Showing posts with label Sudan365 Beat For Peace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sudan365 Beat For Peace. Show all posts

Thursday, September 21, 2023

World Peace Day 'No War - Sudan' Cartoon
























NOTE from Sudan Watch Ed: In anticipation of World Peace Day Sep 21 and my hiatus to search Sudan Watch's archives for posts on poverty and peace, I purchased this cartoon for 24 euros at Cartoon Movement last July. Love cartoonists who can create powerful images with few or no words. Please God bring peace to Sudan, South Sudan, Ukraine, Russia and the world. The future belongs to today's youths. The cartoon is entitled 'No War - Sudan'.


Credit: Cartoon 'No War - Sudan' by Ahmed Falah 

https://cartoonmovement.com/cartoonist/1035

Published: 09 May 2023 at Cartoon Movement

https://cartoonmovement.com/cartoon/no-war-sudan

Bio: Ahmed Falah is an Iraqi artist, editorial cartoonist, graphic designer, and human rights defender. One of Iraq’s most influential and controversial cartoonists, he worked as a painter in Baghdad until 2014, when he had to flee the country due to threats on his life. Known for his sarcastic illustrations of Iraqi politicians and clergymen alike, Falah’s caricatures have appeared at most large demonstrations in Iraq.

X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/ahmed_aljaffal

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahmedfalahh/


[Ends]

Saturday, April 10, 2010

A Beat for Peace - Sudan 365: On April 10 & 11, activists from 19 countries will drum a "beat for peace"

Drums beat for peace in Sudan

Copy of Press Release (note that the Sudan Watch referred to in the Press Release is not connected in any way to this blog, Sudan Watch, or myself):
Association of Canadian Students for Darfur
Apr 10, 2010 08:00 ET

Activists from 19 Countries Join Global Day of Action Ahead of Elections to Urge ‘No Business as Usual’ With Sudan

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 10, 2010) - On April 10th and 11th, activists from 19 countries will drum a "beat for peace" in a global demand that the April 11 elections not become a flashpoint for increased violence and human rights abuses. Many opposition parties have withdrawn from the elections citing violent intimidation, fears of vote-rigging, and reports of widespread restrictions on basic freedoms that make election campaigning perilous.

The global Sudan365 (www.sudan365.org) coalition, including Amnesty International, Arab Coalition for Darfur, Darfur Consortium, Enough Project, FIDH, Human Rights Watch, Italians for Darfur, IKV Pax Christi, Refugees International, Save Darfur Coalition, and Sudan Forum Norway, has initiated a one-year/365-day program to promote democracy, justice and peace in Sudan.

Events are taking place from Mali to Norway, South Africa to Israel, Senegal to Northern Ireland (for a full list of locations see www.sudan365.org) as part of a global "beat for peace" backed by famous drummers including Stewart Copeland from The Police, Phil Selway from Radiohead, Ghanaian drummer Mustafa Tettey Addey and Middle Eastern pop star Mohamed Munir.

In solidarity, Canadian Students for Darfur, with STAND UBC, is holding its annual Day for Darfur on April 11 at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson Street plaza) between 12:45 and 4 PM, with live music to "beat for peace" including Yoro's amazing talking drum, Dan Beer, the Jarrod Tyler band, and the CJ Thon group with DJ Praise Owora. Speakers include Darfuri refugees, Liberal MP Dr Hedy Fry, NDP MP Bill Siksay, and Adrianne Carr of the Green Party.

Campaigners are urging world leaders to exercise extra vigilance, warning that the elections environment is unstable, and pointing to the recent offensive in the Jebel Marra region in Darfur, in which hundreds of civilians were reported killed and thousands displaced from their homes, and increased violence in southern Sudan.

'Sudan Watch' will invigilate during the election period. See Sudan Vote Monitor (www.sudanvotemonitor.com), a project launched by Sudanese civil society to report on election violations, and Twitter (twitter.com/sudan365).

"Opposition activists have been prevented from carrying out peaceful activities, arrested and tortured. It is clear that elections carried out in this context will be severely compromised." said Osman Hummaida, Executive Director of the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies.

"Violations of human rights – particularly restrictions on freedom of assembly and freedom of the press – are threatening prospects for a free, fair and credible vote across Sudan," said Georgette Gagnon, Africa Director of Human Rights Watch.

"Sudanese authorities are clearly failing to uphold international standards including those agreed with the African Union in Juba in March." said Ms Gagnon.

'The respect, protection and promotion of human rights by all those involved in the election; including the government, candidates, and supporters is of critical importance. Sudan must end the cycle of violence, insecurity and human rights abuses in the country,' said Erwin van der Borght, Africa Director of Amnesty International.

The elections are intended to be a milestone in the implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Campaigners are calling on the international community to insist that Sudanese parties to resolve outstanding issues ahead of the scheduled referendum in January 2011 and increase measures to protect civilians over the course of the year. The campaign calls for:

The Government of National Unity and Government of South Sudan to respect rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, and guarantee freedom of movement to election observers;

Election Observation Missions to remain in Sudan for the election period to monitor and publicly report on the human rights context before, during and after the elections;

The international community to speak out about any serious human rights violations;

The UN mission to increase its presence and patrols in volatile areas, in line with its mandate to protect civilians;

World leaders to scale up their support for Sudanese parties in resolving outstanding issues ahead of the referendum and work with Sudanese parties to agree on a decisive strategy for international engagement after the referendum.

"This is a wake-up call to leaders. The elections start tomorrow. The referendum is less than 9 months away. The situation in Sudan remains dire. The recent spike in violence in Darfur shows that the conflict is far from over. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement, that brought an end to a civil war in which over 2 million people died, remains fragile and inter-ethnic violence has increased. We need a first-class, coordinated international response. And we need it now." said Joel Charny, Vice President for Policy, Refugees International, a member of the campaign.

"Farce will turn into tragedy ... if violence is allowed to get out of control and Sudan's people suffer." said Mark Lotwis, Acting President of the Save Darfur Coalition.

The Association of Canadian Students for Darfur raises public awareness of the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and urges the Government of Canada to take world leadership in stopping the genocide, and bringing justice and democracy to Sudan.

The full Sudan365 press release is posted on the ACSD blog site www.darfurcanada.wordpress.com.

The Vancouver, Canada contact is; Bruce Edwards 604-820-3646 darfur@telus.net Canadian Students for Darfur
For more information, please contact
Association of Canadian Students for Darfur
Bruce Edwards
604-820-3646
darfur@telus.net
- - -

Beat for Peace - Sudan 365

Copy of an unpublished blog post for Sudan Watch, drafted on 18 January 2010:

"This campaign is unprecedented. It's incredibly exciting. Thousands of drummers from some of the most famous drummers in the world to community groups across five continents have come together to create a global beat for peace in Sudan. The next 365 days will be critical for the people of Sudan. And this global drumbeat is a cry for positive action from world leaders to prevent conflict from returning," said Jamie Catto, founder member of 1 Giant Leap and Faithless.

The film features a drum beat for peace starting in Sudan and being picked up and passed on like a baton between drummers in over 15 countries around the world including Brazil, Mexico, US (NY and LA), UK, France, Spain, Senegal, South Africa, Ghana, Egypt, Mali, UAE, Japan, Russia and Australia.

The film was launched on www.sudan365.org on January 9th 2010. Campaigners will be asked to upload pictures and videos of themselves joining the 'beat for peace'.

Drums beat for peace in Sudan

From www.ilikemusic.com, Tuesday, 12 January 2010:
Beat for Peace - Sudan 365
World famous drummers are supporting a new global campaign for Sudan - Sudan365 (www.sudan365.org) - calling on global leaders to take urgent diplomatic action over the next 365 days to prevent all out conflict returning to Sudan.

Celebrity drummers - including Phil Selway of Radiohead, Jonny Quinn of Snow Patrol, Stewart Copeland of The Police, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, the renowned Egyptian drummer Yehia Khalil and Mustapha Tettey Addy from Ghana who has been drumming since the 1970s - have come together to create a global 'beat for peace' for Sudan.

"I wanted to be involved in this project because I think music is such a powerful way of bringing people together. Of course, I'm biased in thinking that what's underpinning it all is always the beat - always drummers! Hopefully this film will show that together people can make a huge noise and through this film I hope people's focus will be brought back to what is happening in the Sudan over this very important next year," said Phil Selway of Radiohead who is supporting the campaign.

The drummers appear in a music film which was the brainchild of Jamie Catto - the drummer of Faithless who was behind the hit global music project '1 Giant Leap' - and produced by Emer Patten and the team at Splinter Films, the specialist music film company who have produced concert films for Beyoncé, Foo Fighters and Kings Of Leon among many others.

"This campaign is unprecedented. It's incredibly exciting. Thousands of drummers from some of the most famous drummers in the world to community groups across five continents have come together to create a global beat for peace in Sudan. The next 365 days will be critical for the people of Sudan. And this global drumbeat is a cry for positive action from world leaders to prevent conflict from returning," said Jamie Catto, founder member of 1 Giant Leap and Faithless.

The film features a drum beat for peace starting in Sudan and being picked up and passed on like a baton between drummers in over 15 countries around the world including Brazil, Mexico, US (NY and LA), UK, France, Spain, Senegal, South Africa, Ghana, Egypt, Mali, UAE, Japan, Russia and Australia.

"It is fantastic to join so many drummers from around the world. Sometimes the spoken word is a barrier but here we are coming together with so many drumming styles, so many instruments, so many sound colours, for a great cause, and we are delighted that we can communicate and hopefully make a difference to so many people through the beat of the drum," said Dame Evelyn Glennie, the award winning percussionist who is featured in the film.

The film was launched on www.sudan365.org on January 9th 2010. Campaigners will be asked to upload pictures and videos of themselves joining the 'beat for peace'.

"We are very proud to be a part of this cause for the Sudan. We think that music is the best way to unify a common message, and that message is peace," said Ojos de Bruno, a famous Spanish flamenco group who are featured in the film.

"Sudan has experienced too much pain and suffering in the last three decades. Now is the time to make sure that the future is one of peace and prosperity for all those in Darfur and the rest of Sudan. Music is an incredible force for positive action and this global beat for peace calls on world leaders to act now to stop a disaster later." Mohammed Munir, Middle East musician & drummer.

Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Police drummers unite to launch global drum-beat for peace

NME.com - ‎Jan 8, 2010‎
The brainchild of Faithless drummer Jamie Catto, the video features a 'drum beat for peace' that starts in Sudan and is then passed around 15 other ...

Sudan 365: A beat for peace- Thousands gather in 15 countries to warn of ...

Amnesty International UK - ‎Jan 8, 2010‎
The next 365 days will be critical for the people of Sudan. And this global drumbeat is a cry for positive action from world leaders to prevent conflict ...

Monday, January 11, 2010

British Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations Baroness Glenys Kinnock Monday begins an official one-week visit to Sudan

KHARTOUM, Jan 11, 2010 (NNN-SUNA) via Brunei fm World:
BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE FOR AFRICA VISITING SUDAN THIS WEEK
British Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations Baroness Glenys Kinnock Monday begins an official one-week visit to Sudan where she is due to hold talks with government officials and representatives of civil society organizations, political parties an international partners in Khartoum and in Juba in South Sudan.

Filomon Majock, the head of the European Department at Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs here, told the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) over the weekend that the British official would meet the Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Dr Mutrif Sidiq to discuss efforts to cement Sudanese-British relations as well as the process of the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement CPA and the situation in Darfur.

He said Baroness Kinnock would also call on First Vice-President and President of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS), Salava Kiir Myardi, Presidential Assistant Dr Nafie Ali Nafie and Presidential Adviser Dr Ghazi Salah Eddin Atabani, who is also the official in charge of the Darfur dossier, and have a meeting with Foreign Minister Deng Alor.

The British Embassy in Khartoum has meanwhile issued a statement saying the British minister had pointed out in a press briefing that good progress has been made in recent weeks with regard to the implementation of the CPA, the referendum law, details of the Abyei referendum and on popular consultations in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states.

However, she was also quoted as saying that a great deal was still left to be done for credible elections to be held in the country, on border demarcation and to ensure a workable relationship between North and South Sudan, regardless of the outcome of the referendum on whether South Sudan will remain in the Sudan.

She said as a guarantor of the 2005 CPA, which ended the fight by South Sudan for a separate state, Britain would work with the government of Sudan, and the GoSS to ensure that the next year would deliver the long-term peace and security.

She stressed that the contentious issues needed to be resolved through political dialogue, and without violence. — NNN-SUNA
Click on Kinnock label here below for related reports.

British Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations Baroness Glenys Kinnock begins an official one-week visit to Sudan

Photo: Protesters are pictured during a demonstration calling for UK Government intervention to prevent war in Sudan near 10 Downing Street in London. The group, waving placards with messages such as "Protect The Civilians In Darfur" and "UK Don't Forget Sudan", was campaigning as part of Sudan 365, organised by groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. (AFP/Carl de Souza Sat Jan 9, 2010 2:41 PM ET)

Southern Sudanese living in the north fear intimidation

Photo: A woman stands outside her house with a Southern Sudanese flag in Soba Araadi village in capital Khartoum, January 7, 2010. Southern Sudanese living in the north fear intimidation or even war if a referendum next year results in secession from the rest of the country and many are calling for international monitoring to protect their rights. Picture taken January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah.
- - -

Sudan 365 Campaign - A Beat For Peace

Click here to visit www.sudan365.org's YouTube Channel.

On the agenda: We're banging the drum for Sudan – when we're not cheering up ...

Independent - ‎Jan 9, 2010‎
Backing the "Beat for Peace" push for Sudan, Radiohead's Phil Selway, The Police's Stewart Copeland and Pink Floyd's Nick Mason (right) star in a film that ...