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    The Genocide Education Project
    51 Commonwealth Avenue
    San Francisco, CA 94118
    (415) 264-4203
    [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
    www.Geno cideEducation.com <http://www.GenocideEducation.com>
    www.Teach Genocide.com <http://www.TeachGenocide.com>

    Contact: Raffi Momjian, [email protected]
    <mailto:[email protected]>


    APRIL IS GENOCIDE PREVENTION MONTH
    http://www.genocideeducation.org/pr/2010/05_ 17_2010.htm

    San Francisco, CA, May 17, 2010 -- April was Genocide Prevention
    Month. Not only does the anniversary of the first modern genocide of the
    20th century, the Armenian Genocide, fall within April, but it is also
    the month in which the Holocaust, the Rwandan, Bosnian and Cambodian
    genocides are remembered. Even though the month has passed, simple
    actions can be taken each month to ensure these genocides are remembered
    appropriately. This month consider contributing a genocide-related book
    to your local university, public or high school library.

    One book to consider as a donation to a local library is /Evoking
    Genocide: Scholars and Activists Describe the Works that Shaped their
    Lives/. This new anthology was published last fall/ /and includes
    several essays from scholars affiliated with The Genocide Education
    Project. The collection was edited by Adam Jones, Ph.D., and published
    by Key Publishing House. These personal essays chronicle how art and
    media influenced the authors' decisions to become genocide scholars and
    genocide prevention activists. The content of the essays encompass the
    histories of multiple genocides interwoven with compelling narratives
    that will surely inspire others to become involved in genocide
    prevention work. Jones has authored and edited multiple books, including
    the very popular textbook /Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction
    /(Routledge, 2006).

    Genocide Education Project Advisory Board Members Joyce Apsel (New York
    University) and Paul R. Bartrop (Deakin University, Melbourne,
    Australia) both contributed to the publication. An essay by Stephen C.
    Feinstein, who also served as an Advisory Board member, was published in
    memoriam. The Education Director for The Genocide Education Project,
    Sara Cohan, also included an essay.

    Other books that one might consider for donation are listed below. To
    donate a book contact the library you would like to donate the books to
    and if it has guidelines for donation. Often one can donate a book in
    memory of someone. When donating a book about genocide, one may be able
    to include a commemorative bookplate that honors a family member lost
    who was a victim of genocide or a survivor.

    There are so many strong titles that all libraries would benefit from
    having in their collections. Below is a brief list of a few recently
    published books that would be excellent acquisitions for any library. If
    you would like specific recommendations including titles for youth,
    please contact The Genocide Education Project at
    [email protected].

    ·/- Armenian Golgotha /by Grigoris Balakian and translated by Peter Balakian
    ·/- Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-long
    Struggle for Justice/, by Michael Bobelian
    ·/- A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide/ by Samantha Power
    ·/- A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish
    Responsibility/ by Taner Akçam
    ·/- From Empire to Republic: Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian
    Genocide/ by Taner Akçam
    ·/- The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response/ by
    Peter Balakian
    ·/- The History of the Armenian Genocide: Ethnic Conflict from the
    Balkans to Anatolia to the Caucasus/ by Vahakn N. Dadrian
    ·/- German Responsibility in the Armenian Genocide: A Review of the
    Historical Evidence of German Complicity/ by Vahakn N. Dadrian
    ·/- The Armenian Genocide in Perspective/ by Richard G. Hovannisian
    ·/- Black Dog of Fate: A Memoir/ by Peter Balakian

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    For more information about the work of The Genocide Education Project
    please visit www.GenocideEducation.org <http://www.GenocideEducation.org>.

    The Genocide Education Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 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.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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