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THE SARA CORNING CENTRE FOR GENOCIDE EDUCATION: NEW PROJECTS TO MARK THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
October 8, 2014
http://www.horizonweekly.ca/news/details/50238
In 2015, people around the world will be commemorating the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. This event, which took place
between 1915 and 1923, is considered one of the first modern genocides
in human history, becoming an example for others that followed. It was
initiated by the extreme wing of the Committee of Union and Progress,
the party leading the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
Although it occurred almost 100 years ago, the consequences of this
crime continue to have a direct impact on people around the world.
This is especially so in light of its continued denial by the Republic
of Turkey and the social amnesia that state reinforces. Questions
of justice, denial, and memory will be informing many of the Corning
Centre's activities in the coming year, two of which we are excited
to introduce now.
The first is an essay, creative writing and visual arts contest open
to all high school students in Ontario. Its theme will be genocide
and human rights generally, and details will be made available in
the coming weeks.
The second is a project titled "100 Voices," which will be run in
partnership with senior students and teachers at ARS Armenian Private
School in Toronto. It will explore themes of memory, amnesia, survival
and justice through and with 100 students of Armenian descent. Videos,
photographs and transcripts coming out of the project will be made
available online along with lessons for teachers to use in their
classrooms.
Be sure to stay tuned for further details on these projects, and
remember to click here to book a classroom visit
October 8, 2014
http://www.horizonweekly.ca/news/details/50238
In 2015, people around the world will be commemorating the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. This event, which took place
between 1915 and 1923, is considered one of the first modern genocides
in human history, becoming an example for others that followed. It was
initiated by the extreme wing of the Committee of Union and Progress,
the party leading the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
Although it occurred almost 100 years ago, the consequences of this
crime continue to have a direct impact on people around the world.
This is especially so in light of its continued denial by the Republic
of Turkey and the social amnesia that state reinforces. Questions
of justice, denial, and memory will be informing many of the Corning
Centre's activities in the coming year, two of which we are excited
to introduce now.
The first is an essay, creative writing and visual arts contest open
to all high school students in Ontario. Its theme will be genocide
and human rights generally, and details will be made available in
the coming weeks.
The second is a project titled "100 Voices," which will be run in
partnership with senior students and teachers at ARS Armenian Private
School in Toronto. It will explore themes of memory, amnesia, survival
and justice through and with 100 students of Armenian descent. Videos,
photographs and transcripts coming out of the project will be made
available online along with lessons for teachers to use in their
classrooms.
Be sure to stay tuned for further details on these projects, and
remember to click here to book a classroom visit