Alaskan Families Adopt Darfurian Refugees |
Anchorage, Alaska is a hotbed of antigenocide activism, led by the self-named "five musketeers": Amy Kearns, Tamar Shai-Bolkvadze, Shawn Powers, Debbie Bock and Kelley Nixon. These five activists have...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:59:00 PST |
George Clooney on 60 years of UN Peacekeeping and Chinas role in Darfur |
Last week marked the 60th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping around the globe and the Better World Campaign has enlisted UN Messenger of Peace George Clooney for a short video, entitled "Peace is Hard." T...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:02:00 PST |
Guest Blogger from the ENOUGH Project |
The town of Abyei, a critical bellwether of war or peace between Khartoum and Sudan's south, has ceased to exist. Brigade 31 of the Sudanese Armed Forces has displaced the entire civilian population a...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Fri, 30 May 2008 10:50:00 PST |
Presidential candidates release joint statement on Darfur |
In a historic display of solidarity, Senators Clinton, McCain and Obama have issued a joint statement demanding an end to the violence in Darfur and pledging to pursue this goal with unstinting resolv...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Fri, 30 May 2008 10:22:00 PST |
Students making a difference: Idaho teen creates Darfur video |
Subscribers to GI-NET's member newsletter may remember the inspiring story of Logan Tranmer: a 14-year-old student in Boise, Idaho who decided to raise awareness of the genocide in Darfur by collectin...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Fri, 23 May 2008 11:33:00 PST |
Sudan government: We will not honor ceasefire |
The Sudan government today announced that they would no longer honor the cease-fire agreement signed with rebel groups last year. The move is in response to an attack by Darfurian rebel group JEM (Jus...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Thu, 22 May 2008 05:16:00 PST |
Bloggers Unite for Human Rights covers 1-800-Genocide and Ask the Candidates |
The Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Campaign is a group of popular bloggers who challenge themselves and the entire blogosphere to cover issues related to human rights and push their readers to action...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Wed, 21 May 2008 10:59:00 PST |
Success! Darfur funding passes in House |
Yesterday afternoon, the House of Representatives approved an additional $334 million for the UNAMID peacekeeping operation, the hybrid UN-AU peacekeeping force in Darfur. As many regular GI-NET reade...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Mon, 19 May 2008 10:12:00 PST |
Are you an anti-genocide activist? We want you in our top friends! |
Are you active in your community on anti-genocide issues? Raising money for civilian protection in Darfur educating your neighbors about the mass atrocities in Burma working to pass divestment fro...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Thu, 15 May 2008 02:17:00 PST |
Ask British Foreign Secretary About Darfur |
Would you like to know more about the UK's policy on Darfur? Foreign Secretary David Miliband will visit the US on May 20-23, and will answer your questions on foreign policy, UK/US relations, and the...
Posted by Genocide Intervention Network on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:25:00 PST |
