Please take 60 seconds to voice your concern to your Member of Parliament. In the past, we have succeeded in pushing the Canadian government to take some modest steps for Darfur. There is so much more we could do. Help send 600 messages to Members of Parliament over six weeks! (Aug 7th-Sept 18th)
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SAVE DARFUR CANADA'S NATIONAL POSTCARD CAMPAIGN
Individuals from across the country are signing postcards to voice their concern about the crisis in Darfur. Our Government can make a difference, but decision-makers need to know that Canadians care. Sign a postcard yourself, and then order more to bring to others in your community, place of work, faith group and school. Find out more here.
To obtain a copy of the animated postcard campaign banner for your website, click here.
To obtain a copy of the animated postcard campaign banner for your website, click here.
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A new international report demonstrates that the Czech Republic, India, Italy, Romania and Ukraine have the helicopters Darfur's UNAMID peacekeepers desperately need. One year ago, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping deployment, but the international community has since failed to provide essential equipment and support for the mission, including 18 helicopters. Last month, 7 peacekeepers were killed and 22 injured in an attack. Canada must work with potential donor countries to get UNAMID the air support it needs to succeed.
Download the report here.
See Save Darfur Canada's press release here.
Read the July 30th op-ed by Salim Salim, the African Union's former chief mediator in Darfur: "Dying in Darfur: Peacekeeping on the Cheap" in the International Herald Tribune.
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Highschool students can make a difference! Compete with schools across the country to raise awareness and funds for Darfur! Fundraising will be tracked on the Darfur Challenge website, and the top fundraisers will receive great prizes. For more information, visit the campaign website, at www.DarfurChallenge.org.
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Action Alert: Mass arrests and public beatings have taken place in and around the Sudanese capital of Khartoum following an attack by Darfur rebels on May 10th. The rebel-initiated assault and government retaliation both raise serious concerns for the prospects for peace in Darfur. Furthermore, human rights and Darfuri groups are receiving reports of the use of torture and summary public executions against unarmed civilians in the capital, and reports that certain Darfuri ethnic groups have been targeted. On August 18th, Amnesty International reported that "the Sudanese government [is still] holding hundreds of people – including women and a nine-year-old – without charge or access to lawyers as they prepare to try another 109 in sham courts."
Save Darfur Canada (SDC) has sent a letter to all of Canada's Members of Parliament (MPs). You can make an important difference by making a phone call to your MP's office, and asking him or her to voice their concern to Prime minister Harper and within their party. Click here to read more about the recent violence and to see clear instructions of how you can take action.
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On Thursday, April 17th, the World Food Program (WFP) announced that food rations in Darfur will be reduced by half, due to insecurity along delivery routes. Since the beginning of 2008, 60 WFP contracted trucks have been hijacked in Darfur, with 39 trucks still missing and 26 drivers unaccounted for. One driver was killed in Darfur last month. As result, cereals will be cut from 450 grams per person per day to 225 grams and high-protein pulses (beans or lentils) will be cut to only 30 grams.
Take action. Send the Prime Minister 15 grams (four teaspoons) of rice, beans, or lentils, along with a letter.
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STEVEN SPIELBERG CUTS TIES TO BEIJING OLYMPICS:
CITES
SHORTCOMINGS
IN CHINA'S EFFORTS TO END THE CRISIS IN DARFUR
SHORTCOMINGS IN CHINA'S EFFORTS TO END THE CRISIS IN DARFUR
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Canada should be doing more to support UNAMID peacekeepers in Darfur. Find out what three things Canada must do and how to get this message to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in a matter of minutes. Then, download our UNAMID ACTION KIT and get to work!
Download the UNAMID ACTION KIT for Canadian Activists (PDF) here.
Save Darfur Canada's executive director contributed a December guest blog piece on UNAMID to the Globe for Darfur website; read the text here.
See the December 2007 report: "UNAMID on the Brink: The Road to Security in Darfur Blocked by Government Obstructions" here.
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CAMPAIGNS FROM OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS:
STAND Canada has developed an AMAZING ADVOCACY TOOL for you to tell decision-makers that you want Canada to act in Darfur. Call 1-800-GENOCID(e) to get connected to the offices of key Canadian MPs, and tell them Darfur must be a Canadian foreign policy priority. The service provides optional speaking points to guide participants during calls. Find out more here.
Find STAND Canada's 1-800-GENOCID(e) speaking points here.
STAND Canada website: www.StandCanada.org
Find STAND Canada's 1-800-GENOCID(e) speaking points here.
STAND Canada website: www.StandCanada.org
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Instant Karma is Amnesty International's new campaign using the power of John Lennon's music and the voices of millions of concerned people around the world to stop the horrific human rights abuses taking place in Darfur, Sudan. For more information, click here.
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