A New Anti-Genocide Tool

The Genocide Intervention Network announced the launch of a new resource to help activists push their state governments to join the Sudan divestment campaign. The toll-free hotline, 1-800-GENOCIDE, connects voters directly to their governor's office to request that their state join the six states that have already begun divestment of funds in companies that are supporting the genocide in Darfur.

GI-Net notes that "seventy percent of Sudan's oil revenues fund weapons used in the genocide," which is why divestment is growing into an effective, simple strategy that all can participate in.

The hotline also has resources that provide a way to stay connected with your elected officials in Congress and the White House to keep the pressure on the Sudan government. For more information on targeted divestment, download this one-page fact sheet.