Efforts of the Hoosier interfaith Darfur coalition

Aug. 2004 - Hosted a prayer vigil in Indianapolis
Summer 2005 - Delivered 2,500 signatures to the office of Senator Lugar calling for Americna leadership to protect civilians in Darfur.
Spring 2006 - Delivered more than 19,000 postcards to President Bush calling for the deployment of a multinational peacekeeping force to Darfur, traveled to Washington DC to lobby Congress and rallied with 50,000 supporters at the Capitol.
June 2006 - United Methodists in the North and South Indiana Conferences adopted a Darfur resolution supporting funding, legislation, peacekeeping operations and divestment.
July 2006 - Religious leaders from four parts of the state joined together to participate in a conference phone conversation with the Sudan's Ambassador to the U.S., Khidir Ahmed, about divestment.
Sept. 2006 - Hundreds of Christians, Jews and Muslims gathered on the lawn of the Fort Wayne courthouse on the Global Day for Darfur. Others traveled to New York to attend a rally.
Nov. 2006 - The Bloomington City Council passed a resolution in support of targeted divestment in the state of Indiana.
Dec. 2006 - Forty members of the coalition discussed the Darfur crisis with Senator Lugar at the University of Indianapolis.

Source: The Rev. Chad Abbot

Last updated on 25 Apr 2008