Showing posts with label Colleen Connors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colleen Connors. Show all posts

Friday, April 25, 2008

Food aid cut in half! – Worthwhile message

We must keep our word to the people of Darfur.

Add your name to the thousands of activists who are urging Congress:

Support full funding for peacekeeping and humanitarian aid in Darfur. http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/fy08_supplemental/i87we8x207nmwmwx?

Last week, the United Nations World Food Program announced that it will cut half its food supplies to the people of Darfur because of a lack of funds and relentless attacks on its convoys.

Millions of Darfuris depend on this food supply. Without it, they will be pushed even closer to the knife-sharp edge of starvation.

Inaction is not an option when so many lives are at stake.

Congress is preparing to vote on a bill that will significantly increase funding for humanitarian aid and peacekeeping in Darfur. Your representative needs to hear from you NOW because the men, women, and children of Darfur cannot afford any more delays.

Tell Representative Waxman to support funding for security and humanitarian aid in Darfur. http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/fy08_supplemental/i87we8x207nmwmwx?

Additional funding for Darfur can bring hope to the thousands who have weathered half a decade of genocide. It can provide peacekeepers with training and equipment to protect Darfuri civilians. It can deliver disaster and famine assistance to families desperately in need. And it can help the people of Sudan move towards democracy and determine their own path to peace.

We must meet our obligation to the people of Darfur. Congress has the purse strings. You have the voice. Make sure your voice – and the collective voice of hundreds of thousands of Darfuris – is heard.

Urge your representative to stand up for Darfur and fully fund peacekeeping and humanitarian aid. http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/fy08_supplemental/i87we8x207nmwmwx?

With the United Nations World Food Program cutting its food aid to Darfur, the clock is ticking faster and louder than ever - we must act quickly to try to fill this crucial gap.

After you have sent a message to your representative, please click here http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/fy08_supplemental/forward/i87we8x207nmwmwx? to ask your friends and family to do the same.

Thank you for your tireless dedication to the people of Darfur.

Best regards,

Colleen Connors
Save Darfur Coalition

Donate to Help Save Darfur
Help build the political pressure needed to end the crisis in Darfur by supporting the Save Darfur Coalition's crucial awareness and advocacy programs. Click here now to make a secure, tax-deductible online donation. https://donate.savedarfur.org/08/savedarfur/nj7MfeXdqI1PF?

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

We need your help - save Dafur

This is a great organization but they are sending out way too many emails...going to be called a spammer soon.

DEADLINE EXTENDED
Help us expose China's role in genocide in Darfur.

It's not too late! Help us reach our $400,000 goal by midnight, March 26 with a secure, tax-deductible donation. https://donate.savedarfur.org/08/china_olympics_prem/nw1MfeXdqBdL5?

We're still $173,418 away from our $400,000 goal so we've extended our deadline until midnight, March 26.

Please give today to help us shine a spotlight on China's role in the genocide before more lives are lost. https://donate.savedarfur.org/08/china_olympics_prem/nw1MfeXdqBdL5?

Conditions in Darfur are getting worse. Government-sponsored militias have stepped up the violence, killing hundreds and forcing the displacement of more than 80,000 people in 2008 alone. And the Sudanese government continues to obstruct full deployment of UN peacekeeping forces.

As one of Sudan's largest trading partners and arms suppliers, China can help stop the violence. But as genocide rages in Darfur, the Chinese government is painting itself as a responsible member of the world community in preparation for the 2008 Olympics.

Please help us expose China's role in the genocide. Click here now to make a secure, tax-deductible gift to help us reach our $400,000 goal. https://donate.savedarfur.org/08/china_olympics_prem/nw1MfeXdqBdL5?

Make your gift before March 26 and receive a copy of The Translator, the stirring memoir of Daoud Hari, a Sudanese refugee, who risked his life serving as a guide to western journalists covering the Darfur genocide.

With your support, we will be able to put even more pressure on China. Your gift will help us:

* Find and publicize hard evidence disproving the Chinese government's claims that it is powerless to end genocide in Darfur.
* Organize events urging China to help the people of Darfur, including a major rally on April 9 when the official torch of the Beijing Olympics passes through San Francisco.
* Continue to pressure the White House, Congress, and world leaders asking them to urge China to act now.

It's up to all of us to let China know that its support of the Sudanese government must stop. Click here to take advantage of the extended deadline and contribute to this vital campaign. https://donate.savedarfur.org/08/china_olympics_prem/nw1MfeXdqBdL5?
With a gift of $50 or more, receive a copy of The Translator.

Thank you for your generous support. Together, we can help build a future of peace and hope for the people of Darfur.

Best regards,

Colleen Connors
Save Darfur Coalition
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Friday, March 21, 2008

A message to China - Save Dafur

Determination: legitimate Email for good cause.

China must not turn its back on the genocide in Darfur.

More than 80,000 Darfurians have been displaced in recent months and China has the power to stop the genocide.

Tell China's "special representative to the Darfur issue" to help deploy UNAMID peacekeepers. http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/china_liu/i87we8x4hkk5e8b?

The violence in Darfur is getting worse. More than 80,000 Darfurians have been displaced in recent months and increased fighting has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians.

Right now, China should be focused on getting peacekeepers on the ground in Darfur. Instead they appear to be monitoring our computer systems. http://action.savedarfur.org/ct/S1MfeXd1_cPB/security

We cannot let China turn away from the genocide in Darfur. China must use its influence to pressure the Sudanese government to stop the violence.

Click here to tell Liu Guijin, China's "special representative to the Darfur issue," to use his power to help deploy UNAMID peacekeepers and end the genocide before more lives are lost. http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/china_liu/i87we8x4hkk5e8b?

As a member of the UN Security Council, China has enormous leverage over the peacekeeping mission. However, instead of using its leverage to advance peace, China continues to defend Sudan's interests, expand trade, and bolster the Sudanese government's military capacity.

We can't be fooled by the aggressive propaganda campaign launched by China in advance of the 2008 Olympics. While China has made a few modest steps forward, these efforts have not improved conditions in Darfur.

China's "special representative on the Darfur issue," Liu Guijin, must do everything in his power to push the Sudanese government to allow the swift, full and effective deployment of the UNAMID peacekeeping force. Click here to send a message to Liu Guijin today. http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/china_liu/i87we8x4hkk5e8b?

Thank you for your continued work on behalf of the people of Darfur.

Best regards,

Colleen Connors
Save Darfur Coalition

P.S. Will you help us reach our goal of raising $400,000 by Monday, March 24? Click here now to make a secure, tax-deductible gift to help put a stop to the genocide in Darfur before more lives are lost. https://donate.savedarfur.org/08/china_olympics_liu/n8pMfeXd130CU?
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