The Essex County
Coalition for Darfur is a
broadly-based coalition of churches, synagogues,
and concerned individuals working to end the
genocide in Darfur.
Our two main goals are to raise awareness of
the situation in Darfur, and to demand direct
action to end the genocide. From the beginning,
the Coalition has worked closely with
legislators, especially Senator Robert Menendez
and Congressman Donald Payne, to generate
support for Darfur, primarily through the Darfur
Peace and Accountability Act. The Coalition has
also formed a close relationship with the Darfur
Rehabilitation Project, a group of Darfurians
working to achieve peace and stability in the
region.
On April 11, 2006, the Coalition sponsored a Rally to
Save Darfur at Watchung Plaza in Montclair that
attracted almost 2,000 people from all over New Jersey.
Three weeks later, two buses left Montclair to join the
National Rally in Washington, D.C.
On April 29, 2007, the Coalition sponsored a second
Rally for Action to Save Darfur as part of the Global
Days for Darfur. Hundreds of people filled Union
Congregational Church in Montclair to pledge their
support.
Our supporters include:
B’Nai Keshet*
Central Presbyterian Church*
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Community Relations Committee- United Jewish
Communities of Metro West
Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell, NJ
Congregation Beth Ahm*
Congregation Shomrei Emunah*
Darfur Rehabilitation Project
Drew Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study
First Congregational Church
First Lutheran Church of Montclair*
First Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Montclair
Grace Presbyterian Church
Montclair Friends Meeting
Redeemer Church of Montclair
St. James Episcopal Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church*
St. Peter Claver RC Church
SAVED (Students Against Violence, especially in
Darfur)
STAND (Montclair State University Chapter)
Temple Ner Tamid*
Temple Sholom of West Essex, Cedar Grove
TSTI Save Darfur Committee at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel
in South Orange.
Union Congregational Church*
* Founding member
If you would like to know more about our
Coalition, please contact Gloria Crist at
gcrist1@verizon.net
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