On Sunday, April 29, churches across the country will be joining together in prayer and action as part of the Global Days for Darfur. As people of faith, we have a unique role to play in generating the personal, congregational, and political will necessary to empower and convince President Bush to lead boldly in bringing an end to the genocide. Sojourners has developed a toolkit of prayers, readings, and resources you can incorporate into your worship, bible study, or ministry – click here to download a toolkit and get started in planning your event.
Time is running out for the people of Darfur. Four years of genocidal violence have left an estimated 400,000 dead, 2.5 million innocent civilians displaced, and 4 million men, women, and children completely reliant on international aid for survival. Not since the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has the world seen such a calculated campaign of displacement, starvation, rape, and mass slaughter.
As people of faith and advocates in this crisis, we bear the responsibility to become and remain educated about the situation affecting our brothers and sisters in Darfur.
The following Web sites and organizations are good resources for credible and current information. Click on the links below to learn more about the history of the conflict, the current situation on the ground, and the past and potential responses of the international community.
Save Darfur Coalition The Save Darfur Coalition’s mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of 2 million people in the region.
ENOUGH
Based on field analysis, ENOUGH develops focused policy recommendations for how to end mass atrocities in Darfur and an activist agenda for how concerned citizens can affect policy change.
Genocide Intervention Network Read up on the background of the conflict in Darfur and find out what’s going on right now. Browse expert reports on the situation and take a look at Darfur-related multimedia.
SudanReeves.org Briefs and advocacy writings by Eric Reeves, who has spent the past seven years working full-time as a Sudan researcher and analyst. He has testified several times before the Congress, has lectured widely in academic settings, and has served as a consultant to a number of human rights and humanitarian organizations operating in Sudan.
UN Security Council Report – Darfur Security Council Report is an independent, not-for-profit organization affiliated with Columbia University’s Center on International Organization. It publishes regular reports on the Council’s existing and prospective agenda, supplemented by ad hoc bulletins on breaking news.
International Crisis Group – Darfur The International Crisis Group is an independent, nongovernmental organization working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
Special Thanks
The “For God’s Sake, Save Darfur” events and resources are made possible in part through the generous support of the Save Darfur Coalition.
