The San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition (SFBADC) is an alliance of San Francisco Bay Area organizations, groups, and individuals working to stop the genocide in Darfur, end war in and bring peace to Sudan, and promote anti-genocide strategies.
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Earlier this month, a coalition of Sudan activists sent a detailed policy letter to Sudan Special Envoy Scott Gration. The letter, which was co-signed by the San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition, captures the Sudan movement’s growing concern about General Gration’s inadequate approach towards a number of important peace, security, accountability, and justice issues that directly affect the lives of millions of Darfuris and other Sudanese.
You can download the letter here. We encourage you to read and share it with your own networks. Thank you!
“Sudan is a priority for this administration, particularly at a time when it cries out for peace and for justice.”
More than five months later the Obama Administration is indicating it is about to issue its Sudan policy. Leading U.S. activists placed ads in national newspapers and in online media this week, stating,
“President Obama, it is just a nice quote unless it inspires equally strong action in Sudan.”
Today, please join in urging the administration to ensure the international community enforces consequences for human rights violations in Sudan:
1. Visit SudanActionNow.com
2. Scroll down and click on “Join the Conversation”
3. Use the resulting tool to share your comment on-site or via Twitter.
4. Twitter and/or Facebook users: Click on “Follow and Share the Cause” and help spread the word by following @SudanActionNow on Twitter and becoming a fan of Sudan Now’sFacebook Page.
Genocide No More–Save Darfur has scheduled a series of events on August 27 and August 28, 2009 to coincide with a national observance of Moved by Faith: A Call for Peace in Sudan.
August 27, 2009
7:00 PM
“An Evening with Mohamed Suleiman,” 1st United Methodist Church Social Hall, Redding. (Mr. Mohamed’s presentation will be followed by a reaction panel and preceded by a Pot Luck Dinner at 6:00 PM)
Mohamed Suleiman, a native of the North Darfur village of Umbarow and a member of the Zaghawa tribe, is currently a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area and a strong spokesman for the people of Darfur. His activism includes spreading awareness of the depth and extent of the genocide and posting materials on the internet through www.whilewewaitsudan.blogspot.com He believes that it is important for him and for other Sudnaese in the US to speak out, saying that, “Silence only encourages dictators like Al-Bashir to continue committing atrocities against their own people over and over.” Members of the Reaction Panel include Martina Knee, SF Bay Area Coalition for Darfur; Marv Steinberg, Genocide No More–Save Darfur; Pastor Marty Murdock, 1st United Methodist Church; Dr. John Whitmer, Shasta College; and UC, Davis student Jared Law, Past President of Shasta High School Students Against Genocide.
August 28, 2009
8:00 AM
Remarks by Mohamed Suleiman, Shasta College, Room 806
4:00 PM
Darfur Walk and Rally (Participants will walk from the Shasta County Court House to the Redding City Hall for a rally at 5:00 PM). Mohamed and Martina will address the rally, which will feature the music of Greg Lawson, Redding song writer and activist.
7:00 PM
Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Darfur (Meet at the north end of the Sundial Bridge for a Prayer Circle)
The genocide in Darfur has now entered its seventh year. Media coverage of the atrocities has dwindled. Please join us in creating our own media. At the rally you and your friends can:
- Be in a video message that will be sent to President Obama, your Senators, and your Representative
- Record a brief video message that will be delivered to Darfuri refugees in Chad
- Record a voice message that will be delivered directly to Darfuris in Internally Displaced Perons camps in Sudan
Rafting for Darfur
Saturday, August 1, 2009, 9am or 10:30am or 12Noon
Start at South Bonnyview boat landing: End at Anderson River Park Landing, Redding, CA. Cost is $80 for six-person raft, $100 for eight-person raft, $5 for a water cannon.
Get a group together or join a group with space (contact Marv below)!
Sponsored by “Genocide No More – Save Darfur” of Redding and North Country Raft Rentals.
A barbecue lunch, courtesy of Redding Vice Mayor Patrick Jones, will follow at the Anderson River Park landing.
Proceeds go to build a permanent Library/Classroom in Camp Kounoungo, a camp for displaced Darfuris located in eastern Chad.
Reservations required. Call 244-4281 or 209-2785. E-mail Jaredelaw [at] sbcglobal.net. Questions or for more information: Marv Steinberg at 530-229-3661 or loganstein [at] aol.com.
