On the occasion of the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, the Corning Centre has published two new resources and accompanying activities for educators. As we enter April, known widely as Genocide Awareness Month and the month during which the Armenian Genocide is officially commemorated (April 24), these resources will assist educators in teaching this history in their classrooms. Click here to read more.
Grade 7 students at TDSB's Forest Hill Public School learned about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ahead of a school visit by the Corning Centre on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide.
During the visit, the students shared with us their exceptional reflections on the Declaration of Human rights, excerpts of which, we would like to share with our educators and friends.
The contest is open to all Ontario high school grade 11 and 12 students. Submissions can be reflection papers, term papers, major projects, assignments, etc. already produced for courses.
The University of Toronto Libraries and Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education Present:
"1915-2015: 100 Years of Life." an exhibit dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at Robarts Library
Materials prepared by the Corning Centre, including its "Canadian Upstanders in the Ottoman Empire" series of posters will be displayed. The exhibit is curated by Hasmik Torossian, with the assistance of the Armenian Students' Association of the University of Toronto.
On the evening of March 20, 2015, the colloquium titled “Conference on Genocide: Prevention to Justice” took place at the University of Toronto, St. George campus. The conference, co-sponsored by the Corning Centre, featured talks from Dr. Fatma Müge Gocek, Dr. Herny Theriault and Dr. Jermaine McCalpin.
The lecturers utilized a comparative approach when discussing the Armenian Genocide by regularly referring to other genocides, such as those of the Jews, Tutsis, Native Canadians and Americans, Bosnians and Darfuris, when discussing the topic of justice and reparation. Click here to read more.
