Caucus Resolutions, 2012
Minnesota party caucuses will be held Tuesday night, 7:00 pm. For the location nearest you, see http://caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us. These meetings are an opportunity for every Minnesota voter to participate in the political process. We encourage the following resolutions to be introduced at all party caucuses:
Humanitarian Aid to Sudan
Whereas food and medicine are much-needed by the people of war-torn South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, which are on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, and
Whereas the Famine Early Warning Systems Network has declared that the situation in these two states will reach a crisis level by March, and
Whereas the government of Sudan has denied access to humanitarian agencies, and
Whereas many human rights organizations including the Enough Project, American Jewish World Service, United to End Genocide, Investors Against Genocide, Stop Genocide Now, and Act for Sudan are urging the government of the United States to take steps to save lives of innocent people who are at great risk,
Therefore
Be it resolved that the government of the United States deliver aid in a cross-border operation to the people of South Kordofan and Blue Nile states without permission from the government of Sudan.
No Water Shut-off in Winter Months in Minnesota
Whereas utilities in Minnesota are prohibited from turning off residential heat and electricity during winter months, October 15 – April 15, for nonpayment of bills, and
Whereas residential occupancy without running water is a health emergency, and
Whereas municipalities have no prohibition from turning off residential water service during winter months for nonpayment of bills,
Therefore
Be it resolved that the state of Minnesota will insure residential access to water during the winter months, October 15-April 15.
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World Without Genocide in the News
Watch this interview to learn about East Timor: Dr. Kennedy shares insights from her 2011 trip to East Timor, as aired on “It’s a Woman’s World” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHcGkmRPOcM.
Edina Sun-Current November 18, 2011 ” ‘Children of Genocide’ talk Nov. 17 in Edina”
Edina resident Dr. Ellen Kennedy, executive director of World Without Genocide, will speak on “Children of Genocide: The Holocaust, Cambodia, and Rwanda” Read More….
Community Reporter May 2011 “World Without Genocide: Witness and Remember” by Jerry Rothstein
World Without Genocide was created in 2006 with a mission that supports global education, economic development and micro-enterprise to promote strong communities and prevent prejudice, discrimination and violence. Read More….
MPR News April 21, 2011 “Why April’s the right month for genocide awareness”
It was in April 1915 that the Ottoman government began rounding up and murdering leading Armenian politicians, businessmen and intellectuals, a step that led to the extermination of more than a million Armenians. Read More…..
ThisWeek April 12, 2011 “Screening of ‘Einsatzgruppen: The Death Brigades’ is April 14 at Apple Valley church” by Andrew Miller
Though the grisly Nazi war atrocities depicted in “Einsatzgruppen: The Death Brigades” occurred more than a half century ago, it’s a film with a message that remains relevant today, says Rev. John Matthews, senior pastor at Grace Lutheran Church. Read More….
Senate.MN April 11th, 2011 “Pappas Resolution Declares April Genocide Awareness Month”
State Sen. Sandy Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, presented a resolution on the Senate floor today to recognize April as Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month. State Rep. Frank Hornstein, DFL-Minneapolis, is introducing a similar resolution today in the House. Read More…..
KFAI Radio March 9,2011 “International Women’s Day – Ellen Kennedy & World Without Genocide”
An hour long radio and video broadcast broken up into 4 parts for your viewing and listening pleasure.
Part One……………Part Two……………..Part Three………………Part Four……………..
Stop Genocide Now March 5, 2011: “Empowerment and Inspiration”
This will be the third “camp” inspired by Camp Darfur. Minnesota’s World Without Genocide is building Tents of Witness with tents to include Somalia, Argentina, Native Americans and more. Read More…
Midwest Human Rights March 7, 2011: “Radio show”Acting for Human Rights: The Gutherie Theatre, World Without Genocide, and Heaven.”
World Without Genocide is hosting an hour-long radio show on KFAI Radio, Tuesday, March 8, 6-7 pm, for International Women’s Day. The show will focus on the Guthrie Theater’s production of Heaven, a new play about the genocide in Bosnia in the 1990s, and World’s symposium, Finding Truth: Exhumations, Examinations, and Rule of Law in Bosnia and Kosovo on March 29. Read More….
MPR News March 4, 2011: “Blood Diamonds, Conflict Minerals and Chocolate”
I love chocolate. I never thought about where it comes from until I read about the situation in the Ivory Coast, source of most of the world’s chocolate. Read More…
American Jewish World January 7, 2011: “Basilica to exhibit Sylvia Horwitz photos”
Thousands of artists, activists and professionals — called the “disappeared” — were tortured and killed in Argentina’s Military dictatorship from 1976-1983. Ordinary Argentinians, especially mothers and grandmothers of the disappeared, have been raising awareness about these crimes and advocating for justice. Read More…
The Voice of Shir Tikvah January 2011: “Journey to Europe this July to witness,remember the Holocaust and genocide”
World Without Genocide will lead a trip from July 4-17 to European cities marked by tragedy during the Holocaust. Participants will learn about the history, visit memorials and museums, and see both the legacy of genocide and the rebirth…Read More…
Minnesota Women’s Press December 2010 issue: “Changemaker: World Without Genocide works to end mass atrocities around the globe,” by Anne Hamre
Even before she began her current work, Ellen Kennedy’s far-flung travel destinations shared a theme: Nazi death camps. Rwanda. Siberia. One year, Yom Kippur found her at the killing fields in Cambodia. Read More…
MPR NEWS December 10th, 2010: “In Sudan, a vote for independence,” by Ellen Kennedy
For 20 years, the government of Sudan, headquartered in the north, fought a brutal civil war against the people in the southern part of the country. At stake was control of the south’s oil resources. More than 2 million people perished and millions were displaced from their homes and their villages. Read More…
Little Chicago Review November 11th, 2010: “Noted scholar gives free genocide lectures in Laramie, Cheyenne and Torrington”
Dr. Ellen Kennedy, founder and executive director of World Without Genocide, a nonprofit organization located at the William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, will speak in Laramie, Cheyenne and Torrington November 8, 9 and 10. Read More…
Twin Cities Daily Planet November 13th, 2010 “House of the Spirits resurrects ghosts of dictatorships past,” by Lisa Peterson-De La Cueva
There are ghosts, love stories, families, and torture—lots of it—in Mixed Blood’s production of the House of Spirits. Through much of the play the main character narrates her family’s history, some of it beautiful and ephemeral, from a hostile looking torture chamber. Read More…
Torrington Telegram Friday November 12th, 2010 “Renowned speaker advocates genocide prevention,” by Adam Louis
Dr. Ellen Kennedy had what she calls “Anne Frank dreams.” Read More…
The Branding Iron Online Monday November 8th, 2010: “Speaker lectures on genocide prevention,” by Erin Jarnagin
Students listened to a talk Monday about genocide in Darfur and specifically genocide prevention and conflict resolution. Read More…
Also Happening at Thomas Edison High School “Edison High School Service-Learning Coordinator Receives “Outstanding Citizen” Award”
Whitney Hough of Minneapolis received the “Alice Musabende Outstanding Citizen” award from World Without Genocide, headquartered at William Mitchell College of Law. Read More…
University of Wyoming News November 2nd, 2010 “Genocide Prevention Lecture”
Ellen Kennedy, founder and executive director of World Without Genocide, will speak Monday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m. in Room 222 of the University of Wyoming Classroom Building. Read More…
Augustana College news April 28th, 2010 “World Without Genocide founder to speak” by Kamy Beattie
Dr. Ellen J. Kennedy, an advocate for the prevention of genocide, will deliver a lecture “Standing Up to the Nazis: Jews’ Armed and Spiritual Resistance in the Vilna Ghetto” on Tuesday, May 4 at 7 p.m. in the Franklin W. Olin Center for Educational Read more…
MinnPost Monday, May 3rd 2010 “World Without Genocide book clubs: Tackling tough questions,” by Audra Otto
On a recent Tuesday evening, members of a World Without Genocide book club gathered in a Guthrie Theater classroom to discuss Robert Skloot’s one-act play, “If the Whole Body Dies.” Read more…
MPR News June 17th, 2010 “Story of Rwandan genocide shows how easily the human tide can turn,” by Ellen Kennedy
I went to Rwanda in the summer of 2005. I traveled around the country for two weeks with a young Rwandan woman, Alice Musabende, who was my guide and translator. Read more…
MPR News June 28th, 2010 “Young survivors of the worst horror,” by Ellen Kennedy
When most people think of genocide, if they think of it at all, their image may be of Holocaust survivors in their 80s, with numbers tattooed on their forearms, telling stories about a war we didn’t live through and an experience we can’t understand. Read more…
Edina Community News & Voices August 5th, 2010 “Edina resident fighting genocide full-time,” by Katie Mintz – Sun Newspapers
From a recent visit to Bosnia, Edina resident Ellen Kennedy knows her work is not close to being done. Read more…
Minnesota Women’s Press “Women and genocide,” by Ellen Kennedy
I went to Rwanda in 2005. I spent two weeks traveling around the country. Alice Musabende, a young Rwandan, was my translator and guide. Read more…
Socialist WebZine July 17th, 2010 “A World Without Genocide,” by Billy Wharton
Ellen Kennedy is the Executive Director of the Minneapolis based non-profit A World Without Genocide. The group has been organizing to prevent genocide and prosecute war criminals since 2006. Read More…
Finding Purpose
“When I was a little girl, I had nightmares that I called my ‘Anne Frank’ dreams. I was being pursued by Nazis and my life was in grave danger. I always woke up at the moment of capture, heart pounding, sweating, and with the sense that next time I would not be so fortunate.
“I thought everybody had these dreams. I don’t really know why these fears were so much a part of my life. My parents were both born in this country; their parents had emigrated from Europe long before the Holocaust; the family members we’d lost were distant, both in memory and in family ties. But these dreams persisted for years.
“I had other experiences as well, and it’s only now, retrospectively, that everything points towards an inevitable personal commitment to a world without genocide. I’ll tell you about some of these experiences.
