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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova Discusses Education and Preventing Extremism in Conversation with Stephen Smith
... of UNESCO, discussed the importance of human rights education in combating radical extremism around the world in a talk with USC ... and Cultural Organization), Bokova leads the charge to use education to counter violent racism and anti-Semitism. She is also chiefly ...
robin.migdol - 06/06/2023 - 4:15pm
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A New Generation of Learning: Holocaust Education and the Internet
... entitled “A New Generation of Learning: Holocaust Education and the Internet,” at Central European University in Budapest, ... workshop brought together participants engaged in Holocaust education from across Europe to discuss the educational and social implications ...
Anonymous - 04/13/2023 - 1:44pm
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Viral Video Demonstrates Need for Mandatory Holocaust Education
... York, New Jersey, Illinois and Florida – make Holocaust education mandatory. “What’s taking Pennsylvania so long? The Holocaust ... knowledge reflects poorly on us, not them, he said. “Education is a valuable key to preventing such dark events from happening ...
robin.migdol - 10/29/2013 - 4:13pm
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Tolerance and Holocaust Education Reaches Thousands in Ukraine through Nationwide Training Program
... Crimea have been trained and equipped with a new tolerance education resource: Encountering Memory, a multimedia kit for teachers to ... All-Ukrainian Association of Teachers of History and Civic Education, Nova Doba, and in cooperation with the Ukrainian Center for ...
Anonymous - 04/13/2023 - 1:44pm
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USC Shoah Foundation Hosts Third Meeting of UNESCO Latin American Network for Education on the Holocaust and Other Genocides
... of the UNESCO Latin American and Caribbean Network for Education on the Holocaust and Other Genocides. The Network was founded in ... Rica with a view to enhance regional dialogue on Holocaust education, genocide prevention, and dealing with difficult pasts through ...
robin.migdol - 10/11/2016 - 9:40am
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USC Shoah Foundation Staff Attend UNESCO Meeting on Preventing Violent Extremism Through Education
... at a special meeting on Preventing Violent Extremism Through Education during the UNESCO 38th General Conference in Paris on Nov. 6. The ... States, and was attended by 200 participants, including Education Ministers and the Permanent Delegations of Australia, Austria, ...
robin.migdol - 11/09/2015 - 5:22pm
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Teachers Learn About IWitness at Rwanda Peace Education Training
... in Rwanda attended workshops on using IWitness in peace education in Kigali this month, with another workshop scheduled for later this ... The workshops, titled “Advanced Use of Multimedia in Peace Education,” were held at the University of Rwanda’s College of Education in ...
robin.migdol - 11/24/2015 - 5:17pm
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"Teaching about the Holocaust" United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Forum on Holocaust Education comes to the USC Shoah Foundation
... Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education, hosted the 12th Southern California Teacher Forum on Holocaust ... where they had the opportunity to explore IWitness and its student activities. Peter Feigl, a survivor of the Holocaust and educator ...
webmaster - 10/21/2013 - 1:33pm
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USC Shoah Foundation Executive Director Stephen Smith Named UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education
... has been named the inaugural UNESCO Chair on Genocide Education. USC and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ... effects of mass violence. “I am a firm believer that education is the bedrock of our efforts to prevent genocide,” Smith said. ...
robin.migdol - 10/08/2013 - 2:26pm
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“Practicing Positive Education” Conference in Australia to Include Keynote and Master Class on Testimony
... testimony at Knox Grammar School’s Practicing Positive Education conference in Sydney, Aug. 28-29. Practicing Positive Education will explore practical strategies for incorporating principles of ...
robin.migdol - 08/24/2015 - 9:09am