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The Genocide Education Project
Takes Part In IAGS Conference
ARLINGTON, VA – Representatives of
The Genocide Education Project discussed the history, impact and
education of the Armenian Genocide during the International
Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) 8th Biennial Conference,
June 7-10th, in Arlington, Virginia.
Education Director Sara Cohan, who
participated in a panel on genocide education, delivered a
lecture, entitled "A Genocide Left Behind: The Teaching of the
Armenian Genocide in U.S. Secondary Schools." In her remarks,
Cohan incorporated a review of state education systems which
include the teaching of the Armenian Genocide, as well as
education organizations that promote the teaching of the
Armenian Genocide and those that deny it.
"We were honored to take part in
the IAGS' conference, "The new face of genocide in the 21st
century," said Raffi Momjian, Executive Director of The Genocide
Education Project. " IAGS is a longtime advocate for the
affirmation of the Armenian Genocide, and we are proud to
contribute to such an esteemed organization."
Several other conference
participants are also members of The Genocide Education
Project's Advisory Board:
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Dr.
Peter Balakian (Colgate University) and Dr.
Henry Theriault (Worcester State Collegetook
part in a roundtable discussion on Armenian
Golgotha, Bishop Grigoris Balakian's first-hand
account of the Armenian Genocide as translated
by his great nephew Dr. Peter Balakian. |
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Dr. Balakian also
presented "Cultural Genocide and Aftermath,"
during a panel discussion on Genocide and the
Impact on Culture and Mental Health on the
Affected Populations. |
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Dr. Theriault also
addressed "From Rape as a Tool of Genocide to
Genocide as a Tool of Rape," during a panel on
Gender and Sexual Violence. |
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Yair Auron
(Israeli Open University) discussed "Holocaust
and Genocide Education in Israel, Critical
Perspectives on a National Failure," as part of
a panel on Victims among Genocide – The
Challenge of Genocide Studies in Israel. |
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Dr. Paul Bartrop (Deakin
University and Bialik College) presented "Film
and Genocide: An Examination of Answered by Fire
as a Way into Understanding East Timor in 1999"
for a panel on Global Genocide Studies. |
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Dr. Joyce Apsel
chaired a book panel on Darfur and the Crime of
Genocide, which included John Hagan and Wenona
Rymond-Richmond. |
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The Genocide Education
Project is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that
assists educators in teaching about human rights and genocide,
particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and
distributing instructional materials, providing access to
teaching resources and organizing educational workshops.
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