Friday, May 15, 2009

DIGIACTIVE PROFILE: Genocide Intervention Network


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Genocide Intervention Network "Have a Hand in Stopping Genocide"




Darfur From Day One


Description & BackGround:

Genocide Intervention Network (GI-NET) co- founded in 2004 by Mark
Hanis, and Andrew Sniderman, aims to empower individuals and
communities with the tools necessary to prevent and stop genocide.
What began with a focus in the genocide in Darfur has evolved into
combating global genocide. The genocide in Darfur has claimed 400,000
lives and
displaced over 2,500,000 people. More than one hundred
people continue to die each day; five thousand die every month. As a
result of failure in the U.S government and international community to
prevent and stop global genocide, the Genocide Intervention Network
mobilizes a permanent anti-genocide constituency that lobbies our
leaders and policy makers for substantial action, and creates
incentive for those officials who fail to act. The organization
believes that if given the tools (many of which are digital tools),
all citizens of the global community can become daily activists in the
anti-genocide movement.

The Genocide Intervention network strives to turn the oath of “Never
Again” that millions swore to after the Holocaust took place in World
War II into a global reality. The organization’s members envision a
world in which the global civil society is willing and able to protect
civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. In the past, the United
States and the international community have failed to effectively
prevent and stop global genocide because of a lack of political will
in our elected officials and among our citizens. using innovative
tools on the GI-Website and programs provide citizens with the
resources to educate, organize, and advocate in their communities. By
investing heavily in individuals to be vocal local leaders on their
campuses and in their communities, GI-NET provides hands-on
opportunities and tools to make genocide prevention a domestic
political issue.

Empowering people belonging to the GI-NET movement with the tools
necessary, GI-NET provides a Genocide Monitor for all of the areas of
concern spanning the globe such as Darfur, Sri Lanka, Burma, Iraq,
Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic,
and Chad

Digital Tools:
Blog Facebook
Twitter toll-free hotline
digital scorecard
PDF flyer downloads
direct contacts
Email, Website

What they Do:
Relying on various campaigns and programs, by urging all interested to
become outspoken involved anti-genocide activists, the Genocide
Intervention Network has become a key non-profit player and critical
voice in implementing Genocide Policy and urging change by educating &
advocating on behalf of the anti-genocide movement. pressuring
legislators, and policy makers using Darfurscores.org, a website
launched , “calling on cogress to stop genocide,” holding legislators
in congress accountable by scoring them based on their policy efforts
in Darfur. Every legislator has a profile with a visible record and
can be directly contacted. On
Durfurscores GI-NET is also lobbying to
Implement a Darfur Peace and Accountability Act, a checklist for
acting against genocide. Both GI-NET and Darfurscores websites urge
individuals to contact the president, legislators, or a local
newspaper and to support $50 million for Darfur in the
2009
Supplemental Appropriations Bill
. The Organization also began


the Sudan Divestment Task Force (SDTF):
authorized by the U.S government to focus efforts on the most
problematic and risk prone companies in Sudan, maximizing effects on
Sudanese government and minimizing potential harm to Sudanese
civilians and investment returns. Probono consultation is provided.

The genocide intervention network also created the
first ever genocide
hotline
that connects callers directly to their legislators and has
had visible impact on leglistaors wanting to improve their darfurscore
cards. Genocide Intervention Network is currently exploring the role
ofNET's campaigns, content, and action alerts can be delivered
toDarfur from Day One, or Genocide Prevention Month have succeeded in
getting various individuals involved in the cause and raised funds to
send over some of the equipment and aid necessary in Darfur and other
affected regions. The organization strives to Recruit, guide, empower
and support indivudals providing ways to become educated and eventual
representative activists on the ground, aiding regions ridden with
genocide.

STAND:Students Taking Action Now Darfur
the student led division of the Genocide Intervention network is a large
to the events and on-the-ground mobilazation that takes place in over
850 schools and 25 countries worldwide- raising awareness.
Seemingly, Everything needed to take immediate action to STOP GENOCIDE
is directly provided by the efforts of this non-profit organization:
resources, contacts, information, blog information, divestment, and
“how to” for becoming an educator and advocate on behalf of the
anti-genocide movement. We now have to not just belong to the
successful movement but actually stop genocide in the coming future.

Impact:

Through lobbying and pressure on policy makers, GI NET succeeded in
getting President Bush and congress to
declare the situation in Darfur
to be a Genocide in 2004
.

Genocides globally are continuing but GI-NET is striving to catalyze a
paradigm shift in how global citizens, policy makers, and key leaders
view genocide. The commitment to end genocide continues relentlessly
as GI-Net relies on all of its tools to ensure the anti-genocide
movement has a Global critical voice dedicated to implementing change.
No matter your constituencies, or profession or age, there is a way
for GI-NET to transform interested individual into an on-the-ground
activist. Any of the digital tools, and collaboration initiatives, are
available for anyone to utilize- the depth and success of the
organizations outreach initiatives has been outstanding
.

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