May 17th, 2008 - Nikki Serapio  Permalink  View & Add Comments

ACTION: Collect some signatures for Darfur

I received this email from the Save Darfur Coalition earlier this week. Will you help them collect grassroots signatures in advance of the U.S.’s presidency of the UN Security Council? - Nikki

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You may have heard about the recent escalation of violence in Sudan. We are already receiving word that the government is retaliating. Reports indicate that government forces have been detaining, torturing and killing Darfuris in and around Khartoum, and Janjaweed militias have commenced attacks in North Darfur.

As leaders of local Darfur activist groups, I wanted to make sure to send you have the most up-to-date information as we receive it, and that you are equipped to react.

Last week many of you signed our online petition urging President Bush to help expedite deployment of peacekeepers and help protect Darfuri civilians. Now we’re asking local activist groups like yours to get the word out the old-fashioned way — within your own community.

Can your local Darfur group help us reach our 75,000 signature goal by the end of May? Click here to learn more and to download our printable petition to gather signatures in your community.

We’ll deliver the signatures during the first week of June, when the U.S. begins its month-long presidency of the UN Security Council.

You can gather signatures at your house of worship, on your campus, or at public places in your community. Each page has ten slots for signatures. How many signatures can we count on your group to gather?

Pledge to collect as many signatures as you can and help us send a message to President Bush that civilians in Sudan need protection NOW.

Please return the petitions through May 31 by faxing them to 1-866-394-6023. Contact us at community (at) savedarfur.org or 202-478-6148 with any questions.

Thank you for all of your work,

Coby Rudolph
Save Darfur Coalition