By Annalee Tutterow, Davie County High School STAND

By Grassroots Organizer Ashley Jowell

After four enlightening, informative, and fun days at STAND camp, 17 STAND students hopped on a bus Monday afternoon that took them down to Washington DC to lobby their Representatives. After prepping for the meetings (and exploring DC!) on Monday evening, the students awoke bright and early on Tuesday morning, ready to head down to Capitol Hill.  The group contained both experienced and new lobbyists, and it was time to put the lobbying skills that they had learned at STAND camp to use.

By Midwest Regional Organizer Jack Spicer (Yes, that’s me with the antennas)

Monday of STAND Camp marked the last day at Pearlstone Retreat for STAND Campers. To some, this meant it was the last day to spend with the new friends they made before parting ways, and to others it meant a trek to DC for the night to prepare for Lobby Day.

By Southeast Regional Organizer Hannah Finnie

By Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizer Ryan Brenner

Day Two was jam packed with a number of compelling workshops. It opened with something in which many upSTANDers are already experts: social media. Our very own Emma Goldberg led Social Media 201, going over everything from Tumblr to Twazzup and of course how to write the perfect tweet.

By Northeast Regional Organizer Emma Goldberg

This is the first in a series of five posts recapping STAND Camp 2012, our third annual summer training institute for students from around the country.

Yesterday, STAND Campers lobbied their representatives to co-sponsor H.R. 4169, the Sudan Peace and Accountability Act, which requires the Obama administration to create a comprehensive US strategy towards ending atrocities and creating peace in Sudan and South Sudan.

On Monday, Mickey Jackson, STAND’s Student Director, and I will join President Obama’s top foreign policy advisors to discuss the administration’s strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa and the role that human rights advocates can play moving forward. We will discuss how, together, we can craft a more responsible, innovative, and progressive foreign policy in the region.

This is the fourth in a series of four posts recapping Imagining the Unimaginable: Ending Genocide in the 21st Century, a symposium held yesterday at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. The event featured a keynote address by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, two panels, and a presentation of the results of a poll on public perceptions of mass atrocity prevention. This post summarizes Mark Penn’s presentation of the poll findings.

This is the third in a series of four posts recapping Imagining the Unimaginable: Ending Genocide in the 21st Century, a symposium held yesterday at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. The event featured a keynote address by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, two panels, and a presentation of the results of a poll on public perceptions of mass atrocity prevention. This post summarizes the second panel, Innovative Solutions in Responding to Future Challenges.