Activists “Pledge 2 Protect” in Washington DC

Originally posted on Blog for Darfur.
This weekend the Save Darfur Coalition joined the Pledge2Protect conference here in Washington, DC.  Hosted by STAND: The Sudent Anti-Genocide Coalition, Save Darfur and the Enough Project, the conference sought to create an experience for participants that will empower them to become stronger leaders on their campuses and in their [...]

Sudan Policy Review

Washington Post
“The new U.S. policy, which will be formally unveiled Monday, calls for a campaign of “pressure and incentives” to cajole the government in Khartoum into pursuing peace in the troubled Darfur region, settling disputes with the autonomous government in southern Sudan and providing the United States greater cooperation in stemming international terrorism, according to [...]

Joey Cheek Ranks Among the Last of the Activist Athletes – washingtonpost.com

“You can’t do everything you think is right, but I think everyone should fight for something,”
via Joey Cheek Ranks Among the Last of the Activist Athletes – washingtonpost.com. [Update: the headline as published in the post is "As an activist athlete, Cheek is a rarity".]
Team Darfur athletes are profiled in the Washington Post!
It’s an interesting [...]

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 [...]

Photos from CBC press conference

Check out a slideshow of my photos from the Congressional Black Caucus press conference on Darfur (May 19, 2009)

“Our souls are rested”

Posted at Blog for Darfur.
Gloria White-Hammond from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.
One of the most rousing moments of Sunday’s event was a short speech by Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, the chair of the board of Save Darfur.  Rev. Gloria inspired the crowd to continue the long fight against genocide by recounting the story of Dr. Martin [...]