Collect signatures and have your petition
presented in the House of Commons
Any Member of Parliament (MP) can present a petition in the House of Commons. Petitions must contain at least 25 signatures, and must meet some other guidelines. Using our sample petition, make sure your concerns are heard by all the most powerful political figures in the country. Click here to learn more.
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Highschool students can make a difference! Compete with schools across the country to raise awareness and funds for Darfur. Fundraising will be tracked on the Darfur Challenge website, and the top fundraisers will receive great prizes! Last year's prizes included gift certificates donated by American Apparel and signed items from artists including Sam Roberts, Sarah MacLaughlan, Hedley and Faber Drive. For more information, visit the campaign website at www.DarfurChallenge.org.
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Name Change Announcement:
Save Darfur Canada becomes The Darfur/Sudan Peace Network
On October 27th, 2009, Save Darfur Canada officially become The Darfur/Sudan Peace Network (or, "the DSPN")... [Read more}
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THE DARFUR/SUDAN PEACE NETWORK'S NATIONAL POSTCARD CAMPAIGN
People all across the country are signing postcards to voice their concern about the crisis in Darfur. Our Government can make a difference, but decision-makers need to know that Canadians care. You can now print postcards on regular paper on a home/office printer or at a copy shop. Find out more here.
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Canada lends important support the United Nations / African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). However, we could do more about the urgent needs of the mission, which still lacks important supplies and other capacities to finish deploying. Find out what three things Canada can do. Then, take a few minutes to send a message to Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Click here to learn more and to take action.
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Update on the situation in Darfur and request for support
Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir expelled 13 humanitarian organizations from Darfur in March. He was retaliating after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. The removal of these organizations has led to shortages of food, water, and medical care, especially in areas where tens of thousands of people have been displaced in recent months.
These problems cannot be faced by humanitarian organizations alone. Canada and other countries must use their diplomatic and financial resources to address the situation. This situation requires a political response as well as a humanitarian response.
Please help us to ensure that the Canadian government sustains and increases its commitments to Sudan. In the past months, Save Darfur Canada has been meeting with representatives from the major political parties. We need your help to sustain and build on this work. Please make a donation. Right now we need your financial support to engage parliamentarians and to launch our new Voices for Peace campaign.
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SPECIAL PARTNER FEATURE:
Amnesty International Canada's Secretary General
blogging from mission to Chad
Amnesty International Canada's Secretary General
blogging from mission to Chad
An Amnesty research team recently visited Chad for the third time since 2006 to talk to people about the growing numbers of refugees streaming across the border from Darfur. Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, who participated in the first two research missions in November 2006 and May 2008, was back in Chad and shared developments and insights over the duration of the mission in a blog.
Read Alex Neve's opening entry and link to the other entries in the Executive Director's Corner.
Read Alex Neve's opening entry and link to the other entries in the Executive Director's Corner.
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16 AID ORGANIZATIONS EXPELLED FROM DARFUR IN RESPONSE TO THE
ICC INDICTMENT OF PRESIDENT OMAR EL-BASHIR
ICC INDICTMENT OF PRESIDENT OMAR EL-BASHIR
A defiant Omar El-Bashir (right) threatens further repercussions for his indictment by the International Criminal Court (Reuters)
On March 4th, the International Criminal Court (ICC)
announced its decision to indict Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir
on five counts of crimes against humanity and two counts of war crimes for atrocities committed in Darfur, Sudan, since 2002. There will be no "quick way" to arrest Bashir and bring him to trial.
In response, the Sudanese government made good on its threats for retaliation against an indictment and expelled 16 humanitarian organizations from Darfur. Together, the 16 agencies provided more than 50-70% of all essential relief to Darfuri civilians, and up to 40% of aid workers in Darfur have been affected by the move. UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, warned "that the effects could shake the region," and launched an "urgent appeal" to Sudan to reverse its decision.
Canada must continue to condemn the expulsion of aid agencies from Darfur, and push the Sudanese Government to comply with its international obligations to protect civilians within Sudan. PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SEND A MESSAGE ABOUT THE ICC INDICTMENT to the Prime Minister and opposition party leaders.
Send your message now
Read the full Executive Summary
Read the latest humanitarian updates from the United Nations
In response, the Sudanese government made good on its threats for retaliation against an indictment and expelled 16 humanitarian organizations from Darfur. Together, the 16 agencies provided more than 50-70% of all essential relief to Darfuri civilians, and up to 40% of aid workers in Darfur have been affected by the move. UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, warned "that the effects could shake the region," and launched an "urgent appeal" to Sudan to reverse its decision.
Canada must continue to condemn the expulsion of aid agencies from Darfur, and push the Sudanese Government to comply with its international obligations to protect civilians within Sudan. PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SEND A MESSAGE ABOUT THE ICC INDICTMENT to the Prime Minister and opposition party leaders.
Send your message now
Read the full Executive Summary
Read the latest humanitarian updates from the United Nations
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A July 2008 international report demonstrates that the Czech Republic, India, Italy, Romania and Ukraine have the helicopters Darfur's UNAMID peacekeepers desperately need. As of January 2010, there is still a lack of helicopters. Canada must work with potential donor countries to get UNAMID the air support it needs to succeed.
Download the report here. See Save Darfur Canada's press release here.
Read the July 30th op-ed by Salim Salim, the African Union's former chief mediator in Darfur: "Dying in Darfur: Peacekeeping on the Cheap" in the International Herald Tribune.
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CAMPAIGNS FROM OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS:
STAND Canada has developed an AMAZING ADVOCACY TOOL for you to tell decision-makers that you want Canada to act in Darfur. Call 1-800-GENOCID(e) to get connected to the offices of key Canadian MPs, and tell them Darfur must be a Canadian foreign policy priority. The service provides optional speaking points to guide participants during calls. Find out more here.
Find STAND Canada's 1-800-GENOCID(e) speaking points here.
STAND Canada website: www.StandCanada.org
Find STAND Canada's 1-800-GENOCID(e) speaking points here.
STAND Canada website: www.StandCanada.org
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Instant Karma is Amnesty International's new campaign using the power of John Lennon's music and the voices of millions of concerned people around the world to stop the horrific human rights abuses taking place in Darfur, Sudan. For more information, click here.
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