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Ask Obama to Answer the Tough Questions on Sudan

President Obama will appear on Fox News tonight, Wednesday March 17, at 6 PM Eastern, and the network is offering viewers the chance to submit and vote for the questions that will be asked of the President. This is a great opportunity for anti-genocide activists to interact directly with the Obama administration, which is why STAND has submitted two questions: one on the upcoming elections in Sudan, and one on genocide prevention.

Trivia and Discussion: Sudan’s Elections

TRIVIA 
Q: What will citizens be voting for in Sudan’s April 2010 elections?
 
DISCUSSION

In countries emerging from violent conflict, the international community has presented free and fair elections as the mechanism for establishing legitimate and stable government.

Weekly News Brief, 2.20.10 – 3.5.10

In this week’s issue: after JEM rebels and the Sudanese government signed a framework agreement, clashes and instability remain; Tensions are rising between the Burmese military and Karen Independence Organization and troops are being deployed; Global Witness is pushing the EU to exclude imports of Congo’s conflict minerals

 

Sawatdee Kaa/Khrab from Thailand!

Two days ago we landed in Bangkok, jetlagged but unbelievably excited and ready for an amazing trip to the Thai-Burma border to learn more about the conflict in Burma and the effects on the communities in these border towns.

STAND students off to the Thai-Burma border tomorrow

On March 4th, I’m going to the Thai-Burma border, and I couldn’t be more excited.

Before I applied to be STAND’s Burma education coordinator, I didn’t know much about the country. Even though I’d been involved in STAND for a few years, I hadn’t paid much attention to it, and I don’t think I’m the only one. This was partially because it gets almost no attention in US media, and partially my own fault for not trying to educate myself – it just didn’t interest me.

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