Unstinting resolve on Darfur

Like many worthwhile advocates on numerous causes, Save Darfur is gearing up to hold the incoming administration to the assurances they gave on the campaign trail. In an interview with the group, Pres.-elect Obama called for U.S.-supported peacekeepers on the ground and oil sanction enforcement, and said "as president of the United States I don't intend to abandon people or turn a blind eye to slaughter." See for yourself:

To make sure the genocide doesn't fall into Obama's blind spot as countless issues and interest groups draw his attention, Save Darfur is mounting the "Add your voice" campaign to send him 250,000 postcards by Inauguration Day and a million by the end of his first 100 days, urging him to make it an immediate priority to protect civilians, establish sustainable peace, and get justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators.

From my limited experience in online organizing, a million signatures or postcards is a LOAD, no matter how big your list is. Getting that many will signal that there's real energy behind the cause, and the White House will notice. Obama pledged "unstinting resolve" on Darfur. Let'd make sure he doesn't forget!

Compassion Forum Focus: Darfur

As you may know, Faith in Public Life is hosting presidential candidates Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama, this Sunday, for the Compassion Forum.

The April 13 CNN-televised Compassion Forum will focus on just five key issues to folks of faith: domestic and international poverty, global AIDS, climate change, genocide in Darfur, and human rights and torture.

Each day this week, this blog will highlight one of those five issues. See the flip side for Darfur.

Don Cheadle on Darfur: We want "never again" to mean something

Actor Don Cheadle and ENOUGH! activist John Prendergast talk about the their visit to Darfur and how people can make "never again" mean something.

Darfur at the Movies: "Sand and Sorrow"

"Sand and Sorrow," a new film about Darfur narrated by George Clooney, is on the verge of public screenings nationwide. The documentary highlights the historical events in Sudan that led to genocide as well as the logistical reasons for the United States' weak and delayed response.

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