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GW STAND MINUTES 2/28
"When human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men or women are persecuted beacuse of their race, religion, or political views, that place must- at that moment- become the center of the universe." -Elie Wiesel
ITS HERE! REGISTER NOW FOR THE WEEKEND OF ACTION! GW IS HOSTING!!!!
Power to Protect: D.C. to Darfur Weekend of Action
On April 28th-30th, over 500 students from across the nation will
converge on Washington, D.C. to demand that Congress and the President
act to save lives in Darfur. We encourage you to join this
unprecedented effort to end genocide in Sudan.
*******PLEASE READ THE POWER TO PROTECT ATTACHMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION!!!*******
On April 28th-30th, over 500 students from across the nation will
converge on Washington, D.C. to demand that Congress and the President
act to save lives in Darfur. We encourage you to join this
unprecedented effort to end genocide in Sudan.
*******PLEASE READ THE POWER TO PROTECT ATTACHMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION!!!*******
Hey STAND,
Below are some important articles that address the growing conflict within Chad- Darfur, Sudan's border country. With the number of refugees fleeing to Chad in the hundreds of thousands, turmoil has erupted. Please read the articles below for a more detailed look at this terrible crisis. As well, the third article expresses Sudan's withdrawal of support for a UN peacekeeping mission. Our meetings are now more discussion-based, so feel free to come in with questions or topics for discussion at our next meeting.
On a somewhat lighter note, NEXT TUESDAY we will
NOT be having a STAND meeting. HOWEVER, STAND is psyched to be attending...
UGANDA-CONFLICT ACTION NETWORK'S
screening of Invisible Children!
If you would like to join us before the movie, please meet STAND at Ivory Towers at 6:30 for some grub with the hottest group ever. Bring friends!
Otherwise meet us for INVISIBLE CHILDREN @...
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1957 E St. |
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Tuesday, March 7, 7:30pm |
The evening starts at 7:30, with the movie beginning promptly at 8:00pm. A Q&A will follow with one of the film-makers and top leaders from the northern Uganda advocacy circle. They will be leading a panel discussing initiatives that are currently happening on the ground... as well as how we can help strengthen these efforts!
ARTICLES
Refugee Crisis Grows as Darfur War Crosses a Border
U.N.: Chadians Flee to Sudan's Darfur
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/28/AR2006022800356.html
Peacekeepers and Diplomats, Seeking to End Darfur's Violence, Hit Roadblock
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/international/africa/01sudan.html
(if this doesn't serve as a link, copy paste that ish)
NON-STAND EVENTS!
Great Lakes Policy Forum: Congolese Elections-Preparing for
the Day After
March 2, 2006
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Kenney Auditorium
Nitze Building SAIS
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Kindly RSVP your attendance to glpf@...,
by fax to 202.232.6718 , or via our website at: www.wilsoncenter.org/africa
A Briefing on Escalating Media Repression in Zimbabwe
With Isabella Matambanadzo, Zimbabwean Journalist and Activist
Friday, March 3, 2006
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
6th Floor Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson Center
Please RSVP your attendance to leadership@...
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
(formerly the Conflict Prevention Project)
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
www.wilsoncenter.org/leadership
With Isabella Matambanadzo, Zimbabwean Journalist and Activist
Friday, March 3, 2006
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
6th Floor Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson Center
Please RSVP your attendance to leadership@...
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
(formerly the Conflict Prevention Project)
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
www.wilsoncenter.org/leadership
Celebration of International Women's Day
March 8, 2006
GALA Theatre-Tivoli
3333 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
One block north of the Columbia Heights Metro Station
5:30pm Reception and Presentation of Women's Human Rights Award
6:30pm Film screening featuring:
A Woman's Face, Uganda/UK
Dual Injustice, Mexico
Stories from Afghanistan, Afghanistan
God Sleeps in Rwanda, Rwanda
7:45pm Discussion
Light Refreshments will be provided
Tickets: $25 Regular price or $20 AIUSA, DCIFF and Women in Film members
(tickets will be sold at the door)
For more information please contact: wminterndc@... or 202-544-0200
March 8, 2006
GALA Theatre-Tivoli
3333 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
One block north of the Columbia Heights Metro Station
5:30pm Reception and Presentation of Women's Human Rights Award
6:30pm Film screening featuring:
A Woman's Face, Uganda/UK
Dual Injustice, Mexico
Stories from Afghanistan, Afghanistan
God Sleeps in Rwanda, Rwanda
7:45pm Discussion
Light Refreshments will be provided
Tickets: $25 Regular price or $20 AIUSA, DCIFF and Women in Film members
(tickets will be sold at the door)
For more information please contact: wminterndc@... or 202-544-0200
Global Rights: Partners for Justice
and B'nai B'rith International
Invite you to join
Mr. Silvio Albuquerque,
the First Secretary of the Brazilian
Mission to the Organization of American States and President of the Working Group in charge of drafting an Inter-American
Convention against Racial Discrimination, in a
dialogue with civil society organizations about the Inter-American Convention Against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination
and Intolerance
When:
Thursday March 9, 2006
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(light refreshments will be available)
Where:
Global Rights
1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 602,
Washington, DC
(Metro Stops: Farragut North or Dupont
Circle)
Please RSVP by Monday, March 7th to Amy Freeman at AmyF@... (202 822-4600 x137).
PEACE,
GW STAND
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