Advocacy Materials
Do your members of Congress make the grade on stopping genocide?
Join STAND students around the country in pushing for key legislation to make sure that Congress is doing its part to protect civilians in Darfur and punish the government of Sudan for these atrocities.
This campaign will center around Darfur Report Cards to pressure our members of Congress into action. Starting in January, you will be able to download report cards for all 535 members of Congress from www.DarfurScores.org. Each individual report card will have the elected official’s name, his or her grade, and a complete listing of all key legislation s/he has and has not supported. There will also be a section for “notes” where you can write messages to your members of Congress based on their performance.
Vist www.DarfurScores.org for report cards, and check out the links below for more info on how you can use them to build relationships with and put pressure on your members of Congress.
- Darfur Report Cards Overview
Summarizes the Making the Grade: Darfur Report Cards campaign. - How to Make Your Lobby Meeting Successful
Download this document to get great tips on what to do before, during, and after your lobby meeting! - What We're Asking For
An effective peacekeeping force to protect civilians in Darfur, as authorized in UN Resolution 1706. Find out what Congress can do to support this. - How Your Chapter Can Take Action
Ideas for ways that your chapter can use Darfur Report Cards to build relationships with and put pressure on your members of Congress. Look here for specific, step-by-step guides and templates related to each one of these. - Guide: Hand out Report Cards on Campus
Some specific ideas for how your chapter can get members of your campus community to sign report cards, which you can collect and send to your elected officials. Includes a sample cover letter for sending to the foreign policy legislative aides of your elected officials.
- Darfur Report Card Event Flyer
A template flyer to inform your campus about STAND advocacy efforts.
- 1-800-GENOCIDE
A 1-800-GENOCIDE/STAND flyer. Call the hotline and urge your representatives to support Darfur legislation.