Tell A Friend Barack Obama on DARFUR - READ HIS STATEMENT

Dear President-elect Obama, As a candidate you promised "unstinting resolve" to end the genocide in Darfur. I urge you to keep that promise by making Darfur a priority from day one of your term to achieve:

  • Protection of civilians from violence, starvation and disease
  • Sustainable peace for all Sudan
  • Justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators

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SAVE DARFUR

Activist Toolkit

The activist tool kit provides key information and action plans for distributing and collecting "Be a Voice for Darfur" postcards. It also includes background information on the Darfur crisis.

While the postcards are the central piece of the "Be a Voice for Darfur" campaign, the overall strategy also involves national and local media, local advocacy events, time-sensitive grassroots actions and lobbying in Washington, D.C. and Congressional districts across the U.S. These coordinated elements will together create significant demand and momentum for action by the next president.

Help us get there!

Download the petition or order postcards

Suggestions for Collecting Postcard Signatures

  1. Gather postcards at events that have already been planned. For example, bring some postcards or a petition to farmers' markets, parades, or conferences that you are attending
  2. Collect Postcards at Religious Events or Through Religious Organizations. Have friends or volunteers hand out postcards or set up a table.  Ask people return their signed cards in a collection plate or designated return box.
  3. Get your congregation more involved. The Save Darfur coalition has created a faith packet that you can use. Download for free or order at www.savedarfur.org/faith.
  4. Use Social Networking Tools. Send an announcement  to your Facebook or Myspace friends. Or blog about the campaign. Join the coalition's Facebook cause and invite your friends!

Tools For Your Campaign

  1. Use this badge on your blog or website and link to the addyourvoice.org site.
    add your voice
  2. Faith outreach materials to use in your congregation or community.
  3. Dowload the printable postcard.
  4. Download the petition.

Featured Partners

Pittsburg Darfur Emergency Coalition

David Rosenberg from PDEC says "...the postcard campaign is as an opportunity to reach out and expand (or if you haven't done so yet) form a local or regional coalition.  [The] campaign should not be regarded as a chore but as an opportunity to grow your own organization."