Sudanese Demonstration at the White House

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 [...]

Announcing EarthAid.net

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 [...]

Signs that Spring is Actually Here!

Some signs of spring from the past few weeks as it burst onto the scene.

National Cathedral

“A Helpful Step”: US Government Response to ICC indictment

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 [...]

Breaking reports: ICC to approve arrest warrants for Bashir

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 [...]

Something big happening in DC this weekend…

… 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 [...]