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“Facing History Empowered Me”: Geraldine Mande |
In her journey from childhood in a camp war-torn Congo to enrollment at Brandeis University, Geraldine struggled to find her way. Encouraged by her Facing History and Ourselves teacher at Brookline (MA) High School, Geraldine wrote an essay comparing and contrasting her experiences in The Congo with the Holocaust experiences Elie Wiesel recounts in Night; the essay was one of 50 winners in Oprah Winfrey’s national essay contest. Facing History inspired her to share her story, and set her on a path to improve the lives of young people in the country of her birth.
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Alex C.: "New Meanings to the Words Compassion and Friendship" |
Alex C., a student at TechBoston Academy, participated in a U.S. Department of State-funded exchange with students in Rwanda through Facing History and Ourselves. He describes his experience visiting a memorial to the Rwandan genocide with Rwandan students, and says, "I have learned about history, but I have also learned about life." Alex speaks at Facing History's 2010 New England benefit dinner. |
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TechBoston: "The Opposite of a Troubled Urban Public School" | |
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Student Voices: Connecting with Washington's Letter in a Classroom |
At Trinity High School in Newton, MA, a history class works with a Facing History and Ourselves teacher to dig into George Washington’s 1790 Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, examining what it meant for the Newport congregation looking for equality in the early nation and what it might mean for audiences today. Learn more about Give Bigotry No Sanction |
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Danger in Forgetting: Eyewitnesses to the Holocaust: Sonia Weitz |
For many years Sonia Weitz has inspired Boston College students with her own survival in the concentration camps. Her message is clear: get involved, be committed to social justice, do not be a bystander. To John Michalczyk, director of the Jacques Salmanowitz Program for Moral Courage in Film, Sonia represents this spirit of moral courage. The documentary “Danger in Forgetting” is the work of his student Brian Retchless. |
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Governor Deval Patrick Speaks at the 2009 New England Benefit Dinner |
At the 2009 New England Benefit Dinner, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick highlights the significance of Facing History and Ourselves locally, nationally and internationally. He shares his own personal journey as a student highlighting the impact one very special teacher had on him at a young age. |
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SOAL |
Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In this film, entitled Our Community, students talk about the close bonds that were created as they learned each others culture and history. |
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PTL |
Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In this film, Umuryango Wacu (Our Community), some of the students reflect on the history of the Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide, and what can be done to create a peaceful world. |
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Les Quatre Mousquetaires |
Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In this film, some of the students explore what comprises a community, what it mean to be a member of a community, and why civic participation matters. They ask “What will you do?” |
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Ingabo |
Students from Massachusetts and Rwanda participated in a Facing History and Ourselves student leadership program funded by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In this film some of the students share what they learned about the Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide, and the importance of education as a preventative tool against crimes of mass violence such as genocide. |
