anti-genocide organizations
STand
STAND stands for: Students Taking Action Now Darfur. It is a student-led anti-genocide coalition that focuses mostly on individual and community empowerment and spreading awareness to stop genocide.
This organization was originally created in 2004 in response to the violence in Darfur. It now has over 150 chapters in high schools and universities around the country and it is also represented in 25 countries. In 2006 STAND merged with the Genocide Intervention Network which came together with Save Darfur Coalition in 2011 to form United to End Genocide which is now the largest advocacy group in America dedicated to this cause. In 2012 STAND became an independent organization and is the only student-led organization focused on genocide prevention.
STAND firmly believes that students can greatly impact the world and that they are the key to change. STAND gives students the power to make a difference and to have their voices heard. This organization focuses mostly on the legislative aspect of change and goes through the government to get their point across. STAND is striving towards a world in which the community protects it’s civilians from violence and genocidal acts. In this envisioned world the elected officials are held accountable for the actions they take towards genocide and it is their responsibility to take a stand. STAND’s mission is to unite students around the world to create a permanent anti-genocide constituency. This organization makes a difference by equipping students around the world with the tools to be able to build political will in their communities and to get the community to care about their cause. (Heck)
This organization was originally created in 2004 in response to the violence in Darfur. It now has over 150 chapters in high schools and universities around the country and it is also represented in 25 countries. In 2006 STAND merged with the Genocide Intervention Network which came together with Save Darfur Coalition in 2011 to form United to End Genocide which is now the largest advocacy group in America dedicated to this cause. In 2012 STAND became an independent organization and is the only student-led organization focused on genocide prevention.
STAND firmly believes that students can greatly impact the world and that they are the key to change. STAND gives students the power to make a difference and to have their voices heard. This organization focuses mostly on the legislative aspect of change and goes through the government to get their point across. STAND is striving towards a world in which the community protects it’s civilians from violence and genocidal acts. In this envisioned world the elected officials are held accountable for the actions they take towards genocide and it is their responsibility to take a stand. STAND’s mission is to unite students around the world to create a permanent anti-genocide constituency. This organization makes a difference by equipping students around the world with the tools to be able to build political will in their communities and to get the community to care about their cause. (Heck)
united to end genocide
United to End Genocide is a coalition of multiple anti-genocide organizations forming together for the same cause. These groups are Save Darfur Coalition, Genocide Intervention Network, STAND and the Sudan Divestment Task Force. All of these groups formed in the response to the horrors of genocide in Darfur that began in 2003. United to End Genocide was officially formed in 2011 under the leadership of Tom Andrews.
Since its formation United to End Genocide has worked hard to put an end to genocide and to have their voices heard. To do this they hold rallies, which usually occur on the front of the White House, and spread the word to stop genocide.
According to the United to End Genocide’s webpage the most at risk countries right now are Burma, South Sudan, Sudan, the Congo, and Syria.
United to End Genocide takes the political approach to stopping genocide and believes that with enough support from citizens that the political leaders will listen and do something about it. Although people around the world cried out “Never Again” in response to the holocaust, genocide still happens around the world and United to End Genocide wants to make the “Never Again” promise a reality. They are striving towards making human rights and preventing genocide core values in American foreign policy. (Mears)
Since its formation United to End Genocide has worked hard to put an end to genocide and to have their voices heard. To do this they hold rallies, which usually occur on the front of the White House, and spread the word to stop genocide.
According to the United to End Genocide’s webpage the most at risk countries right now are Burma, South Sudan, Sudan, the Congo, and Syria.
United to End Genocide takes the political approach to stopping genocide and believes that with enough support from citizens that the political leaders will listen and do something about it. Although people around the world cried out “Never Again” in response to the holocaust, genocide still happens around the world and United to End Genocide wants to make the “Never Again” promise a reality. They are striving towards making human rights and preventing genocide core values in American foreign policy. (Mears)
stop genocide now
Stop Genocide Now or SGN for short is a big grassroots anti-genocide group that focuses mainly on stopping the genocide in Darfur and dealing with the aftermath. It is made up of almost only volunteers with only two people in the organization that get paid.
Stop Genocide Now works to put a face to the people killed and displaced in Darfur. They use this strategy to put together videos and pictures to spread their cause. One of their videos features Guisma, a young girl from Darfur, who has lived her whole life as a refugee. They use videos like this to appeal to viewers’ emotional side and show them what the violence is doing to the people in Darfur.
Stop Genocide Now is trying to change the way that genocide is viewed by the public and is trying to change how the world reacts to it. A part of their mission is to make it so that when genocide occurs the world is prepared to act immediately and stop it. Stop Genocide Now acts to make “Never Again” a reality. (Thacher)
Stop Genocide Now works to put a face to the people killed and displaced in Darfur. They use this strategy to put together videos and pictures to spread their cause. One of their videos features Guisma, a young girl from Darfur, who has lived her whole life as a refugee. They use videos like this to appeal to viewers’ emotional side and show them what the violence is doing to the people in Darfur.
Stop Genocide Now is trying to change the way that genocide is viewed by the public and is trying to change how the world reacts to it. A part of their mission is to make it so that when genocide occurs the world is prepared to act immediately and stop it. Stop Genocide Now acts to make “Never Again” a reality. (Thacher)
falling whistles
Falling Whistles is a non-profit organization which started in 2008 when its founder, Sean D. Carasso, met a group of five boys from the Eastern Congo. These boys were former children soldiers and they told their story about the whistles to Carasso. They said that in the military some children soldiers were too small to carry guns and instead were armed only with a whistle and sent to the front lines. When the children saw the enemy they were supposed to blow their whistle and either fell to the ground to play dead or fell to the ground after getting shot down. Inspired by their story and wanting to spread awareness, the Falling Whistle journal was sent to some eighty friends and family who then went on to forward it to thousands of others with everyone responding back “What can we do?” The response was “Make their weapon your voice.” Thus the whistle was born.
The term “whistleblower” was coined from the boys’ story and Falling Whistles began selling whistles as a way to raise money for children soldiers and to make a difference. The whistle is a symbol of protest for peace in the Congo and it is held on a ball chain to be worn as a necklace. The whistles can cost anywhere from $30 to $200 and are made in a variety of different substances including brass, silver, and copper.
Since their start in 2008, Falling Whistles has gone from pulling desks out of a dumpster to establish an office area to investing in eight Congolese visionaries, building a coalition of 35 Congressmen, 16 Senators, 200 retail partners, and over 55,000 whistleblowers. And this organization isn’t done yet either. To this day they continue to put in hard work and time to this cause and won’t stop until the war in the Congo is over. (Salangsang)
The term “whistleblower” was coined from the boys’ story and Falling Whistles began selling whistles as a way to raise money for children soldiers and to make a difference. The whistle is a symbol of protest for peace in the Congo and it is held on a ball chain to be worn as a necklace. The whistles can cost anywhere from $30 to $200 and are made in a variety of different substances including brass, silver, and copper.
Since their start in 2008, Falling Whistles has gone from pulling desks out of a dumpster to establish an office area to investing in eight Congolese visionaries, building a coalition of 35 Congressmen, 16 Senators, 200 retail partners, and over 55,000 whistleblowers. And this organization isn’t done yet either. To this day they continue to put in hard work and time to this cause and won’t stop until the war in the Congo is over. (Salangsang)