No Funding, No Peace

No Funding, No Peace Funding delays in Congress are threatening to hold up the long-awaited U.N.-A.U. peacekeeping mission to Darfur. We cannot sit by and allow budget battles to get in the way of peacekeepers. Tell Congress to approve this funding for Darfur ASAP. Last month's peace talks in Libya were another step in the long-awaited political process that can bring peace to Darfur. But real peace remains elusive. The peace process could take months or years to bear fruit. Meanwhile, violence continues to escalate, making the need for peacekeepers even more urgent. Yet, political disputes in Washington over issues unrelated to Darfur are threatening to delay America's promised contribution to the Darfur peacekeeping mission. The people of Darfur cannot afford any more delays. Click here now to urge your members of Congress to approve emergency funding before the end of the year. Although the Sudanese government announced another cease-fire last week, they violated it within 24 hours with the bombing of a Darfuri village, once again demonstrating their intent to finish what they started in Darfur. The president recently heeded your call and asked Congress to approve emergency funding for the Darfur peacekeepers. But Congress is wavering. The people of Darfur need peacekeepers on the ground now. We can't allow emergency funding for this mission – and the countless lives it would help protect – to be held hostage by a congressional budget fight. The United States must live up to its commitments to help return peace to Darfur. Click here to tell your members of Congress to approve funding for the peacekeeping mission before the end of 2007. Then please click here to ask your friends and family to join you in urging Congress to bring peace to Darfur. Thank you again for your efforts to help bring peace to the people of Darfur. Best regards, Colleen Connors Save Darfur Coalition P.S. Tune in to your local PBS station on Tuesday, November 20, for a FRONTLINE investigation about the international community's failure to stop the genocide in Darfur. Visit http://www.pbs.org/frontline/darfur for local listings and a preview. Donate to Help Save Darfur Help build the political pressure needed to end the crisis in Darfur by supporting the Save Darfur Coalition's crucial awareness and advocacy programs. Click here now to make a secure, tax-deductible online donation. This message was sent to supplytheword1@yahoo.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from Save Darfur Coalition, click to remove yourself from our lists.

The Save Darfur Coalition is an alliance of over 180 faith-based, advocacy and human rights organizations whose mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of more than two million people in the Darfur region. To learn more, please visit http://www.SaveDarfur.org.