For those interested in watching U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration and others testify today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, you can catch it streaming from the Committee’s website starting at 10 am EST.
Genocide Intervention Network’s own Allyson Neville will also be liveblogging.
On Thursday, July 30, 2009, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on a comprehensive strategy for Sudan. Scheduled to testify is the Administration’s Special Envoy to Sudan, General Scott Gration. Help make sure the right questions are asked!
In the months following Obama’s inauguration, activists all over the country demanded that President Obama live up to his word and make Sudan an immediate priority, first by appointing a new Special Envoy to Sudan, and next by completing the policy review on Sudan that outlines the US approach toward the situation there.
Sunday marked the 62nd anniversary of Martyrs’ Day, the Burmese national holiday commemorating the triumph and assassination of Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi, and his companions in the fight for Burmese independence from British rule.
Meet Matthew Heck, this month’s profile for the People Who Move the World Challenge. Matthew, a member of our Leadership Team, has taken extraordinary action to support the movement to end genocide and mass atrocities in Darfur, Burma, Congo and beyond.
Last year, Matthew helped organized a 1,300 mile relay from his home state of Kansas to Washington, D.C. With a nine-member relay team, the trip took two weeks, and they raised $25,000 for Genocide Intervention Network and STAND along the way.
So you’ve probably noticed that the STAND Blogging Team has taken a little break from our usually regular posts. This summer, we’ve been busy hiring and training a brand new Student Leadership Team, some of the team members have been traveling abroad, and some of us have been taking a brief but much-needed summer vacation.
Johnny Strange, the youngest person ever to climb the Seven Summits, is Genocide Intervention Network’s newest spokesperson. Earlier this week, he appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien – check out his appearance!
The trial of Burmese democracy leader Aun San Suu Kyi has brought long overdue international attention to the crisis in Burma, including to the slaughter and displacement of civilians in the eastern part of the country by the military junta.
This summer, I’m interning at the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office in New York City. Part of my job is to help to coordinate an NGO Working Group on Gender Based Violence in Sudan, which works with departments in the UN, like the UNFPA and the OCHA, to help ensure the well-being of women and children in the Sudan.
Last night, the House passed H.R. 2410, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which authorizes resources to strengthen U.S. foreign policy efforts for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011. Earlier this week, STAND and the Genocide Intervention Network sent letters in support of the legislation, highlighting key provisions that will help strengthen our government’s commitment to addressing ongoing genocide and mass atrocities and to preventing them in the future. GI-NET interns also hand-delivered letters of support to key members of Congress.
