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Genocide Prevention & Awareness Month in Georgia
On May 7 2014, House Resolution 1350 in the Georgia House Chambers thereby proclaiming April as "Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month" in Georgia.
As stated in the proclamation, "The goal of Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month is to educate the public about the history of previous and contemporary genocides; how to advocate against future genocides; to focus attention on the specter of genocide so that policies, strategies, and programs geared towards combating the evils of genocide can be developed; and to commemorate the victims of genocide." Read more...
Free showing! Sunday Matinee: April 27, 1pm
This April marks the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. In commemoration of the anniversary and in conjunction with the Georgia House Resolution 1350 declaring April as Genocide Prevention and Awareness month, the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is hosting a free educational showing of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's short film "Defying Genocide: Choices that Saved Lives" at the exhibit Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945.
NEW! Gallery of 2014 Art, Writing & Music Contest winning entries
Congratulations to the 2014 Art, Writing, and Music Contest winners! The winning students and their teachers will receive their awards at the 2014 State Official Days of Remembrance Ceremony on May 2nd. Click here to view the winning entries...
The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust in partnership with the Georgia Public Library Service is bringing the travelling exhibit “Witness to the Holocaust: WWII Veteran William Alexander Scott III at Buchenwald†to libraries throughout the state from January to July of 2014.Click here for the full tour schedule...
