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.
Tweet Action .@AmbassadorPower: after 6 years with @BarackObama administration, is #Darfur better off or still a #ProblemFromHell? bit.ly/1Gqv8LT Facebook Action Before you post this message to your Facebook page, please “like” the pages of both Ambassador Samantha Power and The White House. Cut and paste the message below. Retype “Ambassador Samantha Power” and “The White […]
editor’s note: this blog originally appeared on iactivism.org. I’m proud to announce the winner of October’s Movies that Spark Activism contest of videos created by ‘Iolani School 7th graders. The videos spurred conversation and comments by those just learning that genocide still occurs today and seasoned activists who’ve been working for years to end the […]
A BIG mahalo to ‘Iolani School world geography teacher Mr. Epstein and his talented 7th graders. After Gabriel, KTJ, and Sara-Christine of Team i-ACT brought Camp Darfur to the ‘Iolani campus, Mr. Epstein and students went the extra mile to spark social awareness by using tools – like iMovie – to create short trailers to get the message […]
“Stop the Bombing” is led by Sudan Democracy First Group (SFDG). The launch of the campaign marks the third anniversary of the resumption of civil war in Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains/South Kordofan. The campaign includes a series of posters calling for an end to the government of Sudan’s (GoS) aerial bombardment of civilians in […]
In April, Sudan’s Omar al Bashir launched a “decisive summer” military campaign throughout Sudan’s marginalized regions. In Darfur, South Kordofan/Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile the Khartoum regime has escalated bombing attacks, rebranded and legitimized the brutal Janjaweed militias as “Rapid Support Forces” operating throughout Sudan and continued to deny humanitarian aid workers access to many […]
During Genocide Awareness Month 2011, I wrote this blog featuring our online zine, “Why Darfur…Again? 100 Reasons Why.” This past April 2013 marked a decade of genocide in Darfur and the question “Why Darfur…Again?” remains just as relevant. Darfur and Sudan are far from front page headlines. Recently the Government of Sudan denied 20 visa […]
Mr. Obama said that genocide is “a stain on our souls” and promised that “as a president of the United States I don’t intend to abandon people or turn a blind eye to slaughter.”
As Darfur is experiencing a dramatic spike in violence on the tenth anniversary of the crisis, Susan Rice and Samantha Power have been appointed National Security Adviser and Ambassador to the United Nations respectively. In their new positions, they will have the unique opportunity to directly impact the U.S. and world’s response to the dire […]
Almost every Armenian I have met tells me, “Genocide is in my blood.” And I see this in the constant work of In His Shoes and through the annual Genocide Awareness Week organized by UC San Diego’s Armenian Student group. Not only do these groups work to raise awareness about the genocide committed against their […]
The Collectif Urgence Darfour have created this short video and new petition to Ban Ki-Moon at www.stopbechir.com. To sign the petition look for “Etats Unis” under country. Please watch it, and share it!