Back to the Sudan
When David Englin started this blog, he put his first stake in the ground on the issue of genocide in the Sudan. Over the months, our attention has wandered to many other subjects--worthy, all (SpongeBob aside)--but surely one of the most important 'ripples of hope' we can send out is to stand up against the supreme injustice of genocide. Nicholas Kristof reminds us (as he so consistently has for some time now) that just because our government looked at the situation, declared it genocide, and then called it a day, the horror there isn't over.
So, here's what you do: first, read Kristof's column. Then, if you haven't yet written to your Congressional representatives to ask for action in the Sudan, do it. If you have, do it again. Then go to the Save Darfur website, find a way to do something, and...do something.
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I read Kristof's recent column (with pictures) and felt as I always do about this issue: Why are we still just reading and talking? Why isn't anyone doing something NOW? All I could do is write to the NYT, and then to my congressman and senators. I was lucky to feel a momentary rush when the Times printed my letter; but it was only a fleeting personal triumph, and I was left again saying: Why isn't anyone doing something NOW to end this horrific situation?
Thanks for your comment! And in answer to your question: someone is doing something. Thanks for writing to your senators; do it again, and ask them to back the Darfur Accountability Act, introduced by Senators Corzine (D-NJ) and Brownback (R-KS).
Then take your NYT letter (congratulations!), e-mail it to everyone you know, and ask them to write to their senators, too. I know how frustrating it is to feel like there's no outrage. It may be that we have to create it ourselves.
We have to put constant pressure on the US gov't so that it stay on top of other govts and international orgs. I call Dianne Feinstein and Boxer once a week.
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