armenian genocide Pictures of armenian Genocide ( Very rare )
Genocide Show
-
Upload
lsc-cyfair-academy-for-lifelong-learning -
Category
Documents
-
view
487 -
download
3
description
Transcript of Genocide Show
Genocide in the 20th Century
Presentation by
Cynthia Capers, Associate Director of Education
(713) 942-8000, ext. 105
The Holocaust
Translating the term 1933 – 1939 1939 – 1942 1942 – 1945 Post 1945
The importance of a word . . .
Armenia (WWI) Raphael Lemkin ‘After all, who now speaks
of the Armenians?’ “We are in the midst of a
crime without a name.” Geno + Cide
UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group as such:a. Killing members of the group;b. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the
group;c. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life
calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
d. Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
e. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
8 Stages of Genocide1. Classification
a. Us vs. Them
2. Symbolizationa. Make distinctive
3. Dehumanizationa. “Justification”
4. Organizationa. Collectivization
5. Polarizationa. Take out the middle
6. Preparationa. Lists, transports
7. Exterminationa. Murder of
“nonhumans”
8. Deniala. Numbers, reasons
(war)
“A Problem from Hell”
Senator William Proxmire – 3,211 floor speeches
1988 2004 – then
Secretary of State Colin Powell
Sudan
Civil War (N/S) Religion as an issue US: “across the aisle” work Comprehensive Peace
Agreement (2010 Elections) The Lost Boys
Darfur (W)
Darfur, Sudan Farmers and nomadic
herders Ethnic identities that
could be exploited Religion is not an issue
Darfur, cont’d IDP camps versus refugee camps American and World response
Permanent anti-genocide constituency?
Films / photo essays / editorials The ICC US appoints a special envoy (Scott Gration,
2009)
UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group as such:a. Killing members of the group;b. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the
group;c. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life
calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
d. Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
e. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
8 Stages of Genocide1. Classification
a. Us vs. Them
2. Symbolizationa. Make distinctive
3. Dehumanizationa. “Justification”
4. Organizationa. Collectivization
5. Polarizationa. Take out the middle
6. Preparationa. Lists, transports
7. Exterminationa. Murder of
“nonhumans”
8. Deniala. Numbers, reasons
(war)
What can you do? Write members of Congress and the
administration Blue Print from the Genocide Prevention Task
Force President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton,
Special Envoy Scott Gration, U.S. Senators 2010 Elections Legislation about conflict minerals in Congo
Keep the issues in the forefront – write letters to newspapers, hold information sessions
A note about resources HMH web site –
resources PDF one-pagers on
each genocide Guidelines for
teaching about genocide
HMH Genocide Curriculum Trunk Class sets of books Videos How to order