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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck
What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Janessa
Goldbeck is the
Director of Membership at the Genocide Intervention Network, a nonprofit
organization that provides individuals and communities with the tools to prevent
and stop genocide. As a college student, Janessa served as the first National
Outreach Coordinator for STAND, helping to build what started as a group of
students at a few schools nationwide into an international clearinghouse
organization for student anti-genocide activism. In just two years, Janessa served a
pivotal role in expanding STAND to more than 850 schools worldwide and merging
the organization with the Genocide Intervention Network. Since graduation, she
has produced several short films on the student anti-genocide movement, and
appeared at numerous conferences, forums and trainings on behalf of STAND and
the Genocide Intervention Network. Her work now focuses on building a
constituency of conscience among all age groups. Janessa is a graduate of Northwestern University and holds a
degree in Magazine Journalism and a certificate in African Studies, as well as a
certificate in Sustainable Development from the School for International
Training in Uganda.You can read a transcript of this interview on my blog Have Fun * Do Good.
Goldbeck is the
Director of Membership at the Genocide Intervention Network, a nonprofit
organization that provides individuals and communities with the tools to prevent
and stop genocide. As a college student, Janessa served as the first National
Outreach Coordinator for STAND, helping to build what started as a group of
students at a few schools nationwide into an international clearinghouse
organization for student anti-genocide activism. In just two years, Janessa served a
pivotal role in expanding STAND to more than 850 schools worldwide and merging
the organization with the Genocide Intervention Network. Since graduation, she
has produced several short films on the student anti-genocide movement, and
appeared at numerous conferences, forums and trainings on behalf of STAND and
the Genocide Intervention Network. Her work now focuses on building a
constituency of conscience among all age groups. Janessa is a graduate of Northwestern University and holds a
degree in Magazine Journalism and a certificate in African Studies, as well as a
certificate in Sustainable Development from the School for International
Training in Uganda.You can read a transcript of this interview on my blog Have Fun * Do Good.
Released:
May 13, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
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