By Ronan Farrow, June 21, 2007. Published in the Wall Street Journal


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Thanks to the hard work of Darfur advocates around the world, the Global Days for Darfur were a huge success! Tens of thousands of concerned citizens participated in hundreds of activities to rally around the message that time is running out for the people of Darfur and to demand immediate ( Read more... )

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Global Days for Darfur


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By Ronan Farrow and Mia Farrow, The Wall Street Journal, March 28, 2007

Read more about Ronan Farrow, Genocide Intervention Network Representative.


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$50 Million for Peacekeepers in Darfur

In mid-February Congress passed House Joint Resolution 20, earmarking a crucial $50 million for the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur. A day later, President Bush signed the legislation.

This action came about as a result of sustained pressure by activists like you and reflects the ongoing strength of ( Read more... )

"To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men."

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX, "Protest," Poems of Problems (1914)

According to a December Genocide Intervention Network poll, a majority of Americans now see ending genocide as a high foreign policy priority. Despite the predominance of Iraq and terrorism in US media and foreign ( Read more... )

Last week, it appeared certain that the 2007 chairmanship of the African Union would be awarded to Sudan -- perpetrators of the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Yesterday, it was announced that Ghana -- key contributors to the AU peacekeeping force in Darfur -- will head the African Union instead.

Because of your dedication, the United States took a ( Read more... )

It is rare that we receive any good news out of Darfur, but last week a glimmer of light broke through the shadows after New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson brokered a 60-day ceasefire deal between Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and several of the rebel groups who had not signed the May 2006 peace accord. Achieving a resolution between the ( Read more... )

The 110th Congress begins today. Tell your legislators that helping to end the genocide in Darfur should be one of their top priorities.

Ask for their support in passing legislation to help protect civilians from the world's worst crime. Since the genocide began in 2003, 400,000 people have died and 2.5 million have been displaced.

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