Darfur 101:
We provide educational presentations on Darfur and encourage action against the genocide. This program can be presented to any group and is based on the belief that knowledge is the parent of action.
Challah for Hunger:
We bake Challah bread and sell it to raise money to feed Darfur refugees. Thus far, we have raised thousands of dollars for the American Jewish World Service Emergency Appeal for Darfur. Additionally, customers receive a discount if they contact an elected official or media outlet about the situation in Sudan.
Divest for Darfur:
One of the most effective methods we have to stop the genocide in Darfur is economic pressure. The White Rose Society helped successfully lobby The State of Texas to pull half a billion dollars of pension fund investments out of targeted companies that support the Sudanese government and directly fund the genocide. We also lobbied Senator John Cornyn with over a thousand student-written letters composed on paper plates. Working closely with the Sudan Divestment Task Force, founding the Texas Task Force, lobbying 180 offices, and testifying at the committee meetings, The White Rose Society has been a key player in the Texas divestment efforts and successes. Sign the Petition
UT Divestment:
Students' tuition is being indirectly invested in genocide. We collect signatures for our petition to encourage the Board of Regents and the University of Texas Investment Company to adopt a genocide-free portfolio.
Film Series & Speakers:
We have access to captivating movies about genocide, and through this program, we share them for free! We bring in distinguished speakers such as Holocaust survivors, leading genocide activists, and scholars of genocide studies to share their insight in conjunction with these films.
High School Outreach:
We are expanding outside of the UT community and into Austin area high schools. Students in high school have shown themselves to be very effective and motivated. Through this program, we provide them with the tools they need to run their own campaigns against genocide.
Human Rights Symposium:
We plan year-round for 'Apathy or Action: The Struggle for Human Rights', a human rights symposium sponsored by The University of Texas. The symposium features five days of human rights activities and presentations and five nights of knowledgeable and inspiring speakers.
Ten Thousand Roses:
We hand out 10,000 white roses on the UT campus and other schools each year to symbolize the number of people killed in just a day at Auschwitz. The roses remind people about Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, and promote Holocaust Remembrance on campus.
Holocaust Remembrance:
We organized the First Annual Holocaust and Genocide Commemoration on the UT campus in 2007. We also help with the Austin community Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony and the reading of the names of Holocaust victims.
Darfur Drawn:
The Darfur Drawn Exhibit is comprised of 27 images drawn by child victims of the genocide in Darfur. They are the youngest witnesses to genocide in the world. We display the exhibit around Austin from UT campus to the Capitol.
Action Over Apathy:
This new initiative aims to collect thousands of personal statements and photos of people who want to tell their legislators to take action. Visit www.actionoverapathy.org for more information.
Olympic Dream for Darfur:
China has been supporting the Sudanese government with arms in return for oil. This symbolic Olympic Torch Relay from Darfur to Beijing aims to mobilize citizens around the world to pressure China to influence the government of Sudan to protect civilians in Darfur.
Midwest and National STAND Conferences
The STAND conference at UT is taking place from Feb. 15-17, 2008. Conference attendees will receive intensive education on the Darfur genocide, briefings on the current situation on the ground, and hear a variety of perspectives on the actions that the U.S. government can take to end the atrocities. Students will learn from policy experts on how the Darfur movement fits into the international anti-genocide movement and is related to other conflicts around the world.
