1. Educate Yourself

• Keep up on the latest news about Darfur.

• Read in-depth policy analyses at CGS' Darfur Resource Center.

• Find more policy information about Darfur from:
             International Crisis Group
             Human Rights Watch
             Refugees International
             Africa Action
             Eric Reeves - Analysis and Advocacy
             Human Rights First

• News from Darfur:
             BBC
             Reuters AlertNet
             ReliefWeb
             Sudan Times
             Sudan Tribune
             Darfur Peace and Development Organization

2. Educate Others

• Once you've learned about Darfur, talk to your friends, family and neighbors about why they should care about Darfur.

• Show a PowerPoint presentation about Darfur to your friends, family or faith community, or create your own multimedia approach to raise awareness about Darfur.

3. Lobby Congress

• Find out how your Member of Congress voted on Darfur legislation at DarfurScores.org.

• Use Citizens for Global Solutions' recommendations on our Darfur Resource Center as talking points when you call or write your representative.  Make your call or letter as personal as possible -- a personal, handwritten note goes a long way! -- and clearly state your concern and how you think the U.S. should engage the international community on Darfur.
        
         Call the Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
        
         Write your Senator:
                Office of Senator (Name)
                United States Senate
                Washington, D.C. 20510
  
         Write your Representative:
                Office of Representative (Name)
                United States House of Representatives
                Washington, D.C. 20515

• Sample letter to Congress -- write your own using similar language and talking points.

4. Send a Message to President Bush

• Tell President Bush that you care about the genocide in Darfur and ask him to take more aggressive action to support the deployment of a U.N. peacekeeping force. 

• Tell President Bush that you want him to actively support the Darfur case and investigation at the ICC, including the release of all relevant information to help indict war criminals.

• Tell President Bush to specifically work with Arab leaders to press the Government of Sudan to allow U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur.
     
       Call: (202) 456-1111
  
       Write: The White House
                 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
                  Washington, DC 20500
  
       E-mail: comments@whitehouse.gov

5. Generate Press Coverage

• Write an op-ed or letter to the editor about Darfur using Citizens for Global Solutions' Activist Media Kit.

• Join the "Be A Witness" campaign to tell major television networks to include more news coverage on Darfur

6. Plan or Find an Event

• Host a dinner or film viewing of "Hotel Rwanda" to discuss how the U.S. can play a role in stopping genocide.  Plan your event using Citizens for Global Solutions' Activist Toolkit!

• Find a Save Darfur event near you.

7. Organize In Your Community

• Utilize resources to organize your community, congregation, or campus to make a difference in Darfur.

• Plan an event during the Global Days for Darfur during April 23-30, 2007 to add your voice to thousands of others during an important week of action. 

8. Support Targeted Divestment from Sudan

• Visit Sudan Divestment Task Force to learn how you can help end profits for genocide by urging your city, state, or college/university to divest from Sudan.

9. Donate to Humanitarian Organizations

• Donate to humanitarian organizations providing assistance to the people of Darfur to help their emergency relief and aid efforts. Click here for a list of organizations and their contact information.

10. Join a CGS Chapter Near You!

• Join a Citizen for Global Solutions chapter in your community to continue communicating about the issues and to mobilize others to act for  Darfur.

As an Executive Committee member of the Save Darfur coalition, Citizens for Global Solutions is active in the campaign to end the genocide in Darfur. Add your voice to help the people of Darfur by taking action today!

+ SAVE DARFUR COALITION
+ DARFUR RESOURCE CENTER
 

Updated March 26, 2007