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Making Our Voices Heard… While We Wait for Theirs
We've now passed the 25 day mark of President Obama's first 100 days in office, and as we're now zeroing in on the next milestone of Day 50, Sudan policy remains under review while the White House stalls in the face of escalated violence in Darfur. During this crucial period, activists have a unique opportunity to effect real change in policy and change the course of this genocide. And activists around the country are stepping up.
Earlier this month, on President Obama's 25th day in office, activists from all across the country flooded the State Department comment line demanding a high level Special Envoy for Sudan be appointed immediately. What was unique about this call in day was that it attempted to organize activists so that a call was made every single minute of the work day — from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Not only did we keep the phone lines ringing all day, but by the end of the weekend, more than 600 concerned citizens had placed a call to the State Department through 1-800-GENOCIDE.
But this is only the beginning. On March 10, as President Obama celebrates his 50th day in office, we will flood white house fax lines with a progress report, detailing the steps that his administration can take to implement a policy of peace for Darfur. Then we'll follow up with additional actions on the 75th and 100th day of President Obama's presidency. Join us and our partners at Enough and Save Darfur in this campaign, and help us maximize our impact during this critical time as we demand more significant action on Darfur.
Check out more information about the Darfur From Day One campaign here. Check back often to find urgent actions and updates.
Nick Gaw is the Student Director of STAND – the Student Division of GI-NET.
At 5pm this afternoon, John Prendergast met with 20 students at Eckerd College to discuss the reality of STOPPING GENOCIDE. Mr. Prendergast then gave a lecture to over 200 students, faculty and St. Petersburg locals, where he highlighted historic implications to save Sudan and his Life Saving Actions. Mr. Prendergast spoke about the importance of the rapidly growing movement to end the genocide in Sudan and challenged the students to recognize their potential roles in this pivotal moment in history.
In less than 12 hours the International Criminal Court will issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. This is an unprecedented move of the ICC and exhibits enormous implications to the international community.
But instead of waiting for tomorrow, the students at Eckerd wanted to see immediate action. At the end of Prendergast's lecture, one student stood and challenged the audience to honor Mr. Prendergast's appearance and remarks. In lieu of applause, the student asked for Mr. Prendergast to join him in challenging the everyone in the audience pull out their phones and call 1-800-GENOCIDE. Unfortunately, the request was made at 9pm which is after hours for the Federal Government but the effort was important, nonetheless. Many people in the audience took out their phones, despite not being able to reach their representatives, and put the numbers in their call list.
This is a great way to spread awareness and support for the movement. The Eckerd College community thanks John Prendergast for speaking tonight and would like to continue expressing its appreciation with a challenge others to call 1-800-GENOCIDE. Make this call a part of your daily routines. Find a calling partner to hold you accountable for calling everyday. Post the number on your social networking webpage profiles. Add the number to your voicemail message. Request audiences and crowds at every lecture and sporting event to make the call. The possibilities are endless.
President Obama has expressed his advocacy for transparency and accountability. It is time we all joined in the movement to end the genocide in Sudan by putting this challenge to the United States government to give the issue its due attention-more than the economy and much more than banning interstate transportation of chimpanzees. Call 1-800-GENOCIDE and help save Sudan!