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OC For Darfur planning meeting with Tim Hardy on Burma | Tuesday, Dec 8th

Posted in events, our updates, tagged , , , , , , , on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Hi everyone,
Our next meeting (and last one this year) for OC for Darfur will be extra special. Tim Hardy, is a Carl Wilkens Fellow with Genocide Intervention Network will be joining us in a web conference call to discuss the deteriorating situation in Burma [1].
Born and raised in Rangoon, Burma, Tim grew up under multiple [...]

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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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Darfur update: New United States policy for Sudan

Posted in news and opinion, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Hi everyone,
The Obama Administration finally released their long-awaited official foreign policy on Sudan. Here is a quick summary. The administration’s policy lays out three strategic U.S. objectives:

A definitive end to conflict, gross human rights abuses, and genocide in Darfur.
Implementation of the North-South CPA that results in a peaceful post-2011 Sudan, or an orderly path toward [...]

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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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