Stay informed!
Meeting
PDEC meetings resume in
September 2010
For information, June to August, contact Buky
The Way Forward in Darfur and South Sudan:
A Pittsburgh Summit
March 19-21, 2010
Photo Gallery
Credit: Chelsey Engel Photography
Pre G20 Press conference and
Solemn Walk
September 14, 2009
News Coverage
Photo Gallery 1
Photo Gallery 2
Jerry Fowler, National Save Darfur Coalition President's Visit to Pittsburgh
March 10-12, 2009
News Articles
Photo Gallery
PDEC Collected 4704
postcards at the
inauguration
Tents of Hope
Washington D.C.
November 9, 2008
Click on the links below to view more pictures from the November 9th Demonstration.
Tents of Hope Pittsburgh Project
Click on image for pictures.
Pennsylvania Divests!
On July 7th, Governor Rendell signed into law, The Protecting Pennsylvania's Investment Act, S.B 928 divesting from foreign companies doing business in Sudan. Read more
The Way Forward in Darfur and South Sudan: A Pittsburgh Summit
March 19-21, 2010
On March 19-21,2010, the Pittsburgh Darfur Emergency Coalition (PDEC) convened Darfuri and South Sudanese diaspora members, U.S.-based advocates and activists and governmental leaders for a summit on the way forward in Darfur and South Sudan at Carnegie Mellon University.
Other sponsors included
Save Darfur Coalition, Global Solutions Pittsburgh, the Thomas Merton Center, and the Sudanese community in Pittsburgh.
Video of the special presentation on Saturday, May 20, 2010
Speakers include: David Rosenberg, Jerry Fowler, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, Scott Gration, Niemat Ahmadi and Laura Beny.
Donate to help with the ongoing work of Pittsburgh Darfur Emergency Coalition
Congratulation to our Coordinator,
David Rosenberg,
April's Darfur Hero
Thanks to our political leaders, Representatives Mike Doyle and Tim Murphy for their support in the struggle for peace in Darfur and all of Sudan.
Read the congressional letter sent to Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton
PDEC G20 Destroyed Villages Display
We ran three buses to DC on April 19, 2009
PDEC postcard campaign tops 15,710
Add Your Voice, Sign A Postcard
Be part of the 20,000 Pittsburgh Voices for Darfur Postcard Campaign. Email us to order postcards free of charge.
Destroyed Villages Project
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| March and Rally | |
| On May 18, Darfuri refugees, communityleaders, and Pittsburgh area residents joined PDEC in recognizing these lost villages at a march and rally in downtown Pittsburgh. |
UPDATED: Click here to see the confirmed destroyed and damaged villages and here for a list of destroyed and damaged villages
Click here to view a photo gallery of the May 18 march and rally
