Sample Letter to the President

President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C.

Dear President Bush:

I am deeply concerned about the tragic events in Darfur. We have watched with growing anxiety and dismay as our government failed to respond adequately to what was described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Then, after the Congress, Senate and the Secretary of State identified these atrocities as genocide, we failed to stop them.

I call on you with great urgency to take whatever measures are necessary to stop the violence. I call on you to use our tremendous power and moral authority to create safety for the innocent men, women and children, and to provide:

• Security – an immediate end by the Sudanese government to the violence and the manipulative practices by which it is affecting the genocide.
• Accountability – holding the Sudanese government officials and proxy forces responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity accountable for their crimes.
• Humanitarian Relief – sufficient aid to meet the basic needs of refugees and the displaced.
• Safe Return – establishment of conditions that allow the safe dignified, and voluntary return of individuals to their homes and villages.

You lead the most powerful nation in history. Your constituents want you to end the genocide and create the conditions for peace in Darfur.

Please take action today and tomorrow and the tomorrow after that, if necessary, to meet our shared moral obligation.

Sincerely,

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