Darfur Now: Take Action

Students across the country are joining together to help the people of Darfur. Young people have historically played a leading role in the fight for social justice; and the movement to end the genocide in Darfur has been no different.

Well before most of the international community was even talking about the crisis in Darfur, students were taking action by:

• Demanding that their universities' endowments divest from companies doing business with the genocidal government in Sudan
• Lobbying elected officials and President Bush to provide additional assistance to displaced Darfuri refugees
• Fundraising for relief assistance for refugees in Darfur and Chad
• Writing editorials and letters to the editor for campus and local newspapers about the genocide and the need for the international community to take greater action to end the violence

At its core, our mission is to empower individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide. Born out of the firs to stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, STAND is devoted to creating a sustainable student organization that actively fights genocide. We seek to unite students around the world in a permanent anti-genocide constituency.

To do so, STAND provides students with organizing materials, information, online resources, policy expertise and a network of concerned and active peers. STAND aims to enable students to prevent and stop genocide wherever it may occur.

Visit STAND's website to learn about upcoming initiatives or email for more information.