Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:15:52 GMT
From: "Sojourners" <sojourners@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Judith Smithey" <judeclark@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Yes, We Can End the Genocide in Darfur
Dear Judith,
The inspiration for this subject line didn't come
from
Pollyanna. It came from the late Senator Paul Simon.
After
reflecting on the genocide in Rwanda, he said: "If
every member
of the House and Senate had received 100 letters
from people
back home saying we have to do something about
Rwanda, when the
crisis was first developing, then I think the
response would
have been different."
That's a powerful statement. It means that we had
the power to
stop the genocide in Rwanda, but that too many of us
chose not
to act. It also means that we have the power now to
stop the
genocide in Darfur if we do choose to act.
Send a letter - Join the Million Voices for Darfur
Campaign
http://go.sojo.net/ct/vpqpRss1lmtp/
Sojourners is teaming up with our good friends at
the Save
Darfur Coalition and nearly 100 organizations to
gather 1
million signatures on postcards. These postcards and
their
messages will be sent to President Bush, urging him
to take
action. After you're done signing, you will have the
opportunity
to spread the word to your friends. Gathering 1
million
signatures is as simple as you passing the alert to
10 people,
who each send to 10 people, and so on.
Since the beginning of the conflict in Darfur, an
estimated
400,000 people have been killed and more than 2
million people
have been displaced. The world has watched silently.
Paul
Rusesabagina, whose life and experience with the
1994 genocide
in Rwanda was portrayed in the movie Hotel Rwanda,
put it this
way: "A detachment of well-equipped peacekeepers,
made up of
less than one-twentieth of the American troops now
stationed in
Iraq, could have easily stopped the killings without
risk"
(emphasis added). In short, we are asking President
Bush to give
real meaning to the words, "Never Again."
Take Action - Join the Million Voices for Darfur
Campaign
http://go.sojo.net/ct/vpqpRss1lmtp/
In addition to joining the Million Voices for Darfur
campaign,
we invite you to come to Washington, D.C., for a
rally on April
30 to demand that we use our resources to end the
genocide in
Darfur. In addition to the rally, the Save Darfur
Coalition is
sponsoring lobby days on April 28 and May 1, so we
encourage you
to come early or stay late!
Click here for more information about the Rally to
Stop Genocide
http://go.sojo.net/ct/vpqpRss1lmtp/
Thank you for using your voice. We believe that with
God's grace
working in and through us, we can end this genocide.
Peace,
The Sojourners Organizing Team
Adam, Matt, Christa, and Nadia
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