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.

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Save Darfur Coalition Activists

Dear Reader,

Keep the Pressure on Ask your members of Congress to press China to use its influence to end the genocide. Email Them Today

Over the last few weeks, Save Darfur Coalition activists have sent 151,507 emails and faxes to Fidelity Investments, calling on it to cut its ties to companies like PetroChina, that provide financial support to the genocidal Sudanese government.

The result of your hard work? Fidelity listened!

Last week, Fidelity announced that it had greatly reduced its holdings of PetroChina, one of the "highest offending" companies helping fund the genocide.

Thank you so much for contacting Fidelity and for your commitment to ending the violence. This is a truly promising development in the effort to divest for Darfur.

We must keep the pressure on the Chinese government, which is not just the majority shareholder in PetroChina, but also Sudan's largest foreign investor, a major political supporter, and a key arms provider.

In fact, the Chinese government recently demonstrated its support of the Sudanese regime by providing a $13 million loan to build Omar al-Bashir a new presidential palace. Most disturbingly, China sells arms to Sudan, weapons which are used by government forces and the Janjaweed militia to maim and kill innocent Darfuris.

It's time for China to fully invest itself in ending the genocide by using its unmatched influence to convince Sudan to cooperate with international efforts to end the violence and build a lasting peace in Darfur.

Click here to send a message urging your representatives in Washington to co-sponsor a resolution calling on China to do its part.

While Fidelity's announcement is a positive step, victory will be achieved only when the people of Darfur are safe.

And China has the power and influence to help make that possible.

China must lead the world in pressuring Sudan to follow through on its commitments to cooperate with international efforts to end the violence.

Click here to email your members of Congress and urge them to co-sponsor a resolution calling on China to help stop the violence in Darfur.

Then please forward this message to your friends and family and ask them to join you in taking action.

Thanks for your continuing support in this movement to bring lasting peace and protection to the people of Darfur.

Best regards,

David Rubenstein
Save Darfur Coalition

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