Category Archives: Activism

Keep Sanctions on Burma

05/15/12

United to End Genocide has learned that the Obama Administration is likely to lift the investment ban on Burma this week. We agree that the United States should reward political reform in Burma but the when and the how are … Continue reading →

Remembering the Armenian Genocide by Taking Action

04/24/12

By Karine Shnorhokian Today marks the 97th commemoration of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide. I am the granddaughter of survivors of the genocide and the daughter of refugees from Turkey. My family history has been a source of strength … Continue reading →

Beyond Kony 2012: Why Cover the Night Matters

04/20/12

This has happened before. The advocacy group Invisible Children is calling on people around the world to take action today by “Covering the Night” to call on the world to bring war criminal Joseph Kony to justice. This is a … Continue reading →

My Grandmother’s Story of the Holocaust

04/19/12

By Rachel Steinhardt In 1977, at the age of 50, my grandmother, Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, decided she wanted her family to see what her childhood home in Poland looked like. A survivor of the Holocaust, my grandmother had lost almost … Continue reading →

April is Genocide Prevention Month

04/02/12

April is Genocide Prevention Month and is a time when our activists, survivors and advocates come together to commemorate previous genocides and call for action to stop ongoing atrocities and prevent future conflicts. Over the month, United to End Genocide … Continue reading →

Local Activists Join Sudan Day of Action

03/30/12

George Clooney lent his celebrity to highlight Sudanese President al-Bashir’s use of food as a weapon of war two weeks ago at the United to End Genocide rally and protest in Washington, DC. Across the country, activists stood in solidarity … Continue reading →

I Was George Clooney’s Cellmate

03/19/12

Editor’s Note: The following originally appeared in the Huffington Post. Don’t forget to click on the link and “like” Tom’s article. I looked out on the crowd of protesters that had marched to the Sudanese embassy yesterday to protest Omar … Continue reading →

Unite for Syria: Stop One Year of Bloodshed

03/15/12

Today marks the one year anniversary of the crackdown of the Syrian regime against unarmed protesters in the city of Dara’a. Over 8,000 people have now died, more than 500 of them children, and nearly a quarter of a million … Continue reading →

Stop Sudan’s Weapons of Mass Starvation: Organize in Your Community

03/09/12

Next Friday, March 16, United to End Genocide is sponsoring a day of action in response to the escalating crisis in Sudan. Half a million people are at risk of starvation right now because Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir – a … Continue reading →

Foreign Affairs Committee Wants to Hear from You

02/29/12

The House Committee on Foreign Affairs is having a hearing at 1:30pm (ET) Wednesday, February 29, to discuss Foreign Policy priorities for the FY 2013 budget. Please click  http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings_question.asp to submit a question to Sec. Clinton on the lack of … Continue reading →