NUSTAND was established for the sole purpose of ending genocide.

We will accomplish this by meeting the following goals:

1. Genocide education
2. Raising awareness of current issues
3. Raising funds for civilian protection and relief efforts
4. Participating in local, regional, and national events that fulfill the first three goals

The officers for the 2009-2010 year are:

CO-PRESIDENTS
Catherine Curran and Brian Mason

VICE PRESIDENT (VP) OF EVENT PLANNING
Shivani Rametra

VP OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
Meghan Shanahan

VP OF FINANCE
Michael Muse

VP OF ADMINISTRATION
Meghan Hickey

VP OF RECRUITMENT
Alexandra Liu

VP OF EDUCATION
Jamieson Miller


NUSTAND was founded by Sunish Oturkar, who now acts as an advisor to the group.

NUSTAND is the Northeastern University Campus Chapter of the national organization, STAND.

STAND is a student anti-genocide coalition set up and run completely by college and high school students across America. Its parent organization is the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net).

More information can be found on their website at standnow.org.


Other Affiliations

NUSTAND is working with the following groups:

Sudan Divestment Task Force
Save Darfur Coalition

NUSTAND's motto, "If I had but one wish on which to STAND", is a direct quote from a song written by the politically charged Boston-based reggae rock band State Radio.

The song is called "Sudan" and is on their album "Year of the Crow." (2007)

The entire quote is:

"If I had but one wish on which to stand,
I'd see the weapons all leave this land.
And I'd see the gunners watch their empty hands
fall down to their sides.

If I had but one wish on which to stand,
I'd see the weapons all leave Sudan
And I'd see the gunners wash their empty hands
down by the riverside."

To stream the song online, please click here.