
Genocide Intervention Network THANK YOU to everyone involved in Pledge2Protect - what an amazing weekend! So inspired and motivated.

Genocide Intervention Network On Nov 9th, STAND, the student-led division of Genocide Intervention Network, led a march to Capitol Hill, followed by a media stunt and a lobby day for genocide prevention legislation.

Genocide Intervention Network Learn more about the National Canvass to prevent genocide: http://www.ipledge2protect.org

Genocide Intervention Network Here's an example of one of the personalized videos being screened on the hill right now..this one is to Senator Lieberman. Interviews from consitutents and local survivors at the end.

Over the weekend, more than 1,000 anti-genocide activists were in attendance at the 2009 Pledge2Protect Conference at the Washington Hyatt...

Genocide Intervention Network Lobby day for genocide prevention is in full swing on capital hill...more than 100 meetings with Senators. Every office is getting a personalized video delivered with messages from their constituents and foreign policy professionals.

Genocide Intervention Network Follow all the action at Pledge2Protect this weekend on Twitter. We're tweeting from @pledge2protect and under hashtag #pledge

Genocide Intervention Network Urban Music Award winner Omékongo Luhaka wa Dibinga was born on June 10, 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents, Drs. Dibinga wa Said & Ngolela wa Kabongo were Congolese (ex-Zaire) refugees, exiled for their role in aiding in the liberation of the Congo.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the DR Congo, MONUC, announced on Monday that it will be suspending its logistical and operational support to the government forces implicated in the killing of 62 civilians earlier this year. read more

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For those interested in global women's rights, the Pledge2Protect conference in Washington, DC should be on your agenda this weekend. From November 6 - 9, Genocide Intervention Network's (GI-NET) s... read more of this post, The Movement To End Genocide, at Change.org.

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Today, The New Republic published an editorial calling for the resignation of President Obama's Special Envoy to Sudan, Major General Scott Gration. The editorial contends that the Special Envoy has an ...

Genocide Intervention Network
Just confirmed for Pledge2Protect: Rep. Jim Moran from the 8th district of Virginia. Moran was arrested for disorderly conduct in front of
the Sudanese embassy in Washington in 2006 in an act of civil disobedience designed to raise awareness about the genocide in Darfur.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
James Patrick "Jim" Moran Jr. (born May 16, 1945 in Buffalo, New York) has represented the 8th congressional district of Virginia since 1991. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Genocide Intervention Network
The State
Dept just announced that Sudan Envoy Gration and Samantha Power will do
a livecast interview with our STAND Student Director Layla Amjadi and Save
Darfur's Jerry Fowler on the heels of our big conference.... Stay tuned
for more info on how you can participate/watch!
Source: www.state.gov
Listserve Mailing: "Ask U.S." - Engaging on Sudan Strategy

Genocide Intervention Network Just confirmed for Pledge2Protect: Rep. Tom Perrillo, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district. Perriello previously served as Special Advisor to the international prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, where he worked with child soldiers, helped to prosecute warlords, and helped to indict Liberian dictator Charles Taylor.
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Thomas Stuart Price "Tom" Perriello (born October 9, 1974 in Ivy, Virginia) is an American politician and attorney. He is the Democratic congressman from the fifth district of Virginia. The district includes much of Southside Virginia, and stretches north to Charlottesville. ...

Genocide Intervention Network
Dr. Mohammed was formerly the medical treatment director at the Amel
Center for the Treatment & Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture in
Darfur, offering services and support to survivors of torture and
sexual violence while documenting violence and human rights abuses. He
is a highly respected community leader, peace negot...iator and human
rights advocate in Darfur and around the world. We're looking forward to his session this weekend at Pledge2Protect.Read More
Center for the Treatment & Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture in
Darfur, offering services and support to survivors of torture and
sexual violence while documenting violence and human rights abuses. He
is a highly respected community leader, peace negot...iator and human
rights advocate in Darfur and around the world. We're looking forward to his session this weekend at Pledge2Protect.Read More
Source: phrblog.org
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