Write a letter to your Member of Parliament letting them know that you care about Darfur. Below are a number of talking points to draw from.
- “Darfur is now facing a humanitarian catastrophe of the greatest urgency. Now is the time for Canada to strongly denounce Bashir’s actions, and take a leading role in the international response to the crisis.”
- “Canada is a co-chair of the Friends of UNAMID group at the UN and a prime architect of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine. We can and should be taking a leading role in the diplomatic response to the atrocities in Darfur.”
- “Canada should appoint a special envoy to the region. A Special Envoy could strengthen Canadian policymaking on Darfur in three key ways: 1) providing the world with a public face for Canada’s efforts on Darfur, 2) providing a presence on the ground in Sudan, and 3) coordinating an integrated “all of Sudan” approach to Canadian peacebuilding.”
Find your Member of Parliament and their address information by entering your postal code here. No postage is necessary for letters to MPs.
Write a Letter to the Editor of a local or national newspaper to let them know what you think about current situation in Darfur, what Canada can do, or why they should be covering the story more prominently.
Here are some direct links to write to:
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