Aung San Suu Kyi is in this email. (Welcome to Georgetown STAND!)

[Daniel Solomon]

Hi all,

I hope this email finds you well, and enjoying the first few weeks of the semester. We wanted to wait a couple of weeks until the post-SAC Fair activities died down, but we're looking forward to an exciting year of human rights advocacy, engaging programs, and broad-ranging opportunities in the Washington, DC area. We'll use this listserv on a periodic basis to send out information about our events, as well as events in the region that may be of interest to human rights advocates, international affairs junkies, and the like. So, here's the first round:

On-Campus

Georgetown STAND General Interest Meeting

Tuesday, September 18, 7 pm, White Gravenor 208

Are you interested in human rights, international affairs, and political advocacy? If you think you might be, Georgetown STAND's the place for you. Founded in 2004 in response to international inaction surrounding the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, STAND has emerged as the United States' premier student-run human rights advocacy organization. At Georgetown, we organize educational events on campus, participate in direct advocacy in DC, and provide opportunities for students to interact with human rights policymakers. Come to our General Interest Meeting with your event ideas, and feel free to email daniel.s...@gmail.com with any questions. See you there!

Off-Campus

The Role of the Diaspora in Shaping U.S. Policy Toward Africa

Monday, September 17, 2:00 pm, Wilson International Center for Scholars

For the last decade, democratization and economic reforms have transformed the internal and external relations of African nations. With the continent’s leverage in foreign affairs changing, Africans living outside of their home countries and communities of African descent have an unprecedented opportunity to affect the manner in which their host governments interact with these emerging states. Join the Wilson Center's Africa Program and the Constituency for Africa for a critical discussion on the role of diaspora populations in shaping U.S.-Africa policy under a new administration.

Aung San Suu Kyi is in DC.

Tuesday, September 18, 12:30 pm, U.S. Institute of Peace

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address U.S. students, policymakers, and public officials, in her first visit to the United States since her release from house arrest. Suu Kyi will discuss her work as a parliamentary official in Burma's civilian government, as well as the outstanding challenges that continue to underline Burma's civilian transition. You can watch the live webcast at www.usip.org/webcast, and join the conversation on Twitter at #AungSanSuuKyi. 

See you soon!

All the best,

Daniel Solomon