Easy actions for Darfur

Please act now to do these simple steps!

  • Click here to submit a question for the upcoming presidential town hall debate on October 7th.  Make sure presidential candidates Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are asked questions about Darfur and their plans to end genocide.  Select "Continue as Guest" and use "Homeland Security" as your question category.  Suggested questions:
    - In what way would your approach to ending the Darfur genocide differ from that of President Bush?
    - Besides talk, what NEW action would you take to stop the genocide in Darfur    ?
  • Click here to ask the Commission on Presidential Debates to allow more time for international affairs topics so that the candidates can speak about their plans for Darfur.  Click here to read the Huffington Post article by Jirair Ratevosian and Susan Morgan.
  • Click here to be a voice for Darfur.  Join the Save Darfur Coalition national campaign to get one million people to tell the new president to make Darfur a priority from Day 1.
  • Click here to become a "fan" of the new Facebook page to encourage the presidential candidates to tell voters their Darfur plan BEFORE the election.  Senators Obama and McCain have both expressed concern about the ongoing genocide, but have yet to develop a detailed Darfur plan, to talk about their plan when they campaign, or address current events as the crisis in Darfur evolves. Join us in demonstrating to the candidates and to the press corps that Darfur is an issue that deserves frequent and specific attention on the campaign trail.

Tents of Hope in DC -- Sign up by October 14!

Join us at the Gathering of the Tents of Hope on the National Mall in Washington DC on November 7-9
  • Join us in DC in November. We're arranging inexpensive transportation and lodging to make it easy to attend.  Reserve a place before October 14!  Click here for details.
  • Why?  Because it will be the largest demonstration this year of our commitment to stop the genocide in Darfur, with the convergence of three major events
    - the Gathering of the Tents of Hope on the Mall
    - the STAND national student conference
    - the Save Darfur national activist conference
    There will be exciting speakers, tours, entertainment, a display of 500 gorgeous tents from around the country, Darfur demonstrations, and a benefit concert.

Boston divestment from Sudan -- help needed


Ben Simon is leading an effort to get the city of Boston to adopt a policy divesting its public pension fund from companies with harmful operations in Sudan, similar to the MA state divestment from Sudan.  Appointments with city councilors are being set up.  Boston residents are especially welcome to join the lobbying dates.

Genocide-free investing comes to Capitol Hill

Investors Against Genocide led the briefing for the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on September 10
  • Read the statements from the briefing by US Representative James McGovern, John Norris, Executive Director of ENOUGH, Adam Kanzer, Managing Director of Domini Social Investments, and Eric Cohen, Chairperson of Investors Against Genocide.
  • Read press coverage of the briefing. 
  • Special thanks to Representative James McGovern for arranging the briefing.
  • Click here to learn more about what you can do at InvestorsAgainstGenocide.org.

Darfur and activism in the news

  • Click here for the questionnaire on Darfur filled out by Senators McCain and Obama.
  • Click here to read "Justice v. politics," by Louise Arbor, from September 16.
  • Click here to read "Khartoum's patterns of violence in Darfur," a summary of the situation in Sudan, by Eric Reeves from September 13.
  • Click here to read about the attack on Zamzam IDP camp by the government of Sudan, September 13
  • Click here to read about Sudan threatening to expel humanitarian organizations, August 30
  • Click here to read about the attack on Kalma IDP camp by the government of Sudan, August 25
  • Click here to read the latest policy papers from ENOUGH at EnoughProject.org.

Coming events

10-04 Tents of Hope, painting, education, advocacy for Darfur, Framingham
10-05 Interfaith Service and Blessing of the Tents of Hope, Westborough
10-25 Freestyle Dance for Darfur, benefit dance, Ipswich
10-26 Tents of Hope, painting, education, advocacy for Darfur, Franklin
11-07 to 11-09 Gathering of the Tents of Hope, national rally on the Mall, Washington DC
11-13 In Darfur, play by Winter Miller, Smith College
11-15 Freestyle Dance for Darfur, benefit dance, Ipswich
12-13 Freestyle Dance for Darfur, benefit dance, Ipswich