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Event Calendar
Amnesty International USA, the world's largest grassroots human rights organization, is proud to announce several upcoming intiatives on the crisis in Darfur including:
National Week of Student Action on Darfur
March 26-30, 2007ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS — students from across the country will be participating in events this week to raise awareness about the horrific crisis in Darfur. Students can download the organizing guide at http://nwsa.amnestyusa.org. Also, although the week is scheduled for the week of the 26th, please note that student groups are encouraged to use ideas in the organizing guide organize Darfur events and initiatives throughout the year. If you plan to participate in Darfur events or would like more information about student initiatives on Darfur, please contact Leon Ratz at neinternnyc@aiusa.org.
National Call-In Week on Darfur
March 26-30, 2007Call your member of Congress and urge them to take action on Darfur! Let them know that you are concerned about the ongoing crisis in Darfur and specifically, that you would appreciate it if their office contacted the Chinese Embassy to tell China to pressure the Sudanese government to accept the UN Peacekeepers in Darfur. As the largest foreign investor in Sudan, China is in a position to influence the decisions of the Sudanese government. For more information on the call-in week, please see pg. 13 of the Darfur organizing guide at http://www.amnestyusa.org/youth/pdf/07nwsa_organizing_
kitfinal.pdf. Also, feel free to contact Leon Ratz at neinternnyc@aiusa.org if you have any questions.
If you live in Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen's District, please call his office at 973-984-0711 and tell him to contact the Chinese Embassy and press the Chinese to support human rights in Sudan.
Darfur Vigil in New York City
4:00PM - 5:00PM, March 30th, 2007Amnesty International will hold a rally in front of the Chinese Mission to the United Nations (1st ave. between 35th and 36th streets) to request that China, given its significant foreign investment in Sudan, use its influence to pressure the Sudanese Government to protect Civilians in Darfur, Western Sudan. This event is the culmination of our National Week of Student Action on Darfur, AIUSA's national student mobilization. Wear United Nations blue to show your support and express the need for a UN Peacekeeping force in Darfur. Please contact Matthew Kennis at mkennis@aiusa.org if you have any questions.
Darfur Lobbying Week
April 9-13, 2007Amnesty International supporters will be leading delegations to district congressional offices throughout the nation this week, urging their member of Congress to support current Darfur initiatives in the House and the Senate. To join an existing delegation or consider leading one, please visit http://grassroots.amnesty.org to sign-up. More information will be distributed to delegation leaders upon confirmation of your registration. Please contact Larry Ladutke, Amnesty International's NJ Legislative Coordinator, at lladutke@yahoo.com if you have any questions.