After the Holocaust, the United Nations created laws to prevent such an atrocity from ever happening again. The Convention
on the Prevention and Punishment of
the Crime of Genocide was held in 1948 and declared that genocide was a crime under international law and would be condemned by the civilized world. Since that time, however, there have been other acts of genocide. For your final project, you will familiarize yourself with other modern day acts of genocide.
Assignment: You will create a brief video educating people about the dangers of genocide, informing them about modern day examples of genocide and calling them to action.
Consider these questions:
What can we do to prevent further acts of hatred and violence towards a race of people? Why do these acts continue to happen despite our knowledge and education?
How can you make a difference?
Use the resources below to learn about the modern day examples of genocide.
Confront Genocide
Survivors Stories from genocide in Darfur, Bosnia and Rwanda
Modern Day examples of Genocide
The Rwanda Genocide
PBS Resources on Genocide
Amnesty International
Facing History, Facing Ourselves: Be the Change -Upstanders for Human Rights
Prevent Genocide International
View the you tube videos for an example of what you can do with our final project.
Watch this You tube video that raises awareness and tries to get people to stop genocide.
A more general You Tube video about the Holocaust and acts of genocide
View former 8th graders' final projects:
Caleb
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