Stop by the Lane County Darfur Coalition table at the New World Reggae Festival in Marcola, Oregon August 7, 8, and 9. Our artist friend and coalition member, Ellen Furstner, will be there selling goat-shaped cookies to earn money for our Kids For Kids campaign, and handing out information about their efforts and ours. She will also have beautiful notecards to sell, which support LCDC's humanitarian efforts. Do come and say hello if you're in the area; celebrate the One Love.

Also, Contact Me! I need help with our Eugene Celebration effort. Volunteers are needed to join me and other LCDC members at our booth Saturday and Sunday, September 5th and 6th. Come to the Celebration in Eugene, Oregon. This year's theme is "A Strange We Can Believe In."

The Harry Potter Alliance, a group of young activists from the Harry Potter fandom, are promoting STAND FAST again this year.


On Wednesday, December 3rd, give up one luxury item--like a latte, candy, beer, the price of a movie ticket--and donate that money to the Alliance


http://thehpalliance.org/civilianprotection


- Just three dollars provides firewood for one Sudanese woman who would otherwise risk her life in the desert.


- Just five dollars grants radio access to one Burmese family, who could be forewarned and flee their village before it is attacked.


It's tragic that so many suffer, but worse that so few care. You can make a difference. Yes, you.

From our friends at enoughproject.org


In a welcome step, today the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court requested an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Darfur.


In a report released today, ENOUGH Executive Director John Norris, Co-Chair John Prendergast, and Research Associate David Sullivan argue that the call to arrest Bashir is not only based on sound evidence, but that it can be a step forward in the path to secure peace. "The status quo in Sudan is one of the deadliest in the world. Until there is a consequence for the commission of genocide, it will continue. This action introduces a cost, finally, into the equation," says Prendergast. Using examples of past indictments of war criminals Slobodan Milosevic during the 1999 Kosovo conflict, and of Charles Taylor in 2003 in Liberia, the report argues that introducing accountability for crimes against humanity can break the cycle of impunity and improve prospects for peace in seemingly intractable conflicts. Norris notes "with more than 300,000 dead and millions displaced in Darfur, it is shocking that these charges are even remotely controversial. President Bashir has orchestrated the Darfur tragedy from day one, and any efforts to sweep his actions under the rug are both shameful and counterproductive."


Read the report here.


In a separate release, ENOUGH provides a rundown of some of Bashir's past comments and behavior. From hosting Osama bin Laden to engineering a famine in southern Sudan that killed hundreds of thousands, Bashir's criminal track record extends well beyond Darfur, and leaves little question as to why the prosecutor is moving forward with charges.


Read "Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir: The Record Speaks for Itself"