Event Planning

Gen. Scott Gration, the Obama administration’s special envoy to Sudan, warned today of a likely delay in the two upcoming referenda, on Southern Sudanese independence and the status of the Abyei region:

Following weeks of targeted advocacy by the Sudan activism community–including over 1,600 calls to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton–the Obama administration announced today the appointment of Ambassador Dane Smith as the senior U.S. diplomat for Darfur. Ambassador Smith, who has served previously as the U.S. ambassador to Guinea and special envoy to Liberia, will join the current U.S. delegation to Sudan as the administration’s primary point-man on Darfur peace negotiations.

In January, history will take place in Sudan. The referendum has the potential to create peace in the war ridden country. STAND’s Edina High School chapter, in Minnesota, is holding an event on December 9th and 10th where Jamba Juice, Bruegger’s Bagels, custom designed t-shirts and more will be on sale. Petitions and actions will also be available for students to sign and send to our local representatives.

 Hello UpSTANDers!

Cooperstown Central School’s STAND is having their second annual "Special Week." The week is kicked off with STANDLearn, where students from all grade levels come, enjoy pizza and learn about Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo from our expert core members. After our start in education, we hope that the students will be more involved and aware of the other upcoming events.

GW STAND is excited to announce our annual Dodgeball for Darfur Tournament. We are expecting fierce competition from organizations, fraternities and sororities, Living Learning Communities, and student organized teams. Each team will compete for bragging rights, a trophy, and even a prize! The event is scheduled for Sunday, December 5 from 2-5PM in the Lerner Health and Wellness Center. Teams range from 5 to 7 people, and each organization can submit as many teams as they wish.

On November 22^nd, Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon gave an end of the year policy address to the Seton Hall Community as part of the John C. Whitehead School of International Relations and Diplomacy’s World Leaders Forum.