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Avenues for Change: Holocaust & Genocide Studies

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, March 30, 2023 / Comments Off on Avenues for Change: Holocaust & Genocide Studies

21st Century Holocaust and Genocide Education Contact Us Our goal is to create the opportunity for all teachers within the state of California to receive professional development and resources to […]

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The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new four part series: Violated!: Sexual Abuse During and After the Holocaust

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, January 5, 2023 / Comments Off on The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new four part series: Violated!: Sexual Abuse During and After the Holocaust

The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a new four part series: Violated!: Sexual Abuse During and After the Holocaust The first program will take place on Sunday, January 29th: […]

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In Observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Youth, Poetry, & Activism: Readings & Conversations with Allegheny County’s Youth Poet Laureate & Ambassadors

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, December 29, 2022 / Comments Off on In Observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Youth, Poetry, & Activism: Readings & Conversations with Allegheny County’s Youth Poet Laureate & Ambassadors

City of Asylum celebrates the 2022–2023 Allegheny County Youth Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Ambassadors with a teen-curated program in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 2022–2023 Allegheny County […]

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What the Fact?! Teaching Guide

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, December 12, 2022 / Comments Off on What the Fact?! Teaching Guide

Why Teach this Book? A Letter to Educators from the Author Dear Teacher, Thank you for bringing What the Fact?! into your classroom. I hope the book activates and energizes your teaching […]

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CWB Holocaust Remembrance Day: 2023 Community Wide Teach In

By Mihal Ehven / Monday, December 5, 2022 / Comments Off on CWB Holocaust Remembrance Day: 2023 Community Wide Teach In

2023 Theme: “Home and Belonging” The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.   On this annual day of commemoration, […]

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International Day for Tolerance

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, November 6, 2022 / Comments Off on International Day for Tolerance

In 1996, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 51/95 proclaiming 16 November as International Day for Tolerance. This action followed the adoption of a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance by […]

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Catalyst for Peace

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, October 20, 2022 / Comments Off on Catalyst for Peace

Connecting & Counting Communities Catalyst for Peace is a project that seeks to make sure audiences and communities are recognised, represented and respected by the cultural centres they visit. Everybody Counts. […]

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Keeping Up With Kindness Interest Night and Returning Volunteers Hang

By Rebecca / Friday, August 19, 2022 / Comments Off on Keeping Up With Kindness Interest Night and Returning Volunteers Hang

Join us on zoom to learn about Classrooms Without Borders’ Keeping Up With Kindness program and how you can get involved! This event is for high school students only. In […]

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How to Address Trauma Related to Curriculum Violence

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, August 18, 2022 / Comments Off on How to Address Trauma Related to Curriculum Violence

What Is Curriculum Violence?
Curriculum violence refers to the subjective curricular choices around lesson planning or learning experiences that cause a student psychological harm, intellectually and/or emotionally. These educational interactions can exacerbate historical or institutional trauma, particularly for historically oppressed and marginalized groups such as people of color, women, people of varying faith, members of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, dual-language learners and people from immigrant populations.

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2023 Marching Down “Freedom’s Road”: Civil Rights to the Black Freedom Movement

By Rebecca / Tuesday, August 16, 2022 / Comments Off on 2023 Marching Down “Freedom’s Road”: Civil Rights to the Black Freedom Movement
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