Take Action

Five Things you can do in 15 Minutes: check out the Darfur activist card now.

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Support Funding for Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 2008 Supplemental Spending Bill! The U.S. budget for the 2008 fiscal year does not yet meet the funding needs for peace, humanitarian aid, and a political process for Sudan and for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Over the next few weeks the U.S. Congress and President Bush must agree to an emergency funding package to meet the shortfall.


You can help promote the peace by calling Congress (1-202-224-3121 9:00am–6:00pm EST, Monday through Friday) and demanding the following:.


• Support $20 million for peace keeping operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo;
• Support $20 million in funding to support security and economic development and bring sustainable peace in Uganda;
• Support $744 million in U.S. Contributions to the International Peacekeeping Activities, or CIPA Account;
• Support an additional $410 million in this year’s supplemental for future peacekeeping and to repay past peacekeeping debt;
• Support $65 million to train and equip Darfur peacekeepers;
• Support $334 million for the UN-AU Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur;
• Support $70 million to support preparation for national elections in Sudan in 2009 and;
• Support $2.366 million for sanctions enforcement;

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Sudan: The Executive Legacy STAND has outlined the four-part policy framework President Bush must follow in order to end the genocide and help bring peace to Sudan. Learn more and endorse the campaign to ensure that President Bush SEALS: Sticks to his promises, Enforces UNAMID, Applies an All-Sudan Solution, and Lobbies China.

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Turn it Up for Sudan ENOUGH has teamed up with mtvU and STAND, a Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, for Turn it Up: a month of exclusive album leaks and video premieres on mtvU.com, and call to action on one of the world’s most pressing humanitarian crises. Running through early May, more than a dozen groundbreaking artists will exclusively “pre-release” new albums on mtvU.com, with several more exclusively premiering new videos on the site. Adjacent to the new music will be simple ways for college students to support STAND’s efforts, which call on President Bush to take bold and immediate action to protect the people of Darfur during his last year in office, as well as petition their local congresspersons via ENOUGH, to do more to end the genocide. Learn more here.

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Help End Extreme Violence Against Women and Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Despite U.S.-led efforts in recent weeks to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, systematic and widespread crimes against humanity continue to haunt the region leading to an epidemic of sexual violence against women and girls. We must act now and call on our elected officials to strengthen their commitment and action to end these abhorrent crimes against humanity and protect Congolese women and girls. Take action here.

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Tell our leaders that you want peace in Uganda
Click here to send a message to your member of Congress to make sure that they know that peace in possible in Uganda and that they can help achieve it.

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Check out Kassim the Dream
Check out Kassim the Dream, a new film on northern Uganda. Using the film is a great way to tell your friends and family about what's been happening in Uganda and to invite them to join you in your efforts for peace.

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Call on Congress to support the Child Solider Accountability Act (S. 2135)
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), has operated in Northern Uganda for the past 20 years and is now moving into south Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Central African Republic. LRA has abducted as many as 38, 000 boys and girls for use as soldiers and sex slaves. It is estimated that between 200,000 to 300,000 children are serving as soldiers for both rebel groups and government forces in current armed conflicts around the world. We must do all we can to eradicate the use of child soldiers. The Child Solider Accountability Act (S. 2135) seeks to put an end to this practice by prohibiting the recruitment or use of child soldiers and seeking to punish those who recruit or use child soldiers.

You can help stop the recruitment and use of child soldiers by calling Congress (at 1-202-224-3121 9:00am–6:00pm EST, Monday through Friday) and demanding the following:

- Urge them to co-sponsor the Child Soldier Accountability Act (S 2135).
- Support legislative efforts to end the recruitment of children as soldiers and sex slaves around the world.
- Promote the accountability for individuals and groups that recruit child soldiers.

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Darfur Activists Outline Steps To Address Darfur Spillover Into Chad
Following attempts by reportedly Sudan-backed rebels to overthrow the Chadian government, with violence and displacement in Eastern Chad and capital city N’Djamena, Darfur activists urged world leaders to quickly adopt policies that will end Sudan’s menacing role in the region. Read the joint statement here.

Click here to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper and demand international action to bring an end to the violence in Chad and Sudan.

Learn what more you can do to take action for Chad here.

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