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Issue 12: September 2009 SGN Blog

Avoiding Total War in Sudan

The Urgent Need for a Different U.S. Strategy John Prendergast of the Enough Project and Sudan Now have released an open letter to the Obama Administration as part of a series that outlines practical steps for peace in the Sudan. The Obama administration has almost completed its policy review on Sudan. There is, however, a […]

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Issue 12: September 2009 Take Action

I Stand with Sudan Now

This week is critical for the future of Sudan as it is likely that the long awaited Sudan policy will be finalized by the Secretary of State, President Obama and their high level advisors. We are writing to ask you to take a series of action to help influence the Obama Administration to choose the […]

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Issue 12: September 2009 Take Action

September 21, 2009; International Day of Peace and World Day of Fasting

On Monday September 21, 2009, UN declared International Day of Peace, we ask you to join others worldwide to fast for Peace and Justice in Sudan. WHAT: Water-only fast from midnight-midnight on Monday September 21, 2009. For those who are unable to fast water-only we encourage you to participate by eating refugee rations of 800 […]

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Issue 12: September 2009

i-ASK

After I expressed a precarious situation one day to a good friend, he said “I don’t have any answers, but I have many beautiful questions.” That assessment could be applied to my understanding of the situation in Darfur. Recently, I had the opportunity to go on The Ron Reagan Show on Air America radio, and […]

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Issue 12: September 2009

What is the Result of the US Review on its Sudan Policy?

Nicole Slezak 7 September 2009 The Obama Administration, with US Brigadier General Scott Gration as the Special Envoy to Sudan, recently undertook a review of its policy toward Sudan. It was announced on 4 September by Gration that the administration came to a consensus “on the overall broad framework on what we call incentives and […]