Stop Genocide Now
After almost seven years of Darfur activism, what are we doing wrong? The people I first met in harsh refugee camps in 2005 are still there, in the camps. Actually, they have been joined by tens of thousands more, and hundreds of thousands more are now neighbors to the millions that already were living in […]
“Don’t you just want to bring them home?” I’m often asked that when people see pictures and videos of me with children in the Darfuri refugee camps. I do bring them home with me, in so many ways. They are what keep me going every day in this often-depressing work. As any father would say, […]
For Immediate Release: May 23, 2011 Contact: Jonathan Hutson, Enough Project, jhutson@enoughproject.org, 202-386-1618 Ann Brown, GI-NET/SDC, abrown@annbrowncommunications.com, 301-633-4193 Washington D.C. – The U.S. government’s incentive-oriented policy toward Sudan has not achieved its objectives. The Khartoum regime has militarily occupied Abyei, escalated bombing and aid cut-offs in Darfur, and increased support for ethnic militias throughout the […]
For Immediate Release: May 20, 2011 Washington, D.C. – Sudan Now, a group of human rights and anti-genocide organizations, today called on the Obama Administration to condemn the Government of Sudan for conducting air strikes against civilians in Darfur and preventing humanitarian assistance from accessing the affected sites. The administration should demand that access for […]
For the past two years, as Special Envoy to Sudan, Air Force Major General (ret.) Scott Gration has repeatedly made serious errors of judgment, spoken inaccurately about a range of issues, and has alienated the political leadership in South Sudan, along with civil society, rebel leaders and the humanitarian aid community working in Darfur. Recently, […]
This last week, The Guardian posted an interview with president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir. In this interview, he said that he took responsibility for what has happened in Darfur but then immediately went to say that what is reported by the “western media” are exagerations. Watch interview and read Guardain article. A refugee leader responded […]
If the second question has yet to be answered for you, I’d suggest reading the beautiful and moving words and images of “Why Darfur… Again?” However, for me, the first reason I emailed SGN asking if they had any need for a writer/editor was because it seemed like the best way for my writing to […]
Didn’t we take care of Darfur years ago? Isn’t it more important to deal with the North-South succession? Why Darfur, again? Why Darfur, now? Our newest online zine weaves together 100 photos, videos, quotes, and journals from our 9th i-ACT Expedition that answers these questions. As media attention focuses elsewhere and the movement experiences burnout, […]
For the past two years, as Special Envoy to Sudan, Air Force Major General (ret.) Scott Gration has repeatedly made serious errors of judgment, spoken inaccurately about a range of issues, and has alienated the political leadership in South Sudan, along with civil society, rebel leaders and the humanitarian aid community working in Darfur.Recently, we […]
In letter, rights groups cite ongoing “missteps” and “failures in diplomacy” in Sudan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact – Susan Morgan, 617-797-0451 susan@paxcommunications.org CITIES NATIONWIDE – April 01, 2011 – In advance of a hearing of the U.S Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding President Obama’s nomination of Air Force Major General (ret.) Scott Gration to […]