The Sudan Genocide Intervention Project

SaveDarfur.org has a post called " Lobby Congress " that's worth checking out...

You can help pressure Congress to do more to help the people of Darfur by meeting with your congressional representative or members of his or her staff. Now that the elections are over, we are asking our activists to meet with their Representative and Senators before the new Congress convenes. …

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The Crime of Our New Century...
The Sudanese Government, using Arab " Janjaweed " militias, its air force, and organized starvation, is systematically killing the black Sudanese of Darfur .
This site's sole purpose is to try to save lives by getting PEOPLE involved in stopping the genocide in Darfur. WE HAVE A VOICE; USE IT! .

Darfur is a region in western Sudan, Africa that has been experiencing a crisis situation for the past three years.

2.5 million have been displaced due to violence and 400,000 people have died in Darfur thus far

The Sudanese goverment has been breaking international law and as a result genocide is happening. Several legislative acts from the United Nations and President Bush to our own Senator (now Governor) Jon Corzine , have been introduced to bring this genocide to an end. Unfortunately, they have not.
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Get Your Own Voice Player Manage"It's their form of ethnic cleansing: genocides and rape."

Are we as a nation ignorant of what is happening in Sudan as we speak or do we choose to ignore it?
Why is it that Canada and the U.S. government choose to take more initiative when oil is involved? Why do WE as a people choose to CARE when it benefits our own needs????
Remember the phrase, "Never again" right after the holocaust? To me this meant never again would the human race ignore something so heartless, so incomprehensible and irreconcilable. But it happened again in Bosnia , Rwanda , and Iraq . Men and children are being murdered, women being raped everyday. The genocide in Darfur has claimed 400,000 lives and displaced over 2,500,000 people within the past two years. More than one hundred people continue to die each day; five thousand die every month.
A student in my class commented today, "Well, the U.S. cannot always act as the unification police, we cannot act as the peacekeepers for the world, people need to learn [to act] for themselves." well obviously this is not working, and how can a human being when knowledgeable of these events not say anything and not question it? I just don't understand this mentality. It's chilling to know that people think this way. The world seems to have power and technology at their fingertips, yet they don't take advantage of these resources. People rather sit online, aimlessly surf the net, forward and post surveys about the most trivial *crap.
Religion could be a factor...maybe this is why you choose not to take action? Highly unlikely, many people are losing faith in religion and morale here in our liberated Americana . The bible does predict such inhumane acts by human beings and one could make argument that it is inevitable, God's doing, etc. BUT if you are not a religious person or a believer of the bible or EVEN if your are a believer THEN one can STILL argue , what does this say about the human race? From Slavery- annihilation of the Jews- To September 11th.... It seems we are our own worst enemy. We all have this side of us that is filled with hate, greed, selfishness, insecurity...of course, some choose not to act on it but it is there. Humans have the ability to be monsters. Even the Avoidance of an event or an entire race is a form of Dehumanization. It is hate without cause. Hate for the sake of hating!
Maybe the U.S. will take on more action sometime in the near future. But it will be too late, its already too late for 400,000 people.
What can we do?
Start by being knowledgeable of what is happening. Educate yourself on these treacherous events and see how other governments are handling this issue.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rmsposat/Present day.html
http://why-war.com/news/2002/03/15/usexpand.html
http://why-war.com/news/2005/01/14/peaceacc.html

http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/index-sudan.html

Taking Action
A Must Read for anyone serious about getting involved in the SUDAN genocide- http://genocideinterventionfund.org/ - "Our organization is working to raise private funds to support the African Union peace keeping forces which are trying to provide security in Sudan and stop the Genocide as well as to push governments and others to take action. JOIN US IN STOPPING GENOCIDE!"
-Loads of articles on the current state of Sudan , about contacting your U.S. representative, and how public pressure has made congress react to this horrific incident. The more people who show awareness, speak out, and press on about the Sudan Genocide, the more the people that have the political power will begin to put more effort into it and eventually stop it this from occurring. Tell your friends, families, students, and your teachers. It's really up to the people, the individual to make a difference- http://www.feedmysheepfoundation.org/sudan.htm
"Congress has reacted to the letters, faxes and emails sent to them by passing a Concurrent Resolution on Thursday, the 22nd of July - then they went on a six week recess the next day!
But it was a small step in the right direction which would not have happened if it had not been for public pressure. "
YOUTHNOISE.COM WILL BE HELPFUL AS WELL.
Take Care and thanks for reading,
-A.G.
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