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

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

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

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

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

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

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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OC For Darfur planning meeting on Tuesday, September 1st at 6:30p

Hi everyone,
The last couple of weeks have been unusually busy planning for various events.  I’m happy to report that

We will be screening The Reckoning on Saturday, Sept 19th.

And hosting a talk with Carl Wilkens on Saturday, Oct 10th.

Stay tuned for more details regarding these events.
Our next planning meeting is next Tuesday, Sept 1st. We will [...]

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