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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Genocide Education Project
51 Commonwealth Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 264-4203
[email protected]
www.GenocideEd ucation.org
www.TeachGenocide.org
Contact: Raffi Momjian ([email protected])
THE GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROJECT ESTABLISHES DISTINGUISHED ADVISORY BOARD
http://www.genocideeducation.org/pr/2006/03_ 16_2006.htm
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Genocide Education Project is pleased to announce
membership of its Advisory Board. Renowned scholars, educators and
administrators have joined the Advisory Board, among them, Yair Auron, Peter
Balakian, Israel Charny, Vahakn Dadrian, Richard Hovannissian, Levon
Marashlian, and Henry Theriault.
"We are truly honored to have such an esteemed group of individuals sign on
to support our organization," said Raffi Momjian, Executive Director of The
Genocide Education Project. "With their advice and expertise, we can better
serve educators across the country to ensure the Armenian Genocide is part
of the history taught in U.S. Schools."
Momjian and Sara Cohan, The Genocide Education Project's Education Director,
along with the organization's governing Board of Directors, will benefit
from the new Advisory Board's guidance in devising strategies for the
organization and helping maximize the effectiveness of current projects.
Activities for the year include developing new and innovative curricular
material, including an online lesson plan, and continuing to reach educators
through workshops and participation in national conferences.
"I've been working with The Genocide Education Project for over eight years
now, and look forward to continuing our collaboration through my new
position as advisory board member," commented Advisory Board member, Jack
Weinstein, Regional Director of Facing History and Ourselves. "Together, we
can share our educational resources with more schools, teachers, and
students, further ensuring the history and lessons of the Armenian Genocide
will be a part of Social Studies courses across the country."
Complete list of Advisory Board members:
Dr. Joyce Apsel
New York University
Master Teacher, General Studies Program
Yair Auron
Open University of Israel and Hakibbutzim College of Education (Tel-Aviv,
Israel)
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Peter Balakian
Colgate University
Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Chair in Humanities
Dr. Paul Bartrop
Deakin University (Victoria, Australia)
School of Social and International Studies Research Fellow
Morgan Blum
Holocaust Center of Northern California
Head Educator
Dr. Israel Charny
Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide (Jerusalem, Israel)
Executive Director
Dr. Vahakn Dadrian
Zoryan Institute
Director of Genocide Research
Dr. Stephen Feinstein
University of Minnesota
Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Dr. Richard Hovannisian
University of California, Los Angeles
Professor, Armenian and Near Eastern History
Richard Kloian
Armenian Genocide Resource Center
Director
Paul Krekorian
Burbank Unified School District
President, Board of Education
Greg Krikorian
Glendale Unified School District
Member, Board of Education
Dr. Levon Marashlian
Glendale Community College
Professor of History
Dr. Simon Payaslian
Clark University
Chair, Armenian History and Genocide Studies
Adam Strom
Facing History and Ourselves
Director of Research and Development
Dr. Henry Theriault
Worcester State College
Coordinator, Center for the Study of Human Rights
Dr. Nicole Vartanian
U.S. Department of Education
Senior Research Associate
Jack Weinstein
Facing History and Ourselves
Director, San Francisco Bay Area Office
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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.
The Genocide Education Project
51 Commonwealth Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 264-4203
[email protected]
www.GenocideEd ucation.org
www.TeachGenocide.org
Contact: Raffi Momjian ([email protected])
THE GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROJECT ESTABLISHES DISTINGUISHED ADVISORY BOARD
http://www.genocideeducation.org/pr/2006/03_ 16_2006.htm
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Genocide Education Project is pleased to announce
membership of its Advisory Board. Renowned scholars, educators and
administrators have joined the Advisory Board, among them, Yair Auron, Peter
Balakian, Israel Charny, Vahakn Dadrian, Richard Hovannissian, Levon
Marashlian, and Henry Theriault.
"We are truly honored to have such an esteemed group of individuals sign on
to support our organization," said Raffi Momjian, Executive Director of The
Genocide Education Project. "With their advice and expertise, we can better
serve educators across the country to ensure the Armenian Genocide is part
of the history taught in U.S. Schools."
Momjian and Sara Cohan, The Genocide Education Project's Education Director,
along with the organization's governing Board of Directors, will benefit
from the new Advisory Board's guidance in devising strategies for the
organization and helping maximize the effectiveness of current projects.
Activities for the year include developing new and innovative curricular
material, including an online lesson plan, and continuing to reach educators
through workshops and participation in national conferences.
"I've been working with The Genocide Education Project for over eight years
now, and look forward to continuing our collaboration through my new
position as advisory board member," commented Advisory Board member, Jack
Weinstein, Regional Director of Facing History and Ourselves. "Together, we
can share our educational resources with more schools, teachers, and
students, further ensuring the history and lessons of the Armenian Genocide
will be a part of Social Studies courses across the country."
Complete list of Advisory Board members:
Dr. Joyce Apsel
New York University
Master Teacher, General Studies Program
Yair Auron
Open University of Israel and Hakibbutzim College of Education (Tel-Aviv,
Israel)
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Peter Balakian
Colgate University
Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Chair in Humanities
Dr. Paul Bartrop
Deakin University (Victoria, Australia)
School of Social and International Studies Research Fellow
Morgan Blum
Holocaust Center of Northern California
Head Educator
Dr. Israel Charny
Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide (Jerusalem, Israel)
Executive Director
Dr. Vahakn Dadrian
Zoryan Institute
Director of Genocide Research
Dr. Stephen Feinstein
University of Minnesota
Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Dr. Richard Hovannisian
University of California, Los Angeles
Professor, Armenian and Near Eastern History
Richard Kloian
Armenian Genocide Resource Center
Director
Paul Krekorian
Burbank Unified School District
President, Board of Education
Greg Krikorian
Glendale Unified School District
Member, Board of Education
Dr. Levon Marashlian
Glendale Community College
Professor of History
Dr. Simon Payaslian
Clark University
Chair, Armenian History and Genocide Studies
Adam Strom
Facing History and Ourselves
Director of Research and Development
Dr. Henry Theriault
Worcester State College
Coordinator, Center for the Study of Human Rights
Dr. Nicole Vartanian
U.S. Department of Education
Senior Research Associate
Jack Weinstein
Facing History and Ourselves
Director, San Francisco Bay Area Office
####
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.