Archive for January, 2008
Top story
Our call to action/slash/birthday commemoration for Ajak is the top story on the front page of today’s Twin Cities Daily Planet (see screenshot at right).
The event was also covered by three Twin Cities television stations, and our press releases were posted on four Sudan news web sites. Thanks to the journalists who have helped raise [...]
Senator Coleman’s words of support
We just posted, on our Official Statements page, the supportive letter that U.S. Senator Norm Coleman sent to our event Monday commemorating Ajak’s second birthday. Here’s a key quote (emphasis added):
“As many of you may already be aware, Senator Klobuchar and I have sent a letter to the Vice President of Sudan urging a [...]
Happy 2nd birthday, Ajak
Here’s our press release from Monday’s event:
Minnesotans mark abducted girl’s 2nd birthday with hope, call for negotiations
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota students and officials gathered Monday to commemorate the second birthday of a girl who is still missing more than three months after she and her sister were abducted in South Sudan. [...]
Commemorating Ajak’s 2nd birthday on Jan. 14
We will gather at noon Monday, January 14, in the Rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol to commemorate the fact that Ajak Mading will turn 2 years old that day. Our sadness that she is still being held captive, in an unknown location, is balanced by our hopes for an improved security situation in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Encouraging reports on security in Jonglei!
We were encouraged by the article in the Sudan Tribune on Dec. 25 which reports that the new governor of Jonglei state, Kuol Manyang Juuk, spoke directly to the prominent Murle official Sultan Ismail Konyi and that Sultan Konyi “accepted” the concept that Murle groups would disarm.
Now comes even better news. A writer for [...]
