Advocating for Darfur: The Virtue of Persistence

Published January 08, 2009 @ 07:22PM PT

A few quotes about persistence, to start us off tonight:

"The secret of success is constancy to purpose." --- Benjamin Disraeli

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." --- Dale Carnegie

"I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen." --- Frank Lloyd Wright

In that spirit, I ask two things of you:

1. Read the ENOUGH Project's blog post on the confirmation hearings for Obama's foreign policy team, which are due to start next week, and follow their action alert:

"Take Urgent Action: Call your Senator now and make sure they represent you. Tell them to ask questions about Sudan and Congo in confirmation hearings and to ensure these conflicts are made a top priority from day one. If your Senator serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, it is especially important that you call and mobilize others in your community to do the same. For more information on these nominees' records, visit the handy profiles from our friends at the Genocide Intervention Network."

2. Vote to End the Genocide in Darfur in Change.org's Ideas for Changing American campaign.

In politics, trends and hot topics change more often than Reba McEntire at the CMA Awards. (For the two of you out there who get that reference.) The key to pushing your cause: Persistence. Keep calling, keep asking the questions, keep beating the drum so that it can't be ignored. Use every opportunity to push, every opportunity to let as many people as possible know that this matters.

One of my favorite quotes of all time:

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." --- FDR

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Michelle became involved in the anti-genocide cause at a young age, and has been involved in various activist endeavors, including the Teach Against Genocide pilot campaigns, ever since.