2008 Conference Videos
Each individual who survived the Holocaust has a unique story based on his or her own set of circumstances. The following video clip introduces us to Rena Finder, a Schindler's List survivor who, for decades, has told her remarkable story to thousands of Facing History and Ourselves teachers and students.
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Martha Minow Addresses Facing History UDHR Conference Martha Minow, Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School,
speaks about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the 2008
Harvard/Facing History conference.
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Marcelo Suárez-Orozco Speaks at Facing History's 2008 Conference Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education, New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, speaks at a panel "Educating in Diverse Societies."
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Sir Keith Ajegbo Speaks at Facing History's 2008 Conference Sir Keith Ajegbo, Former Head Teacher of Deptford Green School, Home Office Advisor in the United Kingdom, speaks at a panel "Educating in Diverse Societies", at the 2008 Harvard/Facing History Conference.
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Jacqueline Bhabha Discusses Access to Education at Facing History's 2008 Conference Jacqueline Bhabhba, Executive Director of the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, speaks at the 2008 Harvard/Facing History Conference. "The Fourth Pillar: Education and the Right to a Future."
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Samantha Power Discusses Facing History's Impact on the Teaching of History Samantha Power, author of Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World, speaks at the 2008 Harvard/Facing History conference about the teaching of history.
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John Sexton Closes the 2008 Conference on Hope, Critique, and Possibility John Sexton, President of New York University, closes the 2008 conference, Hope, Critique, and Possibility: Universal Rights in Societies of Difference by emphasizing the importance of understanding one another's beliefs. He discusses the rationale behind NYU's Abu Dhabi campus.
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Immigration in Today's World Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, John R. Bowen, and Sir Keith Ajegbo outline different circumstances, histories, and reasons for immigration across countries. They were interviewed as part of the 2008 Facing History and Ourselves/Harvard Law School conference entitled Hope, Critique, and Possibility: Universal Rights in Societies of Difference.
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Secularity and Religious Identity: The French Headscarf Dilemma John R. Bowen, Patrick Weil, Jacqueline Bhabha, Sir Keith Ajegbo, and Maleiha Malik explain the history of secularity (laïcite) in France, where it is the State's role to protect individual freedom of conscience and respect of all faiths by keeping religion out of the public sphere. This tradition underlies the banning of head scarves in public schools in 2004. The issue has not played out the same way in England, where there is a history of informal negotiation of the rights of minorities. The speakers were interviewed as part of the 2008 Facing History and Ourselves/Harvard Law School conference entitled Hope, Critique, and Possibility: Universal Rights in Societies of Difference. |
