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This week's topic is early prevention, the third chapter of the GPTF Report. In this post you will find trivia and a discussion guide to bring to your chapter meetings. You can subscribe to weekly education newsletters which will include trivia, discussion, and weekly news briefs by emailing education@standnow.org.

This week's discussion focused on Congo and intervention. The trivia asked you to name four intervention missions in the DRC (past or current) and the key actors involved. The discussion asked you to define intervention and to list the key features necessary for successful intervention. STAND's Congo Education Coordinator Sharon Muhwezi provides her analysis.

 In the coming weeks STAND will be announcing exciting updates on Congo advocacy opportunities with our partner, Enough. In the interim:

By Allyson Neville, GI-NET Senior Advocacy Associate

During last week's State of the Union address, President Obama did not mention genocide prevention, nor did he reiterate the human rights commitments that he expressed so eloquently in the past. At this juncture, it is critical that we are not discouraged by President Obama's omission of these subjects.

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In a post earlier this month, we discussed the importance of leadership in preventing genocide. The Genocide Prevention Task Force (GPTF) Report specifically calls upon the American president, Congress, and people to lead and support genocide prevention initiatives. But what exactly does the GPTF suggest as methods of preventing genocide?

By Stella Kenyi