John Prendergast from Genocide Prevention Month on Vimeo.
During Sunday’s Honor the Past – Act Now for Darfur Genocide Prevention Month event leading advocates for Sudan spoke about the power of activism, and what needs to be done now for Darfur.
Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast encouraged the crowd:
“There is a solution for Sudan and activism is essential for that solution,” said Prendergast. He noted that activism had “elevated an obscure war in a desert far away to the Oval Office,” saved thousands of lives by “preventing the Sudanese government from using starvation as a weapon of war,” led to an investigation at the International Criminal Court, and secured the assistance of thousands of international troops on the ground in Sudan.
Emphasizing the important “unfinished business as an anti-genocide movement,” Prendergast urged the audience to write and call government officials, and to contact the media to remind President Obama that he has the unique opportunity to lead a global push for peace in Sudan.
Check out the post from our partners at Enough to get their take on the event!
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