Written by Ben Collins

Apply to be on the STAND MC!

Heads up upSTANDers! STAND is currently recruiting for Coordinator positions on the 2011-2012 STAND Managing Committee (MC), a group of high school and university students who lead the student movement to prevent and stop genocide. STAND Coordinators are active leaders at their respective schools who seek to use their experience, knowledge, and training to support, enhance, and help sustain the efforts of other chapters and student activists.

DC CHAPTERS TAKE A STAND FOR CIVILIANS IN LIBYA

Eyewitness accounts from Libya report violent government crackdown on civilians. While limited reporting makes it difficult to get a clear picture of the events on the ground, one thing is certain: the Libyan government is intentionally targeting unarmed civilians, and shows no fear in continuing. Additionally, violence in response to protests in the Libyan capital Tripoli has caused thousands to flee.

The U.S. government response to the present crisis has been little more than weak-kneed. In an interview yesterday, State Department spokesperson described the Qaddafi regime’s targeted killings of civilian protesters as a matter of internal concern:

In a recent press release, the Genocide Intervention Network/Save Darfur Coalition, STAND’s parent organization, called for concerted international action to mitigate the crisis in Libya: 

 Written by Queens College STAND member, Tiffany.