Dream for Darfur

China holds unrivaled influence with the genocidal regime in Sudan. As Beijing prepares to host the 2008 Olympics, join us in urging China to use its leverage to persuade the Sudanese government to allow into Darfur the full protection force outlined by UN Resolution 1769.

Headlines

Release: 130+ Olympic Athletes and Advocates Call for Beijing and UN to Implement the Olympic Truce

Tuesday, 01 July 2008

Washington, DC – July 1 – More than 130 Olympic and other athletes invoked the ancient Greek tradition of "Olympic Truce" today by co-signing a letter to Olympic host China and other international leaders to demand that the government of Sudan cease all bombing and ground attacks on civilians in Darfur for, at least, the 55-day period surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

As athletes released their letter, Dream for Darfur released a report entitled The Olympic Truce: 55 Days of Peace – And More – for Darfur, which documents past diplomatic uses of the Olympic Truce.

Read the athletes' letter and the Dream for Darfur report.

Statement: Mia Farrow and Dream for Darfur's Position on Military Contractors

Tuesday, 24 June 2008
There has been some press coverage about Darfur advocate Mia Farrow’s interaction with Blackwater. The Financial Times inaccurately reported on June 18, 2008 that Farrow met with Blackwater. Read Farrow’s statement regarding contact with Blackwater and other military security firms.

Switch Over to Darfur

Monday, 23 June 2008
Most Olympic corporate sponsors have been silent about China's financing of the Darfur genocide, even as they spend billions on the Olympics. Pledge to change the channel to Darfur when their ads air during the Games unless these sponsors speak out about China's role in Darfur. Switch Over to watch Mia Farrow reporting from a Darfurian refugee camp during the Olympics.

Article: Darfur Activists Plan to Picket Olympics Sponsors

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Wall Street Journal: "With only 50 days to go until the start of the Beijing Olympics, activists who blame the Chinese government for failing to stop genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region are planning to protest at offices or stores of General Electric, Coca-Cola, Swatch and Volkswagen in more than 15 U.S. cities this Friday, according to a media advisory sent out by Dream for Darfur."

Learn more about the June 20 day of action.