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Next General Body Meeting: Tuesday, November 14 @9pm!!
If you are interested in becoming more involved with STAND join the E-Board! For more information e-mail me:
EVENTS:
IS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT FORGOTTEN?
KEEPING STUDENT ACTIVISM ALIVE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 13TH 7:00 PM – MT. VERNON CAMPUS
ECKES LIBRARY - 2100 FOXHALL ROAD NW
WASHINGTON, DC, November 4, 2006 – Real Conversations continues to bring progressive programming to GW by hosting a discussion, "Is the Civil Rights Movement Forgotten? Keeping Student Activism Alive. GW NAACP and GW College Democrats are the lead sponsors while co-sponsors include the Multi-Cultural Student Services, the Student Activities Center, Mount Vernon Campus Life, and GW Housing Authority, and student organization, DreamCity, Progressive Student Union, GW Mentors, and GW Stand. Special guests include representatives from Youth Ventures and DC LEARNS including outspoken Civil Rights Advocate, the honorable Garland Vincent.
R.E.A.L. ( Relationships, Ethnicity, Activism, Life) Conversations is a product of a university wide initiative, beginning in 2003, to explore the many facets of our growing society and to focus on multicultural issues.
The Vern Express leaves, from Fulbright Hall (22nd St. & H St.) and the Red Cross (20th & E. St.), to the Mount Vernon Campus every 15 minutes. Travel time is between 8 and 15 minutes depending on traffic. The George Washington Eckles library is the final stop. Please ask driver for more information.
Real Thoughts...Real Ideas...REAL Conversations...
John H. Muller, SAC Student Coordinator
Grace E. Henry, SAC Assistant Director
http://gwired.gwu.edu/sac/LeadershipDevelopment/REALConversations
The George Washington University
Student Activities Center
(202) 994-6555
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National Call-In Day!
On Wednesday, November 15th
From 9-5 PM
Urge your elected officials to provide more funding for UN Peacekeeping in Darfur to protect innocent civilians in 2007.
Participate in this national STAND event simply by calling the offices of your elected officials on November 15th. Check out www.DarfurScores.org to find the phone numbers of your members of Congress.
Please contact Katelyn at
kpayne@... for more information on the event AND if you are available to help table from 1-3pm on the H St. Terrace!
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"Darfur: Who Will Survive Today?"
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will project wall-sized images of the escalating genocide in Darfur onto its façade during Thanksgiving week, marking the first time the national memorial's exterior will be used to highlight contemporary genocide. The program, "Darfur: Who Will Survive Today?" is a unique and highly symbolic Museum project produced in association with Darfur/Darfur to draw attention to the continuing crisis in Darfur.
The multi-media production will run from 5:30 p.m. until midnight every night from November 20 – November 26. There will be an opening night event, with a keynote address by U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, Andrew Natsios, on November 20 at 6:30 p.m. RSVP required for the event, 202-488-0407.
This exhibition is produced by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum [ www.ushmm.org ] in association with Darfur/Darfur [ www.darfurdarfur.org.]
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- Location: Lindner Family Commons, 6th Floor, 1957 E Street NW
- Sponsors: Culture in Global Affairs (CIGA)
- RSVP is required, contact Hfassil@.... There will be refreshments served.
Upcoming student trips to Uganda and Sierra Leone!
In January 2007, GYPA will be sending 25 American to join 25 Ugandan
students in Kampala and Gulu, Uganda for the Global Kimeeza II: The
Role of Youth in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda. At the same time, 20
Americans and 50 Sierra Leoneans will come together in Freetown,
Sierra Leone for GYPA's first Youth Summit in the country: The Role
of Youth in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone.
Both immersion trips will give participants an opportunity to explore
first-hand the post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation
processes at work in these countries. The purpose of both summits is
to engage and promote youth from the United States and Africa as
leaders in the efforts to rebuild these two war-torn countries.
Participants will participate in discussions regarding conflict
resolution, economic development, rehabilitation and reintegration,
HIV/AIDS, transitional justice, and gender issues, among others.
Students with backgrounds or interests in any of the above fields are
encouraged to apply!
I'm writing with an exciting opportunity for you and your chapter – the STAND Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference at Swarthmore College December 1-3!
This jam-packed conference will bring students from throughout your
region to learn valuable skills, hear from experts and plan for the
future.
You will also get opportunities to take direct action and network with other student-activists!
Your skills will be fined tuned at workshops teaching advocacy techniques, how to begin a divestment campaign at your school or in your state, how to work with the media, and how to fuse technology and activism. Expect to hear Mia Farrow speak about her travels to refugee camps in Chad and Darfur, scholar Eric Reeves discuss the details of the genocide and many other scholars, experts and members of the Sudanese community share their experiences and expertise. Other confirmed speakers include:
More speakers and workshops are added daily, so be sure to check
www.timetoprotect.org/conferences_midatlantic for an updated list of events.
The first 15 schools that register a student will recieve a free copy of "The Lost Boys of Sudan" DVD and the chance to win a $300 mini-grant to show the movie at their school.
Also - Announcing the STAND Student Keynote Competition!
Alongside our featured keynote Eric Reeves, the selected student keynote speaker will deliver his or her address to more than 150 student advocates for Darfur, as well as world-renowned genocide scholars, community group members, and representatives from international human rights organizations. The selected student will be given the opportunity to articulate the crisis from the student prospective and inspire their peers who work so tirelessly on the issue.
To apply, please submit a short bio (no more than 350 words), including your involvement with the Darfur movement, and a 5-10 minute speech on the subject,
"Why we must stand up for Darfur: the role of students in the fight against genocide."
Applications due Nov 17th. Please send applications to conferences@... , with the subject "Student Keynote Competition"
SPACE IS FILLING UP QUICKLY - Don't miss your chance to be a part of this exciting conference. Register today at
www.timetoprotect.org/conferences.
Hope to see you at the Conference!
Erin Heaney
STAND Conference Coordinator
Miscellaneous:
DC DIVESTMENT:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/DCdivestment/index.html
We Are All Connected: Berklee College of Music Reaches Out to the Women of Darfur
http://cdbaby.com/cd/berkleecom
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