| Connecticut Coalition to Save Darfur |
Next Meeting
Thursday, January 21, 2010
9:30 a.m.
Location
Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
(accessed via Simsbury Road)
W. Hartford, CT 06117
Deacon Arthur Miller speaks at "Understanding Darfur" at the University of Connecticut in Waterbury, April 2, 2008.
Tuesday, February 19
The Connecticut Coalition to Save Darfur cooperated with Connecticut-TAG to promote legislation mandating genocide education in Connecticut's secondary schools.
View Photo Gallery From TAG Lobbying Day
One of the speakers was Carl Wilkens, former head of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in Rwanda. He was the only American who stayed in Rwanda after the genocide began, saving hundreds of children. He participated in the TAG Lobby Day as part of his national Eyewitness to Genocide Tour.
View Eyewitness to Genocide Tour Description and Schedule
Cambodian genocide survivor Pholla Crahen
Students preparing to lobby State Senator Thomas P. Gaffey.
Videos
Darfur Needs Your Help
Divestment From Darfur to Stop Genocide
Darfur Now Trailer
Dream for Darfur Olympic Torch Relay
Coalition Chair Tim Oslovich instructs the torch carriers prior to the start of the Olympic Torch Relay in Minute Man Park in Hartford, October 21, 2007.
View Photos
Save Darfur Day
Thank you to the Connecticut Bluefish, which is sending a check for $1,495 to the Connecticut Coaltion to Save Darfur. This represents half the proceeds from sales of tickets to people who said "Save Darfur" when they purchased their tickets for the July 29 game.
Two checks were presented to Americares at the game. The Connecticut Coaltion presented a check for $2,000 and the University of Connecticut Hillel presented a check for $500. Those funds will be used by Americares to provide relief to the people living in Darfur.
View Photos taken at the game.
Check presentation at the Bridgeport Bluefish game.
Hillel students helped promote awareness of the genocide in Darfur at the Bridgeport Bluefish game. T-shirts identical to the ones they are wearing may be purchased through the Connecticut Coalition to Save Darfur for $10 apiece.
Take Action — Call the President
| Main White House Switchboard | (202) 456-1414
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| Presidential Inquiries Comments Office | (202) 456-1111 |
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Write Now
Please send a letter to the editor of your area newspaper to keep this conflict in the public spotlight.
Below are talking points to guide you when you write it. (Additional background on the conflict or recent news reports can be found on www.savedarfur.org.) Remember to keep the letter to 200 words or less and print full name, address and phone number for the paper's verification process. Many thanks.
Talking Points
From Cindy Mann:
In spite of the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement, violence in Darfur is still widespread, with civilians and aid workers facing threats to their lives on a daily basis. At the same time, the World Food Program was forced to reduce its rations for the people of Darfur to below the daily minimum requirements. Elie Wiesel, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, has called Darfur "the center of human suffering today."
You should include the points that the United States and the international community must:
- pressure the government of Sudan to agree to a U.N. peacekeeping force to provide security and help implement the peace agreement.
- push for a U.N. Security Council resolution to authorize the deployment of such a force with a sufficient mandate and to be in place by October of 2006.
You might also point out to readers that those who are concerned about Darfur should:
- Call President Bush and urge him to appoint a special presidential envoy to Sudan: 202-456-1111.
- Donate money for food to Darfur through the World Food Program. Details can be found at: friendsofwfp.org.
- Be in New York to rally for peacekeepers at the United Nations on September 17.
To send a letter to the:
And don't stop there. Try to get all the papers in the state to pay attention. Feel free to mention the work of the Connecticut Coalition and the fact that we helped to get hundreds of people to the Washington rally and we will do the same for New York.
Take Action — Write Letters
- Write a Letter to Former President Bill Clinton
At the urgin of Chris Doucot, Coalition members Marge and David Schneider composed a letter to send to Bill Clinton in
the hope of inspiring him to travel to Khartoum, Sudan
to influence the Bashir government to stop the
bloodshed and violence in Darfur.
View the letter and then send your own addressed to:
The Honorable William J. Clinton
55 W. 125th Street
New York NY 10027
Lucy Katz talks to Sunday School students and their parents about the genocide in Darfur and what steps they can take to help stop it. Sunday December 10, 2006 at Bedford Middle School in Westport, CT where the
Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Fairfield County holds its weekly Sunday School and Adult Education programs.
Connecticut Rallies in Washington DC
Click to View Photos and Observations from the April 30 Rally
