The day he stood by Governor Schwartzeneggar for the signing of legislation divesting California from Sudan, Adam Sterling flew to Washington, DC where he opened the national office of the Sudan Divestment Task Force, a project of the Genocide Intervention Network. As its founding director he helped shepherd divestment legislation through 18 more states, testified before the US Senate and saw the Sudan Divestment and Accountability Act passed by Congress and signed by President Bush. In 2008 the Task Force hired staff in London to expand its divestment campaign internationally. Adam has been accepted to UC Berkeley School of Law and plans to enroll in the Fall 2009.

Action: Sudan Divestment Taskforce
 

Pablo Recalde left his post as head of office for the World Food Program in Geneina, West Darfur in March of 2008 after completing his tour of duty. He is currently running the WFP's office in Lusaka, Zambia.

Action: World Food Programme
 

Hejewa Adam was involved in a two-week battle with government forces and Janjaweed in August of 2008. She, and most of the other rebels who appear in Darfur Now, survived and have since returned to areas near those shown in the film. Her group has also expanded the area under their control, which now includes the village where Hejewa lived prior to the eruption of the crisis.

Action: Jewish World Watch
 

Ahmed Mohamed Abakar

Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed Abakar was arrested in November 2007 in connection with the murder of a government official in the Hamadea Camp. Though uninvolved in the crime and innocent of any charges, as leader of the Camp he was detained several months until the government and the widow of the deceased could reach a settlement. As part of the settlement, Sheikh Ahmed had to step down as leader of the camp and the people of Hamadea were for the first time compelled to allow a permanent government presence inside the camp.

Action: Relief International
 

Since completing the case against Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb depicted in Darfur Now, the Office of The Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, continues to investigate crimes in Darfur. In July of 2008 the Prosecutor brought before the International Criminal Court a case against Sudan's President, Omar al-Bashir, on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. In addition, the Prosecutor presented at third case in November 2008 charging a group of three rebel leaders with war crimes for a September 2007 attack on the African Union base at Haskanita, South Darfur. The judges are expected to announce whether to issue an arrest warrant for President Bashir within weeks.

Action: International Criminal Court Victims Trust Fund
 

Following the premier of Darfur Now, Don Cheadle began work on a film in which he portrayed a Sudanese-American who infiltrates a ring of terrorists. Traitor, which opened in Summer 2008, was a tremendous success. He's currently at work on a biopic of Miles Davis that he will star in and direct. In addition Don has been honored on several occasions for his activism and film career - by both the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), Film Independent, and most notably by the 8th World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates – a group that includes former Soviet President Michael Gorbachev, former President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu – who presented Don with the 2007 Peace Summit Award for his work on behalf of the people of Darfur.

Action: Enough!