Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has proposed a unilateral cease-fire in the troubled Darfur region, including the disarming of progovernment militia blamed for five years of bloodshed that has displaced millions of villagers and drawn in foreign peacekeepers. Some rebel groups in the area immediately dismissed the proposal as an empty gesture. Several previous cease-fire proposals have failed to stem the fighting in Darfur.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Human rights groups are asking President-elect Barack Obama to pay early attention to the crisis in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, where government forces have waged a bloody war against militias that some international critics have characterized as genocide.
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has agreed to a cease-fire with rebels, which could give the U.S. an opening.
While president-elect Barack Obama faces the challenges of a global economic crisis and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, one group, ENOUGH, is asking that he also tackle the crisis in Darfur.
ENOUGH is a project of the Center for American Progress. Co-chair John Prendergast tells VOA English to Africa Service reporter Joe De Capua that a letter is being sent to Mr. Obama calling for a "peace surge" in Sudan.
November 6, 2008 (WASHINGTON) — Three leading Darfur advocacy organizations today called on President-elect Obama to lead an international effort for a peace agreement to end the war in Darfur, calling the proposed programme a “peace surge.”
In a joint letter issued by the Save Darfur Coalition, Enough Project, and Genocide Intervention Network, activists laid out an agenda for US policy on Sudan, seeking to influence the new president.
Contact:
Allyn Brooks-LaSure (Save Darfur), 202-478-6174
Sam Bell (GI-NET), 202-481-8130
Eileen White Read (Enough Project, Center for American Progress), 202-741-6376
READ John Prendergast's interview on Sudan.
The message of Sudan activists all over the United States is clear: Don't try to contain the damage from the war in Darfur--end the war. Don't just declare that genocide is taking place--end the genocide. Don't just try to manage the consequences of crisis after crisis in Sudan--end these crises.
Date: 10.29.08
Time: 7:30 pm
Location:
University Congregational Church
405 University Avenue
Missoula, MT
This event is open to the public.
Date: 10.28.08
Time: 7:30 pm
Location:
SUB Ballrooms
Strand Union Building
1 Grant St, Bozeman, MT
This event is open to the public.
by Gregory Leffel and William Mefford
Not On Our Watch provides biblical reflections on the movement to end genocide in Darfur and beyond. It connects churches, fellowships, and individual Christians to the global movement to end genocide in Darfur and other crimes against humanity in Africa. The Companion expands on the New York Times bestseller Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond by actor Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda) and Africa expert John Prendergast, co-founder of the ENOUGH Project.
Students' handiwork to be displayed at event at Akron church as well as in Washington, D.C.
LISTEN as Enough Policy Advisor Colin Thomas-Jensen explains the latest developments for Center for American Progress Action Fund's Mic Check Radio and on the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
In October 2008, ENOUGH launched the RAISE Hope for Congo campaign to protect and empower Congolese women and girls. Learn more and join the movement!
Facing History and Ourselves and Enough have partnered to create free Darfur curriculum for U.S. Schools
Enough Chair John Prendergast joined activist Samantha Power in a unique video cube portrait by artist Lincoln Schatz, featured in the October 2008 issue of Esquire magazine.
Watch the interviews with co-authors Gregory Leffel and Bill Mefford, and 
listen to a podcast from the August 7th press conference announcing the new study guide.
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to the Don Cheadle & John Prendergast interview on Darfur and their book, Not on Our Watch.
