Tomorrow in DC: Darfuris Rally for Peace

categories: Activism & Advocacy, Darfuri Perspectives

Published July 21, 2009 @ 04:03PM PT

Members of the Darfuri diaspora, along with their supporters (you, perhaps?), will rally in front of the White House and march to the State Department tomorrow to carry their list of demands to President Obama and Secretary Clinton.

The rally is being organized by the Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy, a human rights group founded and run by Darfuris in the US, with the support of a coalition of grassroots activist organizations.

The details, from Damanga:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND

The Damanga Coalition invites you to...

RALLY FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN DARFUR

1:00-2:30PM: START: IN FRONT OFTHE WHITE HOUSE

2:30-4:00PM: MARCH TO THESTATE DEPARTMENT

Our call is for:

1. International Support of the ICC

2. Full deployment of UNAMID

3. Humanitarian Aid

4. Trade Sanctions

5. An End to Violence

** BEGINS AT LAFAYETTE SQUARE **

If you're in DC, come out tomorrow to show your support. (And send me recaps/photos.)

If you cannot attend the rally, please join us in a National Call-In Day to the White House.

On July 22, contact the White House in any of the following ways:

* Call 202-456-1111
* Fax 202-456-2461
* Email the White House with their online form
* Become a Fan and Post to the White House's official Facebook page
* If you have a Twitter account, post: @WhiteHouse Support Bashir's arrest warrant, strict trade sanctions on Sudanese oil and the return home of the displaced. #obama #darfur

Ask President Obama to help the people of Darfur by:
* Supporting the ICC and the arrest warrant against Omar al-Bashir
* Ensuring the IMMEDIATE deployment of the 26,000 UNAMID Peace Forces to Darfur with a full mandate, helicopters, logistics and necessary supplies needed.

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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.