STAND Chapter Retreat at X University/College

Hosted by X STAND Chapter

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Welcome to 2009 STAND Chapter Retreat

• How far we have come and how far we have to go• Retreat Goals and Expectations• STAND’s place in the movement • Brief overview of STAND National Structure• Regional goals and expectations• Invitation to shape future of STAND

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What has STAND accomplished in the last year?

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- SEAL: The Executive Legacy Campaign

- Summer Action Pack

- A Call to Candidates

- 2008 National Student Conference

- STANDFast

- ROCs Enter Outreach/regional specific successes

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Retreat Goals

• Develop plans for chapter collaboration throughout the Spring 2009 semester

• Assess STAND National’s ongoing education and advocacy campaigns

• Build a stronger STAND Chapter, Region, and National Organization

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Retreat Expectations

• Support your colleagues: listen!

• Give ideas to the table

• Respect our limited time

• Professionalism

• Have fun, make friends

• Challenge: Step Forward, Step Back

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STAND and the Anti-Genocide Movement

• Save Darfur Coalition: large-scale organizing, mega-branded campaigns, media outreach

• ENOUGH: policy development • GI-NET: advocacy tool development and grassroots

advocacy trainings• STAND: student mobilization, grassroots advocacy

trainings, innovative campaigns

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Core Competencies:

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Students just like you make all of this happen

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Regional Goals

• OCs to add goals

Shaping STAND National

• We’re here to work for you!

• Brainstorm for STAND National in upcoming session and throughout retreat

• Leadership positions for 2009-2010 academic year

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STAND is what we make of it.

Individual Goal Setting

• Use Goal setting worksheet throughout weekend to set goals for you and your chapter

• Take what you’ve learned here back home!

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STAND Chapter Retreats Goal Setting

My name is _____________________ and I am a upSTANDer, attending ______________________. As a student leader in the anti-genocide movement, I have a unique capacity to affect change. My role in STAND is to:

Goal Setting for Retreat

• After seeing the retreat goals, what do you need to do to be the most effective contributor you can be this weekend?

• Share with your neighbor

• Ask them to hold you accountable!

• Follow up later this weekend

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Your STAND Story

• Importance of storytelling in anti-genocide movement

• Breakout: Sharing your STAND story– How did you get involved with anti-genocide

activism?– What keeps you going?

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A PERMANENT

ANTI-GENOCIDE

CONSTITUENCY!