Protect Darfur Now!

Darfur Now portrays the struggle of six individuals brought together by the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. The motion picture shows how one humanitarian worker in Sudan can ensure that thousands receive food each day, and how one young activist from California can lead the campaign to ensure that US public funds do not support Sudan’s regime. Join their campaign to protect Darfur’s innocent civilians.

		60 Seconds of Action DEMAND NOW: Send a postcard to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging the UN to hold accountable all perpetrators of violence against civilians. SIGN NOW: Endorse the petition to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Security Council members urging them to demand Sudan arrest all perpetrators of violence. ADVOCATE NOW: Call on the Congress to pass important legislation that would ensure no US dollars are helping perpetrate the ongoing crisis in Darfur

		60 Minutes of Action CALL NOW: Dial 1-800-GENOCIDE to receive talking points on current Darfur legislation and to contact elected officials to tell them to Protect Darfur Now. SEND NOW: Write a letter to world leaders urging them to demand Ahmed Haroun’s arrest and Sudanese compliance with international law. PUBLICIZE NOW: Spread the word about Darfur Now. CONTRIBUTE NOW: Darfuri refugees gathering firewood often subject themselves to attacks, rape, torture, and even murder at the hands of roving militias. Help protect them by providing solar cookers.

		60 Hours of Action WRITE NOW: Send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper calling on the international community to demand Sudanese compliance with international law. APPEAL NOW: Ask local public officials, celebrities, and other community leaders to sign the petition to world leaders. READ NOW: Learn more about other efforts to protect Darfuris.

		60 Days of Action EDUCATE NOW: Spread the word amongst friends and family about the Ahmed Harun case and other efforts to protect Darfuris. DOWNLOAD NOW: Ask friends and family to send the postcard to world leaders including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Security Council members. ORGANIZE NOW: Organize community leaders to go see Darfur Now and urge them to speak publicly about the crisis in Darfur.

For more information, visit www.ajc.org/ProtectDarfurNow or www.participate.net/darfurnow.

Mideast Briefing: The Challenges Ahead in the Middle East

"I joined AJC in the wake of 9/11: and the battles which began back then are still our battles today, even as the region faces new and dramatic dynamics," writes AJC Israel Director Eran Lerman, in his final Weekly Briefing before he takes up his new post as Israel's Deputy National Security Adviser. READ BRIEFING.

Executive Director's Blog:
"Nearly Seven Million"?

READ David Harris' Blog: "Nearly Seven Million"?

Why or how the number “nearly seven million” made it into President Obama’s Cairo speech “is unknown to me, but the widely accepted figure is actually less than half that,” writes David Harris on his Jerusalem Post blog. “Does it matter? In the real world, yes, numbers have consequences – not just demographic, but electoral and political.”
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Gilad Shalit Marks Three
Years in Captivity

"Our unceasing solidarity is with Gilad's family, who have borne the agony of not knowing the fate of their beloved son for three years. And we stand with the people of Israel, who want Gilad freed from captivity now,” says AJC, in a statement marking the third anniversary of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit's kidnapping by Hamas terrorists. READ.

Protect Darfur Now!

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