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McCain and Obama: Tell Voters Your Darfur Plan!
The first presidential debate on Friday, September 26 was intended to focus on foreign policy issues. Yet it took 40 minutes before the first international question was asked. Prior to the conventions of the major parties, the Commission on Presidential Debates had proposed, and the candidates had agreed, that the firs...t 90 minute debate would be devoted exclusively to foreign policy and that the third 90 minute debate would focus exclusively on the economy and domestic policy.
Write the Commission today and ask that they adjust the agenda for the third debate by allocating 40 minutes for a discussion on international policy concerns such as genocide, poverty, disease and climate change.
Take Action NOW:
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5126
McCain and Obama: Tell Voters Your Darfur Plan!
Take Action (24 Hour Deadline): The first presidential debate left out Darfur
Debate moderator Jim Lehrer will be CNN’s Larry King this Monday (9pm EST) to talk about the debate. Click here to ask why the first presidential debate skipped the issue of genocide. http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.
Here are some questions and talking points you can use:
1. How was it decided that 40 minutes would be spent on the economy rather than the agreed foreign policy theme? Has there been discussion of making good on that “borrowed time” by devoting 40 minutes of the third debate to international concerns?
2. 6 years into a genocide, US presidential candidates have an obligation to speak out and articulate how exactly they will bring peace, security and justice to the innocent victims of this genocide. How can they and the press justify a foreign policy debate without any mention of the candidates’ Darfur plan?
McCain and Obama: Tell Voters Your Darfur Plan!
Today the Huffington Post published an op-ed regarding the candidates and Darfur. The op-ed links to both our Facebook page as well as the e-action we've been promoting at Stop Genoicde Now.
Here is a link to the op-ed. Below are some tips for how you can help drive readers to this post and increase its visibility on th...e site:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-morg
1. E-Mail Lists: Send a short note with a link to any lists you're on -- whether social organizations, extracurricular groups, or even just your typical family/friends list. Encourage them to comment. Encourage your friends to share it as well.
2. Facebook/MySpace: Share your post via Facebook or MySpace. Facebook makes it especially easy to share links through what they call "Posted Items." Click here: http://www.facebook.com/posted.php and paste your permalink into the box titled Post a Link. If all goes well, your profile will say that you've "shared a blog post."
McCain and Obama: Tell Voters Your Darfur Plan!
Can you recruit 9 new fans in 7 days?
One week from today, the two candidates square off at their first and only foreign policy debate. It is essential that we work together to ensure that Darfur is comprehensively addressed during this debate.
How can we do this? First, we need to grow. When we started this fan page, o...ur goal was to have 10,000 fans by the 9/26 debate. We can still get there WITH your help.
Please ACTIVELY RECRUIT nine people who you know also care about Darfur and ask them to become fans. One way to do this is to send an email with a link to our page...or you can ask face to face... or announce the group in Darfur meeting.... Get creative, but get 9 people.
Then when we are 10,000 strong, we will use our voices to urge the candidates to clearly outline their Darfur policy during the 9/26 debate.
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Recently, Senators Obama and McCain took a very positive step and completed a detailed questionaire on their Darfur views which was submitted by Ask the Candidates.org. You can read their answers here: http://www.askthecandidates.org/files/Obama_McCain_questionnaire.pdf This is a good start...
McCain and Obama: Tell Voters Your Darfur Plan!
Click here to read the press release and the open letter to McCain and Obama signed by 33 Darfur activist groups around the country:
http://savedarfurma.googlepages.com/2008
McCain and Obama: Tell Voters Your Darfur Plan!
Click here to take action now:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/711
On September 10th, the government of Sudan launched attacks on civilians at the ZamZam Camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur. This new violence follows other recent attacks including the one at the Ka...lma camp on August 25. In the wake of this escalating violence and insecurity, the UN’s World Food Program announced that it may be forced to stop food deliveries, leaving millions without assistance.
These brutal attacks on civilians coincide with reports of efforts within the international community to get the U.N. Security Council to bargain away accountability and justice for more empty promises from Sudan. Bashir has launched an aggressive propaganda campaign to escape justice, including blackmailing the global community by threatening to expel UNAMID peacekeepers if the ICC issues a warrant for his arrest.
The UN should listen to the Darfuri people’s cry for peace with justice instead of Bashir’s demand for immunity for the crime of genocide. When we speak to refugees in the camps, they tell us that peace will not come before justice.
As Presidential candidates, Senators McCain and Obama must be prepared to uphold justice and peace for Darfur. The first step is for both Obama and McCain to support the ICC case.
Click here to take action now:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/711
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McCain and Obama: Tell Voters Your Darfur Plan!
Yesterday, the government of Sudan launched attacks on civilians at the ZamZam Camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur. This new violence follows other recent attacks including the one at the Kalma camp on August 25.
These brutal attacks on civilians coincide with reports of efforts within the international c...ommunity to get the U.N. Security Council to bargain away accountability and justice for more empty promises from Sudan. The candidates have spoken out on Darfur, but they have yet to stand behind the ICC case against Sudan’s President al-Bashir.
Click here to take action now:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/711
The UN should listen to the Darfuri people’s cry for peace with justice instead of Bashir’s demand for immunity for the crime of genocide. The next President must be prepared to uphold justice and bring peace to the region today. The first step is for both Obama and McCain to support the ICC case.
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