ADVOCACY+PROJECT

__Night/Tolerance Unit Advocacy Project Introduction §  Being an advocate means taking action in support of a cause…in this case, ending Genocide in the world. §  There are numerous possibilities for advocacy, and the choices below involve everything from ordering and wearing message bracelets to writing to the President of the United States. §  Sign up for and complete **__one__** advocacy project from the list below and __prepare a 2-3 minute verbal report__ on what you did and what you got out of it. §  Type a one-page “report” on your project: __include the number you chose from the list AND a personal assessment of the project's **impact** on you. Be specific and detailed in your report. Explain why you chose that particular project and what you got out of it.__ __

==** **Prepare your 2-3 minute presentation, complete your advocacy project, and post your typed report as a link on your wikispace no later than Sunday night January 3rd, 2010.** Call your link "Advocacy."**== ==**Advocacy Project Choices (17) 1. **//Schindler’s List or Hotel Rwanda //** ü  Watch the Spielberg film **//Schindler’s List//** or the Terry George film **//Hotel Rwanda//** with your family and/or friends. ü  Research either Oskar Schindler’s or Paul Rusesabagina life ; type up a short biography and include a photo of him ü  Type a one-page double-spaced “movie review” with your opinion (and the opinions of those who watched it with you) on three aspects of the film-its effectiveness as an emotional experience, its effectiveness as an information tool, its effectiveness on advocating against Genocide. Include the names of those who participated in this experience and discussion with you. 2. Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum online at www.ushmm.org. ü  Explore the site then type up a one-page “web tour” where you make specific suggestions to others about the information on the site you recommend viewing. Give a list of at least 5 recommended links and a brief description (in your own words) of each of the 5 links and why you selected them for your web tour. 3. Visit [|www.genocideintervention.net/advocate] ü <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> Sign up for the action alert email. ü <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> Then choose one of the following 5 links and do it! **== 4. __Learn more about current Darfur legislation__ (for this option, you will write a report on current legislation and what students can do when they vote to act against genocide. <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';">5. Visit [|www.savedarfur.org]  ü <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> Click on the Take Action link and explore the different ideas to choose from to be an advocate. 6. Visit [|www.irenasendler.org]  ü <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> Order the DVD, view it, prepare a few clips from the movie to show us in class and prepare a short presentation to teach the class about Irena Sendler to include the clips selected.  ü <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> Raise at least $20 from friends and family and contribute this donation to the Irena Sendler organization. <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';">7. Visit [] and choose one of the ideas for advocacy on this website. **Links 8-17 below are found by going to** [] 8. J ** oin the Genocide Intervention Network: ** Join the community of concerned citizens fighting to stop genocide. GI-Net provides you with the necessary tools to transform your concern into effective action. The organization represents a movement of people like you whose actions and electoral influence matter. Take action and spread the word in your community. Help to build the first-ever permanent anti-genocide constituency! 9. If you are a student or otherwise connected to a college/university or high school, [|**start a STAND chapter**]. Even if you are unable to start a chapter, sign up on the website for STAND news, local events, advocacy talking points, and more. ** [|STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition] ** is the student arm of the Genocide Intervention Network. There are more than 800 chapters at schools around the United States and a growing number of international chapters. 10. **Contribute to the Genocide Intervention Network:** Support the peacekeeping mission in Darfur through donations. More than half of your contribution will go directly to support ** [|civilian protection] **. The remaining amount will fund programs, advocacy efforts and provide membership support for the network. ** [|Donate online] **today. 11. **Ask the Presidential Candidates About Darfur:** Make sure the next president of the United States has made specific commitments to end the genocide. Pose questions to candidates at events and forums, and let them know how important this issue is to voters. ** [|Get involved today!] ** 12. **Join the Rapid Response Network:** There are instances when we need members to take immediate action. Join our [|Rapid Response Network] and you will receive GI-Net action alerts in real time, ensuring that your action makes the maximum impact. 13. **Divest from Sudan:** Take back American dollars from foreign companies that fund the genocide in Darfur. ** [|Learn more] ** about targeted Sudan divestment and how to join the campaign in your state. Ask your governor and state legislators to support targeted divestment. Divest your own personal funds from Sudan. To find out if you own mutual funds that warrant scrutiny consult the Sudan Divestment Task Force ** [|screening tool] **. 14. **Write/Call/Visit Your Elected Officials:** Tell your elected officials that you are a concerned voter who believes that the U.S. should do all that it can to end the genocide in Darfur. Learn if your members of Congress have “made the grade”. GI-Net's ** [|Darfur Scorecard] ** grades elected officials on their efforts to end the genocide. Ask your legislators to co-sponsor and vote in favor of pending Darfur legislation. Urge them to take a stronger stance in the fight against genocide. Use the information available on the ** [|Darfur Scorecard] **, and the ** [|advocacy tool kit] ** when you speak with your elected officials. 15. **Hold an Event:** You can raise awareness in your community about Darfur and contribute to our anti-genocide campaigns by hosting a fundraiser. Monetary donations will directly support our civilian protection program in Darfur. A ** [|guide] ** is available with fundraising tips and ideas on types of events to hold. The Save Darfur Coalition has an [|excellent directory of groups] so you can connect with folks in your area. 16. **Write to Your Local Newspaper:** Help raise awareness in your community. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper about the genocide in Sudan, illustrate your concerns, and challenge others to take action. ** [|Learn more about how to write a letter.] ** 17. **Bear witness** ü <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> **// Eyes on Darfur //** — See with your own eyes the results of the genocide on villages across Darfur. Visit Amnesty International's [|**Eyes on Darfur**] and witness what is happening on the ground in Darfur. View ** [|satellite evidence] **of destroyed villages. Once you have witnessed the devastation in Darfur, ** [|take action] ** to protect other villages at risk from targeted Janjaweed attacks. Tell Sudanese President Bashir that the whole world is watching. ü <span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> **// Crisis in Darfur //** — Download and install ** [|Google Earth] ** to view the ** [|Crisis in Darfur] ** online mapping project of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google Earth. Similar to Eyes on Darfur, Crisis in Darfur combines satellite images with photographs, data, and eyewitness testimony from Darfur. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Impact, sans-serif;"> NOTE: If you have a different advocacy idea related to our prevent genocide/promote tolerance goals, please write up a brief but detailed proposal and email to Mrs. Clark for approval first. arna.clark@jordan.k12.ut.us
 * [|Support the Genocide Intervention Network]
 * [|Use our tool kit to contact your members of Congress]
 * [|Hold an event to raise money and awareness]
 * [|Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper]