HBOs Perplexing Move Is Another Blow To The Movement

August 13th, 2007

HBO did a commendable thing recently in purchasing what is purported to be a powerful documentary on the history leading to the Darfur crisis. Yet then with something as time sensitive as present genocide, and despite the rising crescendo of public outcry here in the U.S. and elsewhere for something to be done in Darfur; HBO decided to shelve the doc until December.

The documentary, Sand and Sorrow, which is narrated by George Clooney “provides an inside look at the situation on the ground and examines the international community’s “legacy of failure” to respond to such profound crimes against humanity in the past”, according to The Hollywood Reporter

In conjunction with Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell On Earth and UltravioletUnderground we want to launch a letter writing campaign to HBO, urging them to air the documentary now. The people of Darfur don’t have the time to wait for support that is already years too late. They need the public consciousness awakened now, and HBO could help with that by simply airing a property they already own.

It is of no undertaking for HBO to simply put something on air; so we are not asking anything the least bit extraordinary or burdensome of them.

Please take a couple of minutes and call or write:

Richard Plepler
VP Admin Service/Public Relations
1100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212-512-1000

Edited to add: here is my letter, feel free to use

If your not very familiar with the Dafur issue you can get a synopsis in my post A Million Miles Away

If you’re reading locally here in Nashville, you can join with: TAG: Tennesseans Against Genocide

National resources include
My Sister’s Keeper
Save Darfur coalition
and
Darfur Amnesty

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4 Responses to “HBOs Perplexing Move Is Another Blow To The Movement”

  1. PurpleZoe on August 13th, 2007 11:23 pm | link

    I’ll spread the word about this through Ultraviolet Underground in my next log in. I’ll be getting letters out this week ( I know a few people who would likely be interesting in lending their name and voice on this end).

    Thankyou for posting this, Yobachi.

  2. Yobachi on August 13th, 2007 11:47 pm | link

    Sounds good to me :)

  3. ilovemylife on August 15th, 2007 4:03 am | link

    Thanks for this information. This should not be anything other than getting the show on the air as soon as possible. Four and a half years of genocide says it all - waiting months to air something ready and needed is immoral.

  4. D. Yobachi Boswell on August 15th, 2007 3:29 pm | link

    I agree with that.

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