INSTITUTE DETAILS
Tentative Schedule, DeKalb, June 16-21, 2008
| Sunday, June 15 |
| 7:00p-9:00p |
Arrival On Campus
Stevenson hall |
| Monday, June 16 |
| 8:30a-12:00p |
Session 1
Genocide and Human Rights: Institute and Content Introduction (Bowers) |
| 1:00p-4:30p |
Session 2
Preparing to Teach Genocide in the Elementary, Middle, and High School curriculums (Keiser & Maley) |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Session 3
Welcome Dinner & Keynote Address, (US Ambassador to UN, At Large, retired |
| Tuesday, June 17 |
| 8:30a-12:00p |
Session 4
The Historical Dimensions of Genocide and Human Rights (Bowers)
Case Study Selection |
| 12:00p-1:00p |
Lunch |
| 1:00p-4:30p |
Session 5
Children's Literature, Reading and Curriculum Development (Maley)
Electronic Resources for Teaching Genocide and Human Rights (Bowers) |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Session 6
Pre-modern Genocides: Context and Legacy (Bowers) |
| Wednesday, June 18 |
| 8:30a-12:00p |
Session 7
The Holocaust: Context and Legacy (Weiss) |
| 12:00p-1:00p |
Lunch |
| 1:00p-4:30p |
Session 8
Ukrainian Genocide and Famine (Worobec) |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Session 9
Interactive Readings of Plays and Literature on Genocide (Participants) |
| Thursday, June 19 |
| 8:30a-12:00p |
Session 10
Genocide in Southeast Asia: Cambodia (Ledgerwood)
Anthropology Museum Visit - Cambodia Exhibit |
| 12:00p-1:00p |
Lunch |
| 1:00p-4:30p |
Session 11
Genocide in Southeast Asia: Indonesia (Jones) |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Session 12
Resource Fair and Survivor's Stories
Organizational tables and presentations |
| Friday, June 20 |
| 8:30a-12:00p |
Session 13
Cyprus and the Question of Division (Bowers)
Kurdistan, Anfal, and the Arab World (Bowers) |
| 12:00p-1:00p |
Lunch |
| 1:00p-4:30p |
Session 14
Genocide in Eastern Europe: Bosnia (Nemec) |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Session 15
Genocide and Film Session (Participants) |
| Saturday, June 21 |
| 8:30a-12:00p |
Session 16
Genocide in Africa: Rwanda and Frontline: The Ghosts of Rwanda (Guzzaldo) |
| 12:00p-1:00p |
Lunch |
| 1:00p-4:30p |
Session 1-17
Genocide in Africa: Sudan (Bowers) |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Free Evening |
Tentative Schedule, Washington, D.C. June 22-27, 2008
| Sunday, June 22 |
| 8:30a-12:00p |
Departure for Washington D.C. Bus departs Stevenson Hall at 7 a.m.
United #610
Departs 11:02 a.m. |
| 2:00p |
Arrive in D.C. at 1:57 p.m. |
| 4:00p |
Transfer to American University via Metro and AU Shuttle |
| 5:30p |
Dinner on your own |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Free Evening |
| Monday, June 23 |
| 10:00a-12:00p |
Genocide Watch, Cambodian War Crimes Tribunal, Mr. Gregory Stanton, President IAGS and Genocide Watch
AU Ward Hall 5 |
| 12:00p-1:00p |
Lunch |
| 2:00p-4:30p |
Save Darfur: SDC Activism, Intro to Dollars for Darfur Program, and About Darfur and the Crisis |
| 5:30p |
Dinner at American University |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Break-Out sessions (by grade level) on teaching genocide and research time (Participants)
AU Ward Hall 5 |
| Tuesday, June 24 |
| 9:30a-12:00p |
The Cyprus Question and Human Rights
The Honorable Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus |
| 12:00p-1:00p |
Lunch on your own |
| 1:00p-3:30p |
The Cyprus Question Part II
Mr. Hilmi Akil
Office of the Representative of the Turkish Cyprus Community |
| 5:30 |
Dinner at American University |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Roger Smith "Prevention of Genocide: Impediments and Possibilities."
AU Ward Hall 5 |
| Wednesday, June 25 |
| 10:00a-1:00p |
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |
| 1:00p-2:00p |
Lunch at the Museum Cafe |
| 2:15p-3:15p |
Visit/conversation with Mrs. Manya Friedman, Holocaust survivor, USHMM |
| 3:30p-5:00p |
Meeting with Ms. Bridget Conley-Zilkic, Committee on Conscience, USHMM |
| 5:30 |
Dinner on your own |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Free Evening
Smithsonian Folk-life Festival runs from June 25-July 6 and features exhibits on Bhutan |
| Thursday, June 26 |
| 8:30a-12:00p |
Embassy Walking Tour
or
Armenian National Committee |
| 12:00p-1:00p |
Lunch on your own |
| 1:00p-4:30p |
National Museum of the American Indian
1:30 Group Tour and 3-4:30 Educational Meeting on "Teaching Native American History in the Context of Genocide." |
| 5:30p |
Dinner at American University |
| 6:30p-9:00p |
Where do we go from here?
Lesson Plan Presentations and Teaching Ideas (Participants)
AU Ward Hall 5 |
| Friday, June 27 |
| 8:30a-12:00p |
Meetings on Capitol Hill
US Representative Don Manzzulo on China and Human Rights
Or
Embassy Row Walking Tour |
| 12:00p-1:00p |
Lunch at American University |
| 1:00p-4:30p |
Return to DeKalb
United #625
Departs 4:40 p.m.
Arrives 5:52 p.m. | |
