Senator Corker, Please Support Senate Concurrent Resolution 71!
Senator Corker, on behalf of the millions who have perished since the Holocaust and as a Tennessian, I request that you support Senate Concurrent Resolution 71.
The Sudan3 Campaign
During his campaign, President Obama made it clear on multiple occasions that his administration would make Sudan a priority. Thus far, this promise has been "fulfilled" with a failed policy that does not implement the full leverage the United States has.
The Street Team
We are the people that end and prevent genocide in different ways. We are visionaries, fundraisers, event planners, recruiters, advocates, thinkers, and doers. We are a movement.
What’s All the Hubbub Concerning Clean Water About?
Over one billion people are without access to safe, clean drinking water. The obvious health consequences of this extremely high number was made even more apparent by a recent United Nations report, which stated that lack of clean water and basic sanitation claims more lives than violence every year.
Genocide
Why It Would Harm Rwanda to Withdraw Peacekeepers From SudanAs political tensions continue to rise between the United Nations and Rwanda over a report citing that...
UN Report: Atrocities in Congo Could Be Genocide
Following the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Rwandan army crossed into neighboring Congo and began a war...
In Kyrgyzstan, Ethnic Kyrgyz Nationalism On the Rise
From the Daily Times: Political activists have been distributing photographs of mangled ethnic Kyrgyz...
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Modern Slavery
Kyrgyzstan: The Void in Asia’s HeartFrom the Guardian: There is a hole in the map of Central Asia where Kyrgyzstan used to be. A country...
TAKE ACTION: Combatting Modern Slavery
It doesnt matter how old or young you are, if you are a college student or a professional, penniless...
LRA Spreading Reign of Death into South Sudan
“Those Americans have strength and technology, so they can use that to catch Kony,” said...
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World Water Crisis
Meet the New OBS Event RecapOn August 16, 2010 we met with our community here in Memphis TN to discuss genocide, the World Water Crisis, modern slavery, and how we can help. Over 50 people turned out to hear what we had to say and to see how we can all get involved together! After three brief presentations on our focus issues, our Directors and Street Team mingled with our guests to get their thoughts, ideas, and help on combatting...
Sudanese Regime Committing Genocide At Kalma Camp in Darfur
There is a common misunderstanding in our world that genocide means using guns to kill a targeted group. However, from a legal standpoint, genocide is much more than that. The U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide defines genocide: any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as...
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