In May, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama signed a joint statement promising their “unstinting resolve” to end the genocide in Darfur. This historic moment has afforded us a great opportunity.
No matter who is elected the next president, we’ll have a champion for the Darfuri people in the White House.
To make the most of this opportunity, we created an ambitious plan to keep Darfur on the national agenda and make sure the next president acts to end the violence. We have the promise, we have the plan, but we need support.
For the past week, we’ve been asking supporters and activists to help us meet our goal of raising $250,000 by September 26 to put our plan into action. Our deadline is midnight tomorrow – will you help us meet our goal?
Here is what your generous gift will help us do:
- Organize events. We are conducting a series of events around the presidential debates to ensure that the candidates address the genocide in Darfur.
- Host conferences. In the days immediately following the election, we’ll host an activist conference in Washington D.C. to make sure a coordinated effort to end the Darfur genocide starts on day one of the new administration. We’ll plan efforts to pressure the newly elected president and Congress, and demonstrate the importance of making Darfur a priority.
- Develop a “Blueprint for Success.” Coalition leaders are working with leading foreign policy experts, former diplomats and academics to craft a “Blueprint for Success” to guide the new administration’s actions between Election Day and Inauguration Day.
Thank you for your support and all you do to help bring peace and protection to the people of Darfur.
The opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Save Darfur Coalition.
