The Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education is proud to announce the official launch of Speak Out, an essay, creative writing and visual arts contest dedicated to the themes of genocide and human rights on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Click Here for more information.
The Corning Centre has launched its 100 Voices project with news articles from the Canadian press and student interviews. Over 100 days leading up to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, the centre will continue to release a video clip representing themes of survival, memory and justice every day. Other materials featured will include lesson plans, photographs, and articles published in the Canadian press before, during and after the genocide.
Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: 100 Years after the Armenian Genocide
Join us for a workshop that will prepare educators to bring this history into classrooms. We will be joined by, Marsha Skrypuch who will discuss the research and background of her newest novel, Dance of the Banished, which is set during the Armenian Genocide but shown from the perspective of Zeynep, an Alevi Kurd witness and rescuer. Teachers interested in the workshop must register through the following link.