Programs
World Without Genocide educates about past and current conflicts and advocates at the local, state, and national levels for policies and legislation to protect innocent people, prevent genocide, prosecute perpetrators, and remember those whose lives have been affected by genocide. Our intent is nothing less than to create a global commitment that will make mass killing and genocide no longer possible.
Our education programs increase people’s awareness of global conflicts and engage them in human rights advocacy. World Without Genocide sponsors a wide variety of educational and outreach programs each year.
Upstanders Readers’ Theater Plays – We are pleased to make available readers’ theater plays that feature short narratives about ‘upstanders,’ people who acted heroically during genocides to rescue others, to tell the truth, or to bring perpetrators to justice despite difficult and dangerous circumstances.
Educational Events – Learn more about specific conflicts. Most events offer continuing education credit for educators, lawyers, nurses, and social workers. Open to the public.
- Tuesday, December 10 – Reporters with Courage: Freedom of the Press under Attack
- Tuesday, January 28 – Briefing: The International Criminal Court – Cases and Procedures
- Monday, February 24 – Third Anniversary: Genocide in Ukraine
- Thursday, March 6 – Threats to Reproductive rights and Bodily Autonomy around the World
- Wednesday, April 23 – Armed and Spiritual Resistance in the Vilna Ghetto
- Monday, May 19 – Boarding Schools and Cultural Genocides: The US, Australia, Canada, and China
- Tuesday, June 17 – Persecution of the Disabled: The Holocaust, Rwanda, and China
- Thursday, July 10 – 30th Anniversary: Srebrenica Genocide
- Wednesday, August 13 – Armenia and Genocides
Exploring Human Rights: Study Trip to New York and Washington D.C. – Explore career, internship, and volunteer opportunities in human rights, justice, and law. Sightsee in two of the country’s greatest cities! Open to Twin Cities law students.
Speakers’ Bureau – Host a speaker for your class, event, workshop, or panel to present about a variety of genocide and human rights-related issues.
Rent an Exhibit – Genocide and Justice: From Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court, features 20 free-standing, 7’ banners with information about the Holocaust and the genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur; highlights of the international tribunals and domestic prosecutions for these genocides; and information about regional human rights courts and commissions. This exhibit is available for rental.