Posted in news and opinion, tagged darfur, genocide, gi-net, obama, samantha power, save darfur, scott gration, STAND, video, whitehouse on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, Special Envoy to Sudan, Scott Gration and National Security Council Director, Samantha Power sat down with Jerry Fowler of the Save Darfur Coalition and Layla Amjadi of STAND. They discussed a wide range of topics regarding the recently released policy by the Obama Administration.
Click here to watch the complete webcast.
Gration: [...]
Posted in news and opinion, tagged darfur, genocide, genocide prevention month, save darfur, sudan, us on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To commemorate Genocide Prevention Month, Save Darfur held its Honor the Past, Act Now for Darfur event across the street from the White House.
Genocide survivors and anti-genocide advocates gathered together for the ceremony – check out a slideshow of the remarkable event – unbelievable pictures.
I was especially moved by the images of rally participants holding [...]
Posted in news and opinion, tagged darfur, genocide, save darfur, john prendergast, enough project, jerry fowler, jim mcgovern, john lewis, donna edwards, keith ellison, lynn woolsey on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier today, John Prendergast of the Enough Project and Jerry Fowler of the Save Darfur Coalition were arrested with five other members of Congress. They were protesting outside the Sudanese embassy over the ongoing genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region.
So who are the five members of Congress? They include:
Jim McGovern, D-Mass.
John Lewis, D-Ga., a veteran of [...]
Posted in news and opinion, tagged darfur, genocide, human rights, icc, IDP, janjaweed, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, save darfur, sudan on December 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Several important developments related to Darfur are surfacing. Here’s the rundown -
The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir will most likely be issued secretly to protect victims and witnesses and strengthen the chances of apprehending additional suspects. However, Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo stated that the matter of issuance will be decided “sooner [...]
