Draft United Church of Christ Action Alert on Sudan:

The House and Senate have already passed resolutions condemning the
Sudanese Government. $95 million in aid has already been approved as part
of the Defense Appropriation bill and $311 more in aid is currently part of
foreign operations appropriation bills. Economic sanctions by the United
States are already in place. A draft resolution has been circulated to the
U.N. calling for various actions, including the use of force to break the
current stranglehold by the Sudanese government through the militia.

However, the Bush administration has refused to designate the Sudanese
actions as genocide. Under the Geneva Convention, signatory nations,
including the United States would be required to intervene to stop
genocide. Bipartisan resolutions in the House (H Con. Res. 467) and Senate
(S Con. Res. 124) call for a declaration of genocide and consequent
intervention by the United States along with other partners. The tactical
circumstances in the Sudan are not easy and the U.S. military is already
stretched by responsibilities in Afghanistan and Iraq. Military
intervention would also be expensive compared to current economic aid
proposals.

There will be sample letters to Congress and Pres. Bush which folks
will be able to send electronically through the Take Action Web Site:
http://www.ucctakeaction.org/action/

The UCC, as a member of Church World Service, is also engaged in the
advocacy of CWS:
http://capwiz.com/churchworld/issues/alert/?alertid=6141596&type=PR