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  • U.S. Response to Sudan’s Bombing in S. Sudan “Inadequate”

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org U.S. RESPONSE TO SUDAN’S BOMBING IN S. SUDAN “INADEQUATE” Action to protect needed after months of recent attacks on civilians CITIES NATIONWIDE – November 10, 2011 –  Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith alliance of American and Sudanese advocacy organizations, has issued the following statement…

  • New Alliance ‘Act For Sudan’ Calls on Obama to Help Protect Civilians

    Elizabeth Blackney blogs about Act For Sudan on the Enough Project’s blog: To address the deepening crisis, Act for Sudan, a bipartisan alliance of 45 organizations across the country, coordinated an open letter to President Barack Obama. Co-signed by 66 organizations, the letter asked the president to take swift action to protect the safety of…

  • Listen: Voice of America interviews Martina Knee of Act for Sudan

    An alliance of 66 organizations across the United States has called on President Barack Obama to protect the millions of Sudanese civilians that it says are facing deliberate attacks and obstruction of humanitarian aid in the regions of Darfur, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. The spokesperson for Act for Sudan, Martina Knee, said the government…

  • Setting Aside Politics: Finding Common Ground for Sudan

    “It can often feel as though our nation is broken down into a multitude of distinct groups that will never come to see eye to eye on any topic. We sense it among our families and friends as we debate the efficacy of a movement such as Occupy Wall Street, in our offices as we…

  • Bipartisan Alliance Asks Obama to Help Protect Millions of Sudanese from Slaughter, Displacement and Starvation

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com CITIES NATIONWIDE – November 3, 2011 –  It is an uncommon alliance.  Republicans and Democrats.  Evangelicals and Jews.  Americans and Sudanese. Together, they are asking President Obama, through an open letter signed by 66 organizations across the country, to…

  • Red State Interviews Gabriel Stauring on Sudan Activism

    The conservative blog Red State interviewed Stop Genocides Now‘s Gabriel Stauring on “the latest atrocities in the Sudan, how non-profit groups are working to bring attention to the issue and the need for international relief efforts and how the 2012 presidential race might impact America’s involvement in the region.” Listen to the interview here

  • New Grassroots Alliance forms to Advocate for Sudan

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org CITIES NATIONWIDE – October 28, 2011 – In a matter of weeks, when the rainy season ends, a government-sponsored ground offensive in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains will likely begin. The people hiding in caves and on mountains since fleeing earlier aerial bombardment by the government are weakened…