Sudan
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Act for Sudan hosted a call with Sudan Revolutionary Front leaders on December 1, 2011. In keeping with our mission to elevate the voices of Sudanese inside and outside of Sudan, Act for Sudan recently hosted a telebriefing with representatives from the Sudan Revolutionary Front and representatives from the marginalized regions of Sudan on December…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com ACT FOR SUDAN COMMENDS CONGRESSIONAL LETTER TO OBAMA Joins with Congress in urging immediate cross-border humanitarian aid operation CITIES NATIONWIDE – November 23, 2011 – Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith alliance of 55 American and Sudanese advocacy organizations across the country,…
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November 22, 2011 Dear Candidates for President of the United States of America, We write to you as concerned Americans and Sudanese representing 55 organizations with members from every state across the country. We include national and regional human rights and anti-genocide advocates, faith-based groups, and members of the Sudanese diaspora. Together we recently formed Act for Sudan,…
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A US based advocacy group, formed by American activists, Sudanese diaspora and a representative of Sudanese rebels, said today that the UN has to condemn Khartoum before because it used to aggress the Sudanese people. “In condemning the new rebel alliance and calling for more fruitless talks, Secretary General Ban and the…
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Faith McDonnell, one of our members, wrote an article for Frontpagemag.com: Sudan is a kind of diabolical Groundhog Day. In the film by that name, Phil Connors (Bill Murray) re-lives the same day over and over again until he learns the lessons needed to change his life and save the lives of others. In Sudan…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com CITIES NATIONWIDE – November 17, 2011 – American activists, Sudanese diaspora and a representative of Sudanese rebels are criticizing UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s recent statement that condemns the establishment of a new alliance of Sudan rebel movements and that states “conflict can only be resolved through…
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Act for Sudan’s spokesperson, Martina Knee, spoke to VOA yesterday about our most recent press release. Listen to the interview: [mp3-jplayer tracks=”Martina Knee on VOA@https://actforsudan.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/AFS_VOA.mp3″]
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Now that the rainy season has ended, a government-sponsored ground offensive in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains has begun. The problem isn’t the Nuba Mountains, Blue Nile, Darfur or Abyei.
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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…
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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…