HPA looks to Potter fans to petition Darfur Genocide
HPA looks to Potter fans to petition Darfur Genocide Andrew Slack from the Harry Potter Alliance has started a brand new petition against the genocide in Darfur. He wrote to us with this message:

It’s time now to join Harry, Dumbledore, and our real world hero Jo Rowling in making this world a place where the spirit of every child, including the children of Darfur, can be safe to come out of the cupboard and experience the magic of life and love.

There are millions of Harry Potter fans across this world.

Do you think one thousand Harry Potter fans can sign a petition to prosecute those guilty of war crimes against children in Darfur? The HP Alliance is asking all Harry Potter fans to go to http://wantedforwarcrimes.org/hpa right now, scroll down, and sign the petition. The mission is to wake up the UN Security Council to take action against the genocide in Darfur the way Dumbledore’s Army woke the world up to taking action around Voldemort’s return?

The HPA’s goal is one thousand signatures before the UN Security Council votes to take action in June.


We know MuggleNet fans can act quickly, so sign the petition today! Thanks to everyone for their support.
Posted by Andrew on Apr 15th | 24 Comments
Visitor Comments
Posted by BlackKat Apr 15th 2008

Yay, I was hoping they'd do something like this :) It makes us atleast feel like we're making a difference :(


Posted by Shallowshadow Apr 15th 2008

Im signing it. Finally we're taking acting. Just like the DA did :]


Posted by tiassa Apr 15th 2008

ok, Im going to sign!


Posted by GriseldatheGood Apr 15th 2008

Look, the UN security council KNOWS about the genocide in Darfur. Leave them alone; they're trying their best.


Posted by tiassa Apr 15th 2008

it cant hurt signing GriseldatheGood.


Posted by ALe_Av Apr 15th 2008

Oh yeah they know, that makes me feel better. Come on, like tiassa said, it doesn't hurt to sing


Posted by andrewslack Apr 15th 2008

Thank you to everyone who is signing! We talk of "Never Again" after the Holocaust in Germany, after Cambodia, after Rwanda...what does that mean if we let 400,000 people be murdered in Darfur without one arrest of the culprits? We can't send a message to the Sudanese leadership, the Burmese leadership, or any dictator that the world will turn the other way as they kill the innocent. One of the main ways that's going to get the UN Security Council to act and move on these indictments of two war criminals is by letting them know that each one of us cares and that the whole world is watching. One thousand signatures from Harry Potter fans across the world sends a bold statement that we are watching! Thank you everyone!


Posted by gryffinval7890 Apr 15th 2008

i signed already! lets show our support people!!! wooo!


Posted by island_babe Apr 15th 2008

i wud like to sign, i dont really understand wat it is for and is it safe to sign?


Posted by HpAlwaysN4ever Apr 15th 2008

I signed. Don't worry, it is safe.


Posted by angelina_johnson92 Apr 15th 2008

I signed, I'm glad to do something that Jo supports! I never do these things though, I always say I will but I don't. I actually did it this time thanks to Jo! I hope everyone signs. It's completly safe!


Posted by katie_ella_30 Apr 15th 2008

I've signed. I'm glad I could help, even if it's just my signature.


Posted by 593hp6 Apr 15th 2008

I'm signing right now. I definitely agree with you andrewslack.


Posted by augusteyes Apr 15th 2008

i wore my hpa shirt today in support!


Posted by muggleborn23 Apr 15th 2008

I'm signing the thing i mean at least we're taking action and not just talking about how bad things are and not doing anything.


Posted by Draconia_Malfoy Apr 15th 2008

Signed. :)


Posted by xLuna_Lovegoodx Apr 15th 2008

Its so awesome that we can do things like this to try and make a difference in the world. EVERYONE should sign this.


Posted by MBish024 Apr 15th 2008

Ohh yeah signing!!


Posted by GoodShipper Apr 15th 2008

I signed. Come on Mugglenetters!


Posted by Ishi Apr 16th 2008

I signed too :)


Posted by island_babe Apr 16th 2008

wud our names be shown to anyone?


Posted by SlytherinBabe Apr 16th 2008

It does make me feel like I'm making a difference. Just like the DA =]


Posted by member_of_SPEW Apr 16th 2008

I just signed. :-)


Posted by Invisus_Solus Apr 17th 2008

One thousand signatures isn't going to do anything. The UN Security Council is well aware of the problem, but even after the United States officially acknowledged that the Sudanese government was comitting genocide against its Muslim citizens much wasn't done about it, and a thousand signatures from little Harry Potter fans who will probably forget about it within the next week will not move them any more than the video footage and photographs from the conflict did. We have been helping the most by sending supplies and aid to the refugee camps in Darfur and Chad. Basically, the one country that can put enough pressure on Sudan to put a halt on the conflict is China, because China is the main buyer of Sudanese oil. Unfortunately, China doesn't want to do anything that would alienate them from Sudan because oil is a big import from China and they can get it from Sudan at a cheap price. Basically, few people in the political world care about the terrible crimes being committed against the peole in Darfur. This is all about business. I got an account on this site just so that I could comment on this post. Gah. I think that it's very cool that you're trying; I just don't think that this will help.






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