 deaths, thousands displaced and increased rapes. Homes and water pumps have been destroyed as Government forces and allied militias have illegally targeted civilian populations. This week, Ambassador Rice expressed concern at the increasingly volatile […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact -Susan Morgan, 617-797-0451 susan@paxcommunications.org CITIES NATIONWIDE – July 22, 2010 – In an open letter to President Obama and leading members of his administration, 43 human rights and anti-genocide organizations representing citizens from 20 states and actress Mia Farrow wrote that the “administration appears to be AWOL on the U.S. Sudan […]
I have pretty much the same routine every morning. I clean my French Press out from yesterday’s coffee, pour the grinds in the garden, and regrind new beans while starting my hot water. I add a dash of cinnamon and a splash of cream, and I’m finally ready to sit down at my computer. This […]
This week, three Sudanese students were arrested by police and allegedly tortured while in the custody of security services, apparently due to their association with the Girifna movement which is involved in peaceful political activities and critical of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP). The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACPJ) said in […]
ACTION ALERT! Last week, Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Africa, meeting with several heads of state and other high ranking officials to discuss a host of global and regional issues. Thank Vice President Biden for his leadership to date and encourage him to ensure that Sudan is a priority for the administration. Print and […]
There are over 40 million people displaced worldwide, many of them having been forced brutally out of their homes. June 20th is not only World Refugee Day, but it is also Father’s Day and an opportunity to learn, teach, and take action for the men, women, and children that yearn for a return home. Here […]