Arriving Somewhere

Last Thursday Africa Action held a demonstration at the White House to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Bush Administration declaring that genocide was ongoing in Darfur, Sudan - and to call on them to do something about it. I myself was unable to attend since I couldn’t miss work, but I was there [...]

Join us for a powerful event in front of the White House on September 8th! One year since the Bush Administration declared that genocide is occuring in Darfur, little has been done to stop the violence and protect the people. Up to 400,000 people have lost their lives in Darfur since the government-sponsored genocide began [...]

On the subject of Darfur, Kofi Annan actually had something intelligent to say.
Asked how history would judge the international response, Annan said: “Quite likely that we were slow, hesitant, uncaring and that we have learned nothing from Rwanda.”
via Reuters
Now, will he recommend any action?
With the minuscule amount of press the crisis in Darfur is receiving [...]

Sunday was the first gathering of Worship in the Spirit of Justice. It was great to see so many come out to support our neighbors in Sudan.
The next gathering will be at the Capitol Reflecting pool and the target will be Congress.
Chris Kirk has some humbling thoughts on the subject…
I don’t want to be [...]

Being located near the nation’s capitol provides the opportunity to participate in events that may not be available - or at least as noticeable - elsewhere. Sometimes something comes along that is so important that I feel obligated to participate, like it’s my responsible to get involved.
While there are other cities around the nation [...]