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Next PDEC meeting:
5:30 PM, Wednesday
October 6, 2010
Carnegie Library
5801 Forbes Ave. Squirrel Hill

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The Way Forward in Darfur and South Sudan:
A Pittsburgh Summit
March 19-21, 2010

Photo Gallery
Credit: Chelsey Engel Photography

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Pre G20 Press conference and
Solemn Walk
September 14, 2009

News Coverage

Photo Gallery 1

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Jerry Fowler, National Save Darfur Coalition President's Visit to Pittsburgh
March 10-12, 2009

News Articles

Photo Gallery

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PDEC Collected 4704
postcards at the
inauguration

Inauguration Photo Gallery 1

Inauguration Photo Gallery 2

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Tents of Hope
Washington D.C.
November 9, 2008

Click on the links below to view more pictures from the November 9th Demonstration.

Tents of Hope Photo Gallery 1

Tents of Hope Photo Gallery 2

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Tents of Hope Pittsburgh Project

Click on image for pictures.

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PA Senators for Sudan Divestment Survey

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Dream for Darfur Torch Relay

Click on image for pictures.

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Featured Speaker: Scott Gration, Maj Gen, USAF (Ret), U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan

Over the course of the past year, nearly 100 southern Sudanese and Darfuri leaders living in the U.S. have expressed interest in coming together to discuss the future of their country and how they can lead for peace from the U.S. While Pittsburgh-based southern Sudanese had attended local rallies before last year, their strong turnout at the Save Darfur Coalition’s April 2009 event in Washington D.C. indicated a serious convergence of interests and aims between their community and the Darfuri Diaspora. The collaboration between Darfuris, southern Sudanese and other U.S. activists was strengthened in common G-20 advocacy efforts and a pre-conference planning meeting on Oct. 17 – 18, 2009. Register Now

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article on the planning meeting

Goals

• To facilitate Darfuri and southern Sudanese diaspora dialogue
• Provide a mechanism to spotlight Sudan issues one month before the elections
• Invigorate the local activist base
• Focus activist energies toward current movement objectives
• Bring Diaspora & advocate views to the attention of government leaders

Sponsors

• Pittburgh Darfur Emergency Coalition
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Save Darfur Coalition
• Global Solutions Pittsburgh
• Sudanese Community in Pittsburgh

Cosponsors and Contributors

• Phyllis Grasser
• Holocaust Center of the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh
• Community and Political Action Committee, United Jewish Federation
• Cross Roads Presbyterian Church. Monroeville, PA
• St. Thomas More Catholic Church Justice and Peace Committee, Bethel Park, PA
• STAND, University of Pittsburgh
• Sisters of St. Joseph, Baden, PA
• Dan Frankel
• Community of Reconciliation
  Thanks to Rabbi Mark Mahler for a donation in support of the Saturday evening presentation.

Working Itinerary

Thursday, March 18

• Erect Darfur Destroyed Village sign display near summit site, including new signs of destroyed villages in south Sudan & newly identified Darfur villages

Friday, March 19

• Local activists & early conference arrivals gather for evening ceremony at sign display
• Hors d’oeuvre reception

Saturday, March 20

• Breakfast
• Darfuri-southern Sudanese dialogue session and follow-up plan
• Morning & afternoon working sessions focused around elections, the Darfur peace process, civilian protection and the referendum.
• Each session will consist of a 4-person moderated panel
• Evening keynote speaker event

Sunday, March 21

• AM working session about updating our advocacy strategy
• Noon press release & press briefing
• Close of conference

For questions or more information, contact David