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The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
by Don Cheadle, John PrendergastThis article relates to Not on Our Watch
About the authors: Don Cheadle has appeared in a number of movies including Rosewood,
The Family Man, Boogie Nights, Out of Sight, Traffic,
and Ocean's Eleven. In 2005 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his
portrayal of Paul Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda. John Prendergast is
Senior Advisor to the International Crisis Group and Co-Founder of the ENOUGH
Campaign. Previously he worked at the White House and State Department during
the Clinton administration, where he was involved in a number of peace processes
throughout Africa.
Also recently published: The Devil Came in On Horseback
(website): A memoir by former U.S. Marine Brian Steidle who began work in Sudan in
2004 as a military contractor and ended up as an unarmed military observer for
the African Union's cease-fire coalition. Written with his sister, an
activist and founder of Global Grassroots, in conjunction with the documentary
and lecture series of the same name, it provides a first hand account of what is
happening in Darfur through the eyes of a young man transformed by the
experience from casual observer to ardent activist.
This article relates to Not on Our Watch.
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