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On January 12, 2006, the Coalition launched the "Million Voices for Darfur" campaign with the goal of collecting one million postcards from individuals across the country to send to President Bush urging the United States government to support a larger, stronger multinational force to protect the civilians of Darfur. The campaign concluded on June 29, 2006 with Senate Majority Leader [[Bill Frist]] (R-TN) and Senator [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-NY) signing the 1,000,000th and 1,000,001st postcards.<ref>[http://www.savedarfur.org/news/pressreleases/2006june29 "Save Darfur Press Release"], June 29, 2006</ref>
Save Darfur coordinated a widely-successful "Save Darfur: Rally to Stop Genocide" on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2006. The crowd of an estimated 100,000 supporters joined to call for the withdrawal of any objection to a UN peacekeeping force, better humanitarian access to refugees, adhesion to existing treaties and ceasefire agreements, and a commitment to a lasting peace agreement in the Abuja peace talks. Among the speakers were actor [[George Clooney]], Nobel Prize winner and Holocaust survivor [[Elie Wiesel]], Senator [[Barack Obama]], Rwandan genocide survivor [[Paul Rusesabagina]], Olympic Gold medalist [[Joey Cheek]], House Democratic Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]], Former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, and Reverend [[Al Sharpton]]. The headlining entertainment was provided by country duo [[Big & Rich]].
The rally concluded a 21,000-mile, 22-city photo exhibit and speaking "Tour for Darfur: Eyewitness to Genocide" hosted by Capt. Steidle.
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