Media Advisories

Celebrities are becoming a significant contributing factor to human rights advocacy in Africa.

"Celebrities who use their fame to highlight the plight of some of the world's most vulnerable people are making a real difference. They have educated countless people and shined a light on issues that would otherwise remain shrouded in darkness. By recruiting thousands of people to relatively unknown causes, they help create a real pressure for change,” said Co-founder of the Enough Project John Prendergast, who works closely with many of the organization’s celebrity partners.

To highlight celebrities who have partnered to date with the Enough Project on various campaigns and initiatives, the Enough Project has launched an online Celebrity Upstanders database. This new web resource includes 44 celebrity profiles that feature video clips, press interviews, and opinion pieces, highlighting each individual celebrity’s involvement with the Enough Project, and its conflict areas in the Sudan, DR Congo, and LRA-affected communities.

On July 9, the historic day that South Sudan becomes an independent nation separate from the rest of Sudan, Youth United for Darfur -- the Chicagoland coalition of high schools and colleges working together for peace and education for the people of Darfur -- will hold  its inaugural Walk with Darfur. The walk will take place on Saturday afternoon in downtown Chicago, in conjunction with the Sudanese Community Association of Illinois’ celebration of the independence of South Sudan.

One month from a scheduled January 9 referendum in Sudan on whether the South will become independent and form a new country, a group of leading anti-genocide and human rights organizations will hold a telebriefing to provide journalists with a current update on the situation.

As polling concludes in Sudan, amid continued reports of electoral rigging and widespread political oppression, leading human rights organizations are conducting a series of press briefings hosted by Sudan Now, a campaign led by several of the participants.

In an effort to provide journalists with timely commentary on the latest developments in the pivotal Sudan elections, leading human rights organizations have launched a series of press briefings hosted by Sudan Now, a campaign led by several of the participants.

In an effort to provide journalists with timely commentary on the latest developments in the crucial Sudan elections, leading human rights organizations will be participating in a series of press briefings hosted by Sudan Now, a campaign led by several of the participating organizations. 

Though rivals on the basketball court, Georgetown and Duke universities are collaborating off the court to raise money in order to provide quality education to Darfuri refugee children.