finally reading “the enough moment” by John Prendergast and Don Cheadle.
Prendergast will speak at Rights Conference
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BUFFALO—and WNY COMMUNITY…and WHOEVER ELSE WANTS TO COME!!
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[video, too] Sudan protests 'echo Egypt unrest'
There have been protests in Khartoum, with some people calling for President Omar al-Bashir to step down in what appears to be an echo of recent events in Tunisia and Egypt. Activists said that dozens of people were arrested. The unrest came on the day it was announced that some 99% of South Sudanese voted to secede from the north in region’s recent independence referendum.
please get educated and stay informed. the lives of millions of people are on the line.
Satellite Sentinel: The world is watching because you are watching.
We were late to Rwanda. We were late to the Congo. We were late to Darfur. There is no time to wait in Sudan. Our mapping system will combine satellite imagery analysis and field reports with Google’s Map Maker technology to deter the resumption of war between North and South Sudan. Get updates and analysis so you can take action for Sudan.
the time has come.
George Clooney in Southern Sudan over war worries
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Southern Sudan is three months from a Jan. 9 independence vote that could see Africa’s largest country break in two. The vote — and the potential of a new north-south war because of it — are the reason behind the rash of visits.
“If you knew a tsunami, or Katrina or a Haiti earthquake was coming, what would you do to save people?” Clooney said, according to a blog post by Ann Curry, a reporter for NBC who is accompanying Clooney.
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“It is very hard to predict genocide. However, there are warning signs, many of which are present in Sudan,” Abramowitz told The Associated Press last weekend. “Today there is an opportunity to avoid calamity, with sufficient international focus and pressure brought to bear on both southern and — particularly — northern leaders.”
In a speech last week, Kiir said that he and his people have experienced “the anguish of war” and do not want to return to conflict.
viewing.
just did a little leisurely friday night screening of documentary footage on genocide.
watched these two [short] films that i got for free from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. (click here to get yours for free, too!)
Carl Wilkens is featured in “Defying Genocide.”
what an incredible man. i cannot possibly say enough about him.
upon watching this, i had to send him a text to thank him for what he did, and what he continues to do. i feel so incredibly honored to know him, personally.
i love him.
Obama Backs Down on Sudan
“If President Obama is ever going to find his voice on Sudan, it had better be soon.” -Nicholas Kristof
emotion[less]
last night in the kitchen, my cousin asked me about what happened in Rwanda.
i gladly told him the unfortunate past history of turmoil and sadness. spreading news and educating the youth is a passion of mine. once we do this, we can change the world—and we must educate the adults, too.
as we sit here watching “Beyond The Gates,” i find myself completely uncomfortable.
my heart races and my pulse speeds up. my face turns read. my skin gets goosebumps. my eyes begin to water.
what a complete and utter failure for humanity.
upwards of 1,000,000 people died over the course of 100 days.
the world stood by contemplating the meaning of genocide.
i cannot even begin to describe to you the anger i feel when i see clips or read transcripts of State Department spokesperson Christine Shelley struggling not to term the occurrences in Rwanda as “genocide.”
it pains me and makes me ashamed to be apart of such a race that would (1) do such things to one another and (2) stand idly by and let it occur.
in my opinion, the rwandan genocide was most certainly the lowest of the low happenings in the course of modern history.
current situations in darfur are just as bad and have been taking place since 2003.
where will our generation be remembered when history books are rewritten?
will we fail miserably as former generations have in Rwanda?
or will we stand up, unite, take action and save our brothers and sisters from hell in Darfur?
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read. study. learn. listen.
educate.
meet. talk. understand.
LOVE PEOPLE.
plant seeds of peace.
give hope.
ensure a better future.
