San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition

Obama’s administration finally, on Monday, October 19, unveiled its new Sudan policy As a policy, on paper, it sounded like there is something for everybody.

Many dictators in Africa had a good sleep that night. They never had such relaxing sleep since they saw on television some years back, one of their own fellows handcuffed and shipped to The Hague to stand trial on war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Fugitive wanted by international justice

Please become a Canvass Leader or Canvass Volunteer in Northern California.

Canvass Goals:  Build a broad base of support -100,000 pledges to act nationwide – for an upcoming legislative effort in 2010 to enact recommendations of the Genocide Prevention Task Force Report of 2008. Opportunities for activist leadership training are available.

A Canvass is anything that gets people to sign a genocide prevention pledge (tabling at school. church, or synagogue; obtaining signatures at a mall; asking for pledges as the price of admission to an event; anything that works in your community).

Canvass Week: December 1-7, 2009

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Join an inspiring conversation with Amnesty International’s senior leadership on poverty and human rights on October 27th as we celebrate the launching of The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights with Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Irene Khan. The book foreword is by Kofi Annan.

The event is in collaboration with The University of San Francisco. Book copies will be available for purchase.

Location: McLaren Center, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco.

Time: Book signing will begin at 5:30 pm. Panel discussion to follow at 6:00 pm.

More information: 415-288-1800 or visit: http://www.amnestyusa.org/events/west/the-unheard-truth/page.do?id=1641076

This morning, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Ambassador Susan Rice and President Obama’s Special Envoy released their plan for Sudan. Watch Genocide Intervention Network (GI-NET) Executive Director Sam Bell discuss the policy and then call 1-800-GENOCIDE to urge the President to implement the strategy.

Your voice is needed to help bring peace to Sudan. Call 1-800-GENOCIDE today. Tell President Obama the people of Sudan can’t afford a strategy that puts incentives ahead of real changes on the ground.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebm7aFZlsGQ

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice and Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration, announced the Administration’s Sudan strategy. The policy includes Critical Lessons Learned from Past Efforts, U.S. Strategic Objectives, Key Implementation Elements, and Outreach and Consultation.

Strategic Objectives include:

• I: A definitive end to conflict, gross human rights abuses, and genocide in Darfur.
• II: Implementation of the CPA that results in a peaceful post-2011 Sudan or an orderly transition to two separate and viable states at peace with each other.
• III: Ensure that Sudan does not serve as a safe haven for terrorists.

read Sudan: A Critical Moment, A Comprehensive Approach.

In open letter to President, Darfuris express grave concern about direction of US policy on Sudan

CITIES NATIONWIDE – October 12, 2009 – Today Darfuri organizations representing over 1000 Darfuris who live throughout the United States called on President Obama to replace Special Envoy Major General Scott Gration. In an open letter to the President, the Darfuris expressed their grave concern about the recent attacks in Darfur and the direction of US policy under Special Envoy Gration. Copies of the letter were also sent to key decision makers in the Administration and on Capitol Hill, and a translated version has been disseminated to foreign media outlets.  more>>

SaveDarfur presents the documentary, “Never Again?” which addresses issues that are at the core of the ethnic cleansing taking place in Darfur, Sudan. It contains footage and interviews with survivors in displacement camps in Sudan and Chad as well as refugees and activists in Europe and in Israel. “Never Again?” lends insight on what is really going on in the region revealing why this tragedy is still going on and why the international community has not been able to do enough to stop it. Details and registration here>

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Washington Post today revealed that U.S. National Security Adviser James L. Jones and U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Major General Scott Gration met with former National Security Adviser Robert “Bud” McFarlane to discuss Sudan policy at a time when McFarlane appears to have been working for the Government of Sudan.

In the wake of these revelations, the Enough Project, Save Darfur Coalition, and Genocide Intervention Network released the following statement: More>

In a hard-hitting letter to President Obama, co-chairs of the Congressional Sudan Caucus provided a list of reasons why they are “deeply concerned” about the U.S. policy toward to Sudan. Committee Co-Chairs, Congressmen Michael E. Capuano (D-MA), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Donald M. Payne (D-NJ), and Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), sent their letter to the president on Friday, urging him to include several measures in his much-anticipated Sudan policy. Read more

Darfuri speaks on his human rights abuse experiences.

Adeeb will speak about his experiences as a human rights activist in Sudan and in the U.S., the current situation in Darfur and Sudan, and his hopes for peace in his native country. His presentation will be followed by a panel discussion and question and answer session.

Light refreshments will be served