While Don Cheadle was filming Hotel Rwanda, a movie about that country's 1994 genocide, a new crisis had already erupted in Darfur, in nearby Sudan. In September 2004, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell termed the atrocities being committed there "genocide" -- and yet four years later Darfur continues to burn.
Nearly 4 million Sudanese depend on humanitarian assistance for survival, 2.5 million have been displaced, 400,000 Darfurians have died, and the conflict continues to spill into neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic.
Both shocked and energized by this ongoing tragedy, Cheadle teamed up with leading activist John Prendergast to focus the world's attention on Darfur and other cases of mass crimes against humanity.
In their book, Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond, Cheadle and Prendergast highlight citizen activism across the United States to end mass atrocities and genocide, with a particular focus on the vibrant activist movement on behalf of the people of Darfur.
The book also serves as a guide and resource for budding activists and conscientious citizens who want to put an end to genocide and mass atrocities wherever they occur.
Despite the valiant efforts of so many, atrocities are still occurring in Darfur and the government of Sudan's sponsorship of predatory militias remains the principal threat to civilians there.
Help us to create a network of people and activists committed to ending the genocide in Darfur and beyond.
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For more information on the genocide in Darfur, visit
ENOUGHproject.org
