Africa [1950 - present]
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A Toolbox for Preventing GenocideDuring April 2004, commemorations across the world marked the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide in which more than 800,000 Tutsis and some Hutus were slaughtered in a bloody 100-day rampage. The commemorations were marked by solemn pledges from diplomats and human rights activists to never allow another "Rwanda. | Facing Today | 03/30/2008 - 10:28 |
Albie Sachs, Freedom FighterAlbie Sachs, Justice of the Constitutional Court in South Africa, describes his elation after surviving an attempt on his life when he was fighting for freedom in that country. Sachs speaks at a Facing History and Ourselves community event. | Video Clip | 06/19/2008 - 11:11 |
Building a "Toolbox for Difference"
This project helps students connect their studies of race and gender with their sense of civic obligation and their desire to help prevent the reoccurrence of violence and intolerance. In her directions to her students, Adrianne Billingham, an educator at Lexington High School (MA) who developed this concluding activity, writes, ". | Lesson Plan | 02/22/2008 - 17:59 |
Can Journalism Kill? The Case of Rwandan Hate Radio
This outline explores the connections between media, propaganda, and mass violence. During the Rwandan genocide, hate radio and music was used to incite violence and atrocities on a massive scale. Recent attempts at seeking justice in the aftermath of these tragedies have resulted in the first prosecutions since Nuremberg of propagandists. | Lesson Plan | 02/22/2008 - 19:05 |
Can You Call the Killings in Kenya Genocide?(Reuters, January 3, 2008) The article, "Kenya bloodshed leads to accusations of genocide,"explains how the violence in Kenya has escalated to such a high level that both political parties are accusing the other one of genocide. | Facing Today | 04/08/2008 - 16:36 |
China presses Sudan over Darfur peacekeepers(The Boston Globe, February 24, 2008) For years, antigenocide activists have asked China to play a more vocal role in bringing peace to the Darfur region of Sudan. Now, China appears to be responding to this pressure. | Facing Today | 03/11/2008 - 10:19 |
Darfur Now and Not On Our WatchFacing History and Ourselves and ENOUGH have partnered to create and distribute classroom materials to accompany the movie Darfur Now and the book Not On Our Watch. The teaching unit includes four lessons that: provide an introduction to the genocide in Darfur help students identify how activists have responded to violence in the region encourage students to think about the complexity of activism and lastly, ask students to connect this material to their own experiences and ideas about activism, genocide, and conflict resolution. | Unit | 06/26/2008 - 11:12 |
Darfur Now Lesson Four: The Messages of Darfur NowIn the forward to Not on Our Watch, Nobel Prize winning author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel writes: I am a Jew who remembers when my people in German-occupied Europe were condemned to isolation, hunger, humiliation, unspeakable terror, and death. | Lesson Plan | 06/26/2008 - 11:03 |
Darfur Now Lesson One: Introduction to Darfur NowThis lesson introduces students to concepts and information that will help them better understand the film Darfur Now. The warm-up activity reminds students of the universal capacity we have to act, and to act in extraordinary ways, with the appropriate inspiration and determination. | Lesson Plan | 06/23/2008 - 16:35 |
Darfur Now Lesson Three: Understanding ActivismIn Lesson Two, students were exposed to six examples of activism on behalf of the people in Darfur. The purpose of Lesson Three is to help students think more deeply about the complexity of activism. They will accomplish this goal as they design a poster representing the work of the activist assigned to them during Lesson Two and as they listen to the presentations of their peers. | Lesson Plan | 06/26/2008 - 11:20 |
