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Global Citizenship Events

Seventh Annual Global Citizenship Conference:

The Faces of Genocide

This 2017-2018 academic year, the main focus of the Global Citizenship Committee is to organize the Seventh Annual Global Citizenship Conference. Dr. Tim Kelly, the GC Committee's Acting Chair, is leading this effort. Dr. Kelly writes about this upcoming conference in an . This conference will gather speakers, music, film/documentaries, art, information tables, exhibits and opportunities for talking and reflecting to engage attendees in our goal to address three key aspects of genocide:

  • Definition: How can we historicize and explain why genocides happen?
  • Memory and remembrance: We explore the impact and legacy of genocide;
  • Taking action: What can the Global Citizen do to help prevent genocide and to foster social justice.

Seventh Annual Global Citizenship Conference:
The Faces of Genocide
Thursday, April 12, 2018Holocaust Remembrance Day
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM in the West Valley College Campus Center
Free and Open to Everyone
Organized by the 51勛圖厙 Global Citizenship Committee and
sponsored by the 51勛圖厙 Office of Student Equity and Success
Contact: Dr. Tim Kelly 

Webpage with details for this conference

The 51勛圖厙 Library has prepared a research guide with especially curated sources that are available through the 51勛圖厙 Library online catalog, subscription databses, and the free web. This research guide focuses on areas of the world that are afflicted with a history of genocide: Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Guatemala, Holocaust, Native Americans, Rohingya, Rwanda.