U.S. Policies Must Help Prevent Genocide and War Atrocities

U.S. Policies Must Help Prevent Genocide and War Atrocities

The Issue

War atrocities don’t happen in a vacuum – they happen when no one steps in to stop them. Current policy and government bureaucracy leaves the U.S. ill-equipped to prevent mass atrocities and genocides.

While President Obama has taken some necessary steps to address these issues, the US must do better by building early warning systems, initiating programs that tackle the root causes of conflict and supporting preventive peacekeeping initiatives that can make a difference for those living amidst conflict.

Tell President Obama: there is no place for war atrocities in our world.

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Oxfam AmericaPetition StarterAt <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> I am Senior Director of Client Services. Before joining the team at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, I worked as Senior Campaigner at Care2 and for two years I worked as Senior Consultant at M+R Strategic Services. My foray into online organizing began in 2004, when I co-founded Equality Ohio, an LGBT rights organization and a member organization of the national Equality Federation. In my spare time I tend a small flock of chickens in my Oakland backyard.
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The Issue

War atrocities don’t happen in a vacuum – they happen when no one steps in to stop them. Current policy and government bureaucracy leaves the U.S. ill-equipped to prevent mass atrocities and genocides.

While President Obama has taken some necessary steps to address these issues, the US must do better by building early warning systems, initiating programs that tackle the root causes of conflict and supporting preventive peacekeeping initiatives that can make a difference for those living amidst conflict.

Tell President Obama: there is no place for war atrocities in our world.

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Oxfam AmericaPetition StarterAt <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> I am Senior Director of Client Services. Before joining the team at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, I worked as Senior Campaigner at Care2 and for two years I worked as Senior Consultant at M+R Strategic Services. My foray into online organizing began in 2004, when I co-founded Equality Ohio, an LGBT rights organization and a member organization of the national Equality Federation. In my spare time I tend a small flock of chickens in my Oakland backyard.
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Petition created on September 24, 2010