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Sudan Activist Conference Call: What You Can Do to Make a Difference in Darfur

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When you hear about what is going in Darfur, do you feel like you want to do something, but you don't know what to do? During the calls, speakers talk about what is going on in Sudan at the moment, and what actions people can take. Key Points: The violence in Darfur is part of a history of violence in all of the Sudan.

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Do What You Can: National Week of Action for Darfur April 6-13

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I just have to do what I can. " -- Jerry Fowler, Executive Director of the Save Darfur Coalition , during an interview on the Voices on Genocide Prevention Podcast. Tell China to, "Extinguish the Flames of Genocide in Darfur." activism Darfur genocide human rights I don't have to solve the problem. I just have to do what I can.

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Vote for the First Anti-Genocide Hotline on Reddit

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You can see our action in the message below, or by going to: [link].net/OneMinute net/OneMinute Prior to this action, we used Collactive twice to promote particular op-eds (one in the Boston Globe and one in the LA Times) that aligned with our positions on how to stop genocide in Darfur.

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Mobilizing Donors and Activists in an Overwhelmed World

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On Friday, I was on a "Darfur Activist" conference call produced by ENOUGH , the Genocide Intervention Network , STAND and the Save Darfur Coalition. Anyone could call in and hear an update about developments on the ground in Darfur and Congo, and upcoming legislation, events and campaigns. million nonprofits in the U.S.

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What Are Your 2009 Have Fun Do Good Resolutions?

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Continue learning about why genocide happens and how I can take action by following blogs like the Genocide Intervention Network , ENOUGH , Stop Genocide on Change.org , Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth , and Human Rights Now. Waiting a few weeks until your "real life" is in full swing can help you craft more realistic goals.

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Peace Games & International Efforts

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We announced a contest to create a game to address issue in Sudan. Darfur Is Dying was the result. The founder and creator of game consulted people in Darfur. More than the addictive nature of game, the action it can take. Darfur is Dying was created at last year's GFC. How can we take it into the digital world.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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Some of the programs that we have currently running are the Sudan Divestment Task Force , which is leading up the campaign to divest state pensions from companies doing business in Sudan on a recently passed Federal legislation to ban future state contracts. His campaign was successful.

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