The goal of Speak the Name is to reach out to political candidates of all stripes during the current federal election and encouraging them to make a meaningful commitment to making mass atrocity crime prevention a cornerstone of Canadian foreign policy. Speak the Name is a campaign designed to make tangible the existing critical mass of support among both the Canadian public and among political candidates, members of parliament and Canadian policy-makers.

At its most basic, Speak the Name is based on a the understanding that STAND Canada will use its considerable resources to promote the candidacy of politicians who make a meaningful commitment to mass atrocity crime by subscribing to one of our primary policy recommendations. To this end, Speak the Name is committed to, where possible, promoting candidates by:

• Issuing news releases whenever a candidate provides meaningful support to Speak the Name;
• Mobilizing STAND Canada’s chapters across the country to volunteer for, publish articles about and otherwise promote candidates in their region;
• Posting candidates’ name and credentials, the Speak the Name website;
• Utilizing our national mailing list by sending Speak the Name updates that include the names and credentials of candidates that support Speak the Name;
• Publish candidates’ names and credentials in our STAND Digest publication;
• Featuring them in the articles, opinion pieced and letters to the editor;
• Promoting candidates to the Canadian civil society community by taking advantage of our relationships with other NGOs in Canada and the world over.

For more information on our policy recommendations and how they foster long-term policy responses and commitments, please visit the policy recommendations portion of the website or email speakthename@standcanada.org.