UN Representative ordered to leave Sudan

A convoy of Sudanese refugees arriving at a safer camp deeper inside Chad, from camps near the border. ©UNHCR/H.Caux

On Sunday, the government of Sudan ordered the UN Special Representative Jan Pronk to leave Sudan by today. They accused him of "psychological warfare" after Pronk commented that the army's morale had suffered after two major defeats in the Darfur region since September. This decision by Sudan has been met with negative reactions by the UN, the African Union, the United States, and others. Mr. Pronk has returned to New York for consultations with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. UN officials say Mr. Pronk's status is unchanged.With the peace treaty in "disarray," experts in the region fear that the Sudanese government will resort to air raids on villages along the border. While the attacks target suspected rebel hideouts, it is often innocent civilians and refugees who are the victims.
from: http://www.unrefugees.org/

محاكمة البشير في نيويورك ....!

http://www.sudaneseonline.com/cgi-bin/sdb/2bb.cgi?seq=msg&board=60&msg=1156426691
In this post you can read writings of 3 members of our W. Ma Darfur Coalition: Abu Asal; Tumadir; and Mohamed. The post title in Arabic is محاكمة البشير في نيويورك ....!
which translated to The Trial of al-Bashir in New york...!
The post is mix of Arabic and English writings, and was visted by more than 2393 vistirs (as of today)..

W. Ma Darfur Coalition to Join the JOG campaign

"The Judgment on Genocide (www.judgmentongenocide.org) is a presentation constructed to dramatize the urgent need for UN peacekeepers in Darfur. We aim to educate the public in further detail of the decades-long crimes of the Sudanese government against their own citizens and the failure of the international community to end the genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur."

Hundreds of cities around the US is participating in delivering the indictment to president al-Bashir. Amherst Town, represented by WMADC, is among those active communities and commited to send at least 100 indictments.
Go to this link to participate: http://www.judgmentongenocide.org/action.html

Darfur Events in October, 2006

We are overflowing with events on Darfur the month of October (please mark your calendars):

1) Thurs, Oct. 5th, DarfurFast Day: monthly meeting at 5:30 pm and potluck (following at sunset/6:30 pm) to break the DarfurFast at Fanny Rothschild's; 26 Morgan Circle in Amherst (email for directions to revisionary@comcast.net).

2) Mon., Oct 2nd - Wed. Oct. 18th, Darfur Children's Art Exhibit at Arms Library at Main and Bridge Sts. in Shelburne Falls.

At the closing on Wed. Oct. 18th, our Magda Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim will talk at 7 pm. Children are invited to make drawings for children in Darfur from 6 to 7 pm.

3) Tues., Oct. 3rd -- Nicholas Kristof (!) will speak at Amherst College, Johnson Chapel at 6:30 pm.

4) Sat., Oct. 28th Panel discussion along with Children's Art Exhibit at Springfield College from 1 - 4 pm; our Magda Ahmed is on the panel (flyer is coming).

Darfur National Speaking Tour Comes to Amherst!

DARFUR NATIONAL

Speaking Tour

comes to amherst

Saturday, April 22^nd
at 4 pm

Cole Assembly Room
Converse Hall
AMHERST COLLEGE

Reception to follow

As Sudan’s deepening Darfur crisis cries out for world attention, a coalition of human-rights and religious groups is launching a special speakers tour to raise public awareness about the ongoing, systematic atrocities in western Sudan and the humanitarian catastrophe it has caused as well as the need for a massive response from both government and private sectors.

PLEASE COME & HEAR THESE WITNESSES TO THE VIOLENCE WHO ARE HERE DIRECTLY FROM SUDAN FOR THIS TOUR ONLY -- AND LEARN HOW YOU CAN JOIN A NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR DARFUR NOW.

Sponsored by Western Mass. Darfur Coalition, Amherst College Chapter of STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur), Amherst Human Rights Commission, American Friends Service Committee, Amherst Chapter 128 of Amnesty International, SAGE, and Smith College Darfur Coalition.

CONTACT: Fanny Rothschild, Western Mass. Darfur Coalition

revisionary@comcast.net; 413-687-8036

April 7th: Darfur Up Close -- Panel Discussion at Smith College

We are co-sponsoring a panel discussion with Youth Action International and Amnesty International on:

FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH at 7 P.M.
AT SMITH COLLEGE

entitiled "Darfur: Up Close"
in the Neilson Browsing Room
at Smith College Library.

One of the organizers of this panel is our
own Sirein Awadalla.

Panelists include:
-- Zeinab Aeyga, Director of Sautiyetu, an African Reproductive Health Organization based in NYC
-- David Morse, Quaker Darfur activist based in Conn.
-- our own Magda Ahmed, Sudanese expert from Sudan, also member of Amherst Human Rights Commission, AI and AFSC.

They will discuss the current crisis for women and children in the refugee camps in Darfur.

PLEASE COME!

Wed, Sept 21, 2005: Program to Honor Local Sudanese Families to Mark National Darfur Action Day

FOR NATIONAL DARFUR ACTION DAY:

We Will Be Grateful for Your Presence

at a Program to Honor Families from Sudan

Who are Now Safely Living Here in Western Massachusetts

and to Recognize as a Community

those People, Agencies, School, and Employers

Who Have Made this Relocation Possible

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To Mark Darfur National Action Day

and to Help Stop the Genocide in Darfur (Sudan)_

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Wednesday, September 21st, 2005 at 5:30 p.m.

Massachusetts Career Development Institute, Cafeteria

140 Wilbraham Ave., Springfield, MA.

(enter cafeteria from stairs outside the north side of building – see map below)

--Legislators and Media are Being Invited --

Please also go to www.savedarfur.org and www.genocideinterventionfund.org to take action

*Directions:

From State St. going east, at fork, bear right on to

Wilbraham Rd., then quick right on to Eastern Ave..

(Wilbraham Ave. is one-way), go down to King St.,

make left and then another left to 140 Wilbraham Ave.;

MCDI is on down street on left;

parking lot is just past building or park on street.