Olympic Genocide 2008

Target:

United Nations, United States and Chinese Officials. See website.

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Dear Concerned Parties,

We are looking to work with other activists and organizations concerned about the ongoing genocide in Sudan. We feel that while efforts to put pressure on the Government of China to reign in the Khartoum Government of Sudan are appreciated, we feel they are not taking the strongest measures possible to accomplish this goal. Sudan uses oil proceeds from Chinese companies to fund militia groups engaged in acts of terrorism and genocide in the Darfur region and it is time for it to stop. Therefore we have drafted a petition to ask the citizens of the global community to boycott the 2008 Olympics being held next year in China.

We are looking for organizations and businesses that want to sponsor the petition and be listed as such on the petition's website http://olympicgenocide2008.com which is up but still in development.

On this site you will also be able to get information on all the targets of our petition and we are listing those corporate entities that are sponsoring the 2008 Olympics in China and we ask that you not buy their products or use their services.

You may copy or download our banners to display on personal webpages or any site you choose and we ask that you link it back to our petition url address.

Please send email to oneblackmansview@olympicgenocide2008.com or ourperspective@olympicdenocide2008.com to request listing as a sponsor.

Best Regards and Thank You for your Humanity.

We the undersigned express the utmost concern and moral indignation that the global community has not taken the most effective measures in stopping the genocide being committed by the Government of Sudan and the Arab militias aligned with it against its citizens of African descent. It has well been documented and established that innocent men, women and children are being brutally raped, murdered and enslaved in the country of Sudan. It is a travesty that the United Nations allows the government of Sudan to hold a position on the United Nation%u2019s Human Rights Commission while it is violating the most precious right to life and freedom of these people. The global community sat on the sidelines and watched while genocide occurred in Rwanda and likewise has taken a passive position as genocide is continuing once again.

We the undersigned express the utmost concern and moral indignation that while such atrocities are happening in Sudan, countries such as the United States of America and China and other member countries of the U.N. Security Council, have done nothing more than posture on this issue. We do recognize that some measures have been undertaken but that those measures are not aimed at stopping these atrocities immediately. China in particular which has oil deals with the terrorist sponsoring Government of Sudan has blocked efforts to put economic sanctions in place. The United States in particular declared a so-called %u201CGlobal War on Terror%u201D but has done nothing in combating the terror faced by the men, women and children of African descent of Sudan on a daily basis. It is a travesty that public and private entities within the United States have been allowed with out any penalty, to invest money in Sudan while it is listed by the U.S. State Department as a State Sponsor of Terror. While they do not invest directly in Sudan , they invest in Chinese companies including its state owned companies that are providing the revenue to the Sudan government, which uses it to purchase arms.

It appears that the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is not concerned with the daily acts of terror upon the African people of Sudan by their own government, but her office has facilitated the U.S. Government%u2019s FBI to work with the government of Sudan in allegedly hunting down members of Al-Qaeda. Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer has called for U.S. military intervention. It is a travesty that while current U.S. Army Spec. Anderia Mayom, a linguist attached to the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, out of Fort Lewis , fights in President Bush%u2019s %u201CWar on Terror%u201D in Iraq while genocide is being committed against those in his homeland of Sudan . Spec. Anderia Mayom lost both his mother and father who were killed in Sudan when he was a child. It is a travesty and a farce for the United States Government to say it is fighting against terrorist while working side by side with terrorist while those terrorist are actively engaged in acts of terrorism. If the genocide in Sudan is to be halted and if pressure is to applied on those governments that call themselves world leaders, it is up to moral and concerned citizens of the global community to do so by whatever means are in their power to do.

We the undersign ask that all signatories of this petition pledge not to travel to China for the 2008 Olympics, not to watch the event on television, to economically boycott any and all corporate sponsors of the event. We also respectfully request that all athletes of the global community if you must attend and you are opposed to the ongoing genocide in Sudan, to wear black armbands in protest of the lack of action by China and the global community in general in addressing this issue. It is morally wrong to sponsor an event that brings the global community together in the spirit of peace while the host country and other countries through the United Nations and individually have done so little to bring a halt to the genocide being committed against defenseless men, women and children. We also respectfully request that the film maker who brought us "Schindler's List", Steven Spielberg, to withdraw as the producer of China's Olympic ceremonies.

We the undersigned also pledge not to buy any products associated with those athletes who attend the 2008 Olympics or do not publicly display black arm bands in support of the victims if the following conditions are not met by China and the United States Governments

Conditions:

Halt all weapon sales to Sudan.

Insist the Janjaweed militias are disarmed.

Suspend and or cancel oil deals with Khartoum.

Demand that the Khartoum Government immeadiately stops bombing defenseless civilians.

Stop blocking efforts to refer Sudan to the UN Security Counsel and stop blocking efforts to place economic sanctions on Sudan, a State Sponsor of Terror.

We further demand that the Government of the United States:

Pass legislation to force the divestment of all U.S. based firms holding stock in Chinese companies operating in Sudan.

Fulfill its pledge to fight terror where ever it appears as stated in its "Global War on Terror" and to use military force in Sudan to halt the genocide and enslavement of any and all people.

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We signed the "Olympic Genocide 2008" petition!

# 349:

1:42 pm PDT, Jul 30, Mary Ellen Rozmus, Virginia

# 348:

12:41 pm PDT, Jul 29, Nick McGuire, Ohio
China has been supplying The Government of Sudan with around 60% of their Arms. ...It's time for a change, NOW!

# 347:

4:50 am PDT, Jul 28, Grace Cyan, Japan
It is urgent time to take action to boycott olympic, only this year! Since a country without humanity respect must not be host of olympics, which is representing the host have proper human right and no violence to people in whole world! Everyone, do you know about the new of chinese police hitting the reporters? It is the true case to show olympic in any time should be hosted by other country, rather than PRC! Boycott the chinese goods and culture as well. The goods are low quality, infringing the copyrights and poisonous. The brain-washing culture only exists in PRC!

Absolutely no, although USA is one of the countries with democracy and freedom. Laws enforcing no actions threatening safety and economy of USA and other countries (except PRC) are necessary as well!

# 346:

7:05 am PDT, Jul 24, Nabeela Bari, United Kingdom

# 345:

12:10 am PDT, Jul 24, Sarah Grunwald, California

# 344:

3:06 pm PDT, Jul 22, Chrys Moore, Nevada

# 343:

3:03 pm PDT, Jul 21, Name not displayed, Finland

# 342:

9:23 pm PDT, Jul 20, Caitlin Bamrick, Tennessee

# 341:

11:30 am PDT, Jul 19, Rebecca Dunbar, South Carolina

# 340:

4:57 pm PDT, Jul 15, Azad Ahmed, Missouri

# 339:

11:16 am PDT, Jul 15, Andrea Ballew, California

# 338:

10:45 am PDT, Jul 15, Jordana Keffer, Mississippi

# 337:

10:37 am PDT, Jul 15, Kelli Watts, Ohio

# 336:

9:17 am PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 335:

12:53 pm PDT, Jul 6, Mae Tibbetts, Michigan
How long is thing going to continue? How many more lives are to be lost due to the stupidy of man's heartless, greedy mind? We have always been a people where expensive materials are admired and desired more than a human life.

It's time to stop all the radical purchasing of these items and to put into force a policy of giving, fighting for those less fortunate and demanding the goverment be help accountable.

# 334:

10:29 pm PDT, Jul 5, Akil Bomani, Tennessee

# 333:

1:46 am PDT, Jun 30, Megan Fiske, New York
I always hated that the Olympics had often got inter-mixed with the government and national issues intstead of true athletes competing.FOR Once and/or now I can see where sometimes there needs to be intervention in order to help protect human rights. As decent human being we now need more than ever to become activists. As as nation,USA needs to become more responsible for itself and for other nations.We have the power to change and it's about time we "stop fighting"amoungst ourselves and jut do something!!!

# 332:

8:26 am PDT, Jun 27, Karen Klassen, Canada

# 331:

11:51 am PDT, Jun 26, Sharon Middelchylde, Ohio
In the end, terror will fail.

Our government should reflect the will of its people. It should value virtue over cruelty. Crimes against humanity should not be rewarded through the channels of commercial greed and exploitation. I have always enjoyed the Olympics, but this time I will not watch a single event.

# 330:

1:53 am PDT, Jun 24, Thomas Boswell, California
There ought to be an organized boycott of watching the games. I will not watch the Olympics this year. If I watch, the media,sponsors, and Chinese totalitarian government all profit. We ought to send a message to all involved that this type of government and the Olympics are a horrible fit. I will not follow the sports events... but I will follow any news of protests, boycotts, and violence done to innocents.

# 329:

10:10 am PDT, Jun 17, Mark Shreve, Pennsylvania

# 328:

2:28 pm PDT, Jun 14, Stephen Lang, New Jersey

# 327:

6:43 pm PDT, Jun 12, Kim Janzen, Canada

# 326:

9:21 am PDT, Jun 5, Brianna Smith, Maine

# 325:

8:25 am PDT, Jun 5, Samuel Pennell, Maine

# 324:

5:44 am PDT, Jun 5, Debra Washburn, Maine

# 323:

12:18 pm PDT, Jun 4, Terri Petitt, Pennsylvania

# 322:

1:10 pm PDT, Jun 1, Erik Sjodin, Sweden

# 321:

9:17 pm PDT, May 31, Joshua Singleton, Florida

# 320:

8:30 am PDT, May 29, Cathy Nuxoll, Idaho
In the spirit of the Olympic Games, China must recognize human rights around the world and in their homeland.

The United States must not support China if they continue to trade with Darfur and the horendous human right's violations. Doing so suggests that we are willing to ignor the violent murders of innocent men, women, and children.

# 319:

8:18 am PDT, May 29, Name not displayed, Canada

# 318:

12:50 pm PDT, May 27, Patricia Cantrell, Georgia
china's energy needs (and our own) must be meet through common sense and utilizing natural green energy sources, such as geothermal. Everyone should be appalled at the inhumane acts taking place in Dafur.

# 317:

3:31 am PDT, May 27, Melanie McGinnity, Canada
China should be more aware of the lived and needs of the people of Darfur. Peoples lives are the main priority

# 316:

5:01 pm PDT, May 26, Debra Work, Maine

# 315:

1:09 pm PDT, May 26, Megan Gautesen, Maine

# 314:

9:49 pm PDT, May 25, Carla Eastman, Maine
Let's end the murder now!

# 313:

8:05 pm PDT, May 25, Nancy Hookey, Ohio

# 312:

11:39 am PDT, May 21, Deante Adams, Virginia

# 311:

10:48 am PDT, May 21, Lawrence English, New York
China should be looking for alternative sources of energy. They also could do more to stop the madness by speaking on the issues in the Sudan instead of turning the other way while innocent men women and children are murdered, rapped and sent into servitude

The US speaks with a forked tongue (like the indigenous people used to say) out one side they say we won�t speak to terrorist. But out of the other, it swell. As long as they can get something out of it-all is well. I pray to God that Obama is our next president.

# 310:

10:27 am PDT, May 21, Vincent Gable, Louisiana

# 309:

6:34 am PDT, May 21, Jaquinda Coleman, New York
Of course China should be more concerned about the lives of persons, but considering that China benefits off of the oppression of Darfur, it is unlikely to do so. Furthermore, we have to understand that other nations will not be concerned with the welfare of Africans because they all benefit in some way from the oppression of Africans, whether in the homeland or in the diaspora. We must unite to a degree so that we can help ourselves because no one else will.

No, but again, this is to be expected and is not a shock. Hasn't history shown us that no matter how it is displayed, the USA does not care about Africans and continue to benefit hugely from the destruction of the motherland and her original peoples.

# 308:

11:37 pm PDT, May 14, Name not displayed, Washington
the Chinese governent should be much more concerned with the lives of all of the innocent people in the world. And their open trade with the Sudan isn't helping anything. the Sudan's funding of this janjaweed is what is making this a genocide and that is what needs to be stopped.

# 307:

6:29 pm PDT, May 10, Name not displayed, New Zealand

# 306:

1:45 am PDT, May 7, Connor Lynch, California

# 305:

1:06 am PDT, May 6, Julia Kurenkova, California

# 304:

1:27 pm PDT, May 2, Sahro Salan, Minnesota
I strongly believe that China is a large community that deals trade with many other countries in the world and they should take a responsiblities for those who don't have a voice and if not Chinese government should be pressured or stop all trades with China.

# 303:

11:00 am PDT, May 1, Kelley Socling, Pennsylvania
Yes

Yes

# 302:

8:37 pm PDT, Apr 28, Meagan Doyle, Colorado
I think it's horrible, what's going on in Tibet and Darfur.

# 301:

7:06 pm PDT, Apr 28, Rikki Risatti, New York
Terror never justifies its ugly head.

Ignorance is not bliss. The news media is sadly not spreading awareness to the public and so suport is slow to gain

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