Join us to support the Genocide Intervention Network and the Save Darfur Coalition on June 27th to meet with Diaspora members, refugees and activists who live in the Chicago community.
Bring your family and friends, food, beverages, blankets, photos, music, etc. Together we will learn what we can do to help the 4.9 million refugees and [...]

There may be a wisp of possibility in Sudan to move toward peace. President Bashir stated he will support the outcome of the 2011 elections that will determine if the southern part of the country will secede.  The split seems likely and will hopefully provide a greater independence to the state. The distribution of oil [...]

BBC News – Critical year ahead for Sudan amid fears of war.
Comprehensive article provides overview of the current situation between North and South Sudan and the upcoming elections that may lead to dividing the country.

U.S. concerned about arms flowing to South Sudan | Reuters.
This is an especially dangerous situation. The upcoming elections may be seriously jeopardized.

Landmines laid across hundreds of miles of land during Sudan’s 22 year long civil war kill and maim thousands of people. The brutality and violence of the conflict continues to destroy communities long after treaties are signed and soldiers leave.  The people returning to their land to rebuild homes, plant crops, and where their children [...]

http://www.addyourvoice.org/
President Obama has been a part of working to raise awareness for the suffering of the Sudanese people since he was the Illinois Senator and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee. He supported legislation and sanctions, and made strong statements against the government of Sudan who are responsible for orchestrating horrific attacks, rapes, burning [...]

Take a few moments and send a free fax to President Obama to make Darfur a priority in his administration. He has been in office for 50 days, from day one has answered the public’s call to involve the US and international community to help the people of Darfur with great promises but not so [...]

It is difficult to imagine the terror and horror Darfuri children are living with every day. 500 drawings have been accepted into evidence against Omar al-Bashir for committing crimes against humanity. The drawings depict what they witnessed when janjaweed militia attacked their villages murdering and maiming their families and friends, and attacks on the camps [...]

I need not say more…
“He is suspected of being criminally responsible … for intentionally directing attacks against an important part of the civilian population of Darfur, murdering, exterminating, raping, torturing and forcibly transferring large numbers of civilians and pillaging their property.”
International Criminal Court spokesperson Laurence Blairon. Read the full story
On June 5, 2008, Prosecutor of [...]

Reuters AlertNet – Sudan blocks aid flights to Darfur battle zones-UN
02/16/2009
VOA News – Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai, Now PM, Promises Action on Rights, Choler
02/16/2009
STEPHEN SCHLESINGER: OBAMA — IT’S TIME TO VISIT THE UN: 14/02/2009 (Maxims
02/16/2009
Reuters AlertNet – EXCLUSIVE-INTERVIEW-Somalia’s new PM wants to talk to in
02/17/2009
- I want to highlight the efforts of diplomacy and development that this [...]