Posted on May 28, 2009 by mjhbixby
Coverage from the Enough Project blog.
Saving Lives – Sudanese demonstrate at the White House
On Friday, Sudanese from across the US came together to demonstrate in front of the White House. Check out a slideshow of photos from the event.
ABC news covered the event:
On Friday, a small group of Sudanese immigrants gathered in front of the [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2009 by mjhbixby
I’m very excited and proud to to join in the announcement of the launch of EarthAid.net, a new platform created by Earth Aid Enterprises. Earth Aid takes an innovative approach to America’s energy and climate change problems.
Earth Aid empowers you to save money and save the environment by reducing your energy consumption. More importantly, for [...]
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Posted on March 23, 2009 by mjhbixby
Some signs of spring from the past few weeks as it burst onto the scene.
National Cathedral
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Posted on March 4, 2009 by mjhbixby
The White House, State Department, US Mission to the UN and members of Congress all responded to the ICC arrest warrant today. In general, the statements were, well, nice and general. It’s almost like the government was caught by surprise. I just thought maybe we’d have an envoy in by now, or at least someone [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2009 by mjhbixby
The New York Times is reporting:
Judges at the International Criminal Court have decided to issue an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, brushing aside diplomatic requests to allow more time for peace negotiations in the conflict-riddled Darfur region of his country, according to court lawyers and diplomats. [...]
The decision to issue a [...]
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Posted on January 19, 2009 by mjhbixby
… This is the second time I’ll be in DC for a presidential inauguration. Last time, I barely noticed anything was happening. This time it is pretty impossible to ignore. Check my flickr links for photos, and I’ll be back later with some reflections (especially after the ceremony tomorrow! Thanks to Congressman Patrick Murphy for [...]
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