In November 2011, the GOP presidential hopefuls hit the road to meet with voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and other states with early primaries. Mitt Romney announced to voters that his campaign aimed "to save a vision of America," the country he calls "the greatest nation in the history of the Earth."
Syria
By Regional Organizer Kaelee Krege
Syria Bill
Sudan and South Sudan
The Sudanese defense minister, General Abdul Rahim Mohamed Hussien, has declared that his country is planning to start producing heavy weapons after it already ended dependence on purchases of small arms from outside.
By Regional Organizer Kaelee Krege
DRC
By Media Coordinator Alix Neenan
I’m a very opinionated person. So perhaps this was why my African studies teacher assigned me to be the Sudanese government in a Darfur simulation. Or maybe she just hates me and enjoys seeing eighteen other students yell at me asking why I was allowing the Janjaweed to murder the citizens of Darfur.
Sudan, South Sudan
South Sudan has launched official passports and identity cards for the first time since the country’s independence in July.
By Swarthmore upSTANDer Danny Hirschel-Burns
Our STAND chapter at Swarthmore, like our college, is small. You can count our members on one hand. Therefore, we have to focus on small scale actions. Our recent experiences holding a call-in on Syrian sanctions, however, demonstrated that even our undersized chapter can hold events that engage other students and have a national impact.
