Structure of the Darfur Movement

The movement’s ultimate goal or purpose
The genocide in Darfur started in 2003. And while it has its own wikipedia page, the conflict has seen little response from the rest of the world. The "Save Darfur" movement - led by organizations including the Save Darfur Coalition, the Genocide-Intervention Network, and Enough - seeks to end the current genocide in Darfur.

The historical, ongoing context of the goal
The conflict in Darfur has officially been labeled a genocide by a number of individuals and institutions, including the United States Congress, which, you know, doesn't easily come around to calling things a genocide. As such, the Darfur movement can be seen as part of the larger, ongoing anti-genocide movement.

In fact, several Darfur organizations specifically cite a goal of building a permanent anti-genocide constituency.

Historically, the anti-genocide movement has not been terribly successful. I'll leave the details to another post, but suffice it to say that foreign governments rarely get involved in a conflict with the goal of ending a genocide. This is particularly ironic when you think about what those foreign governments could do to end genocide if they chose to act. Ah, well.

Specific actions that serve as stepping stones towards achieving the goal
Darfur organizations have taken a number of steps to bring attention and action to this issue. Some of the sub-goals that have been tackled are asking the Obama administration to appoint a special envoy to Darfur (George Clooney says he will), supporting the ICC decision to indict and arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, pushing for helicopters to deploy the peacekeeping force which is supposed to be in Darfur but isn't really there because no one will give them any freaking helicopters to deploy in, and campaigning for genocide-free investing.

And how do people actually take these actions? There have been a few major rallies, and there always seems to be at least once campaign asking you to sign something or to call someone. But this movement also has a huge presence in the corridors of everyday lives. Through religious congregations, student groups, library exhibits, movie showings and panel discussions, the Darfur movement has brought a level of awareness of to Darfur that goes beyond the recognition that other genocides received from their publics.