A Coalition to End Genocide
Alyson Chadwick 
Your efforts to end genocide are working. Do you want to hear some good news? The U.S. steps up for the Uyghurs; but more needs to be done The Biden administration officials are stepping up pressure on American corporations to stop imports from China that exploit Uyghur forced labor and help perpetrate the genocide. Moreover, the … Read more
Some good news for the Uyghurs but more needs to be done First some good news. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.” The legislation now moves to the House of Representatives. Would you contact your Member of Congress and let them know you want them to co-sponsor it there? Please … Read more
It sounds too crazy to be true. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been using Pegasus surveillance software (created and sold by the Israeli spyware firm the NSO Group) to spy on human rights activists, journalists, lawyers, amongst other people. One such person under Rwandan surveillance is American citizen, Carine Kanimba, daughter of Hotel Rwanda humanitarian … Read more
Before it takes recess later this month, Congress can and must take action to end genocide and other mass atrocities. Will you tell your Members of Congress to step up with two actions? Action #1: End Uyghur Forced Labor Yesterday, thanks in part to your emails and phone calls, the Senate passed unanimously the Uyghur Forced … Read more
Recently, the Gainesville city commission voted for a resolution condemning genocide and other crimes against humanity. This is an important step forward for the fight against these heinous crimes and offers hope that similar actions can be taken around the country. The Gainesville Anti-Genocide Resolution NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF … Read more
You did it! Another company,Mizuno, has decided to stop using cotton from the Xinjiang region of China. The company did not specify that it was doing this because of the treatment the #Uyghurs receive in China but it is hard to imagine they had another reason. From the Japan Times: OSAKA – Japanese sportswear firm Mizuno … Read more
While Darfur has fallen out of the headlines and cries of “Save Darfur” have stopped, the situation there remains dire. This week, Act for Sudan sent a letter to Prime Minister Hamdok outlining our concerns for that nation. Violence and insecurity still plague the country and action needs to be taken now to stop it. We need … Read more
A Night of Comedy to Help Paul Rusesabagina Join us for a night of comedy to help Paul Rusesabagina. All proceeds will go towards his legal defense fund. Paul was kidnapped and taken to Rwanda where he was arrested and has been in solitary confinement ever since. He was played by Don Cheadle in “Hotel … Read more
What’s happening to the Uyghurs? According to ForcedFashionLabour, more than one million people — Uyghurs and other Muslims — have been rounded up and placed in camps. These camps, in the Xinjiang region of China, produce a wide array of products. If you have items in your home that were made in China, the odds … Read more
April 16, Global day of action against Chevron 1. San Francisco Bay Area, CaliforniaProtest At the Chevron HeadquartersFriday, April 16, 11 am to 2 pmChevron, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd. San Ramon CA 2. Washington DCChevron Lobbying Office at 3 pm600 13th ST NW, Suite 600District of Columbia 3. Denver, ColoradoProtest on 11th, but a letter … Read more