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OC for Darfur planning meeting is this Tuesday, Nov 24th

Posted in events, our updates, tagged , , , , , , on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,
President Obama was in China earlier this week. Many of us in the anti-genocide movement were hoping he would discuss genocide and Sudan with President Hu Jintao. But he chose not to. This was disappointing. Undoubtedly, the President has a full plate with a whole host of important issues that need attention. However, genocide [...]

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OC For Darfur planning meeting is this Tuesday, Nov 10th

Posted in events, our updates, tagged , , , , , , on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,
Right now, Barbara and I are in Washington DC attending the Pledge 2 Protect conference. Yesterday we heard a panel discussion on the recently released recommendations from the Genocide Prevention Task Force which includes former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. I was surprised to learn that President Obama has not issued a presidential policy [...]

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OC For Darfur strategy meeting is this Tuesday, Oct 27

Posted in events, our updates, tagged , , , , , , , on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,
This past week has been quite eventful. On Monday, the Obama administration released their official foreign policy towards ending the genocide in Sudan. This is a step in the right direction, and hopefully it’ll make a significant difference in this critical situation.
Then this past Saturday, a few of us attended the screening of The [...]

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OC for Darfur planning meeting is this Tuesday, Oct 13th

Posted in events, our updates, tagged , , , on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,
We had a busy and exciting weekend.  On Friday, we screened Shake Hands With The Devil. Over 35 people attended and we had a lively discussion afterwards.
And then on Saturday, we hosted Carl Wilkens at IUCC.  Over 150 people attended (some from as far as San Francisco) and we raised close to $1000.  All [...]

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An Evening With Carl Wilkens & a documentary on Roméo Dallaire

Posted in events, our updates, tagged , , , , , , on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,
We have a couple of very exciting events coming up next week.  On Friday Oct 9th, we are screening Shake Hands With The Devil, a documentary that follows General Roméo Dallaire during his first return trip to Rwanda, on the 10th anniversary of the genocide, revisiting the killing fields that still haunt him today.  [...]

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OC for Darfur planning meeting is this Tuesday, Sep 15th (and other updates)

Posted in events, our updates, tagged , on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,
A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks.  Most of us have been busy preparing for our the screening of The Reckoning and Carl Wilkens visit in October.  All details regarding upcoming events are below.
Barbara just returned from the Carl Wilkens Fellowship retreat in Washington DC.  I am sure she will have [...]

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Screening of The Reckoning (Saturday, Sep 19th)

Posted in events, our updates, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,For those of us who follow the Darfur crisis, we hear constantly about the ICC (International Criminal Court) and it’s chief prosecutor, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo (I’m a huge fan).  Yet, I knew so little about the behind-the-scenes story of how the court was formed. PBS recently aired this fantastic documentary about the court [...]

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