Make-up opportunity if you can't go to Portland 4/24 or 4/25...
Either...
- The "What Will It Take to Stop Genocide in Darfur?" Online Program from the Holocaust Museum on Monday, April 17, 2006, at 7 p.m.
OR
- The cross-disciplinary panel about "Global Warming: What do we know? What should we do?" on Wednesday, April 19th at 7 p.m.
Be sure to post your analytical observations about these programs on the class blog to receive credit!!
UPDATED: "What Will It Take to Stop Genocide in Darfur?" Online Program from the Holocaust Museum
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Save the Date: April 17, 2006, at 7 p.m.
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum invites you to join a televised panel presentation discussing the question, "What Will It Take to Stop Genocide in Darfur?"
Who:
Save the Date: April 17, 2006, at 7 p.m.
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum invites you to join a televised panel presentation discussing the question, "What Will It Take to Stop Genocide in Darfur?"
Who:
- Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author
- Ambassador Michael Ranneberger, Senior State Department Representative for Sudan
- Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, Sudanese Human Rights Defender
- Jon Sawyer, Award-winning Journalist
When: Monday, April 17, 2006, at 7 p.m. EDT
How to participate:
- View the program live via regular Internet access here.
- The panelists will field questions through an online discussion board that you can join.
- Participate in the online forum: Leading up to the event, we will engage in a public discussion about the crisis in Darfur and what it will take to stop genocide in that region. Go to the online forum to engage in discussion, pose questions that you would like to have answered, and share your own thoughts in response to questions posted by others.
For updated information about the program and the panelists, to view the program on April 17th, or to join the online forum, visit the Museum's Web site.
This is a great way to prepare for the April 30th Million Voices for Darfur Rally. Learn more at www.millionvoicesfordarfur.org.
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"A member of this list had some questions regarding the technology necessary to access the USHMM live program, What Will It Take to Stop the Genocide in Darfur?, on April 17. Below is the response he received from the Museum. I hope it helps either for this program or those in the future. Thanks to Jason for getting the answers.
Jackie
Jacqueline Littlefield, Education Outreach Coordinator, Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine
Regular Internet Webcast: To receive the regular Internet Webcast simply point your browser at http://www.ushmm.org/conscience/stopgenocide . It will play on that page using Windows Media Player (and Internet Explorer). On the Mac, you can use Safari with QuickTime and the Flip4Mac plug-in (see below). To test your ability to receive the Webcast via the regular Internet point your browser at: http://www.vbrick.net/ushmm/ . You may also copy this link, "https://pi.sjcme.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://64.251.63.241/ushmm," into Windows Media Player (or QuickTime on the Mac) directly. It can easily be made to go full screen.
Using a Mac: If you are using a Mac, please install Flip4Mac. Flip4Mac will allow you to view the video via your QuickTime plugin for Safari (also Firefox and Camino, note it doesn't work in Internet Explorer). You can also view it directly from QuickTime, open QuickTime and under the "File" menu, select "Open URL." Paste "https://pi.sjcme.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://64.251.63.241/ushmm" into the field and press enter. Press play to view the video. You do not need a Web browser.
Q&A Before and During the Event: For the Q&A session, all you need is any Web browser. You may submit your questions using any Web browser at
Team Capstone! 
Hotel Rwanda
Hello everyone. Since I had to be late for class last Tuesday, I thought I'd contribute more to that class by offering some background on the movie "Hotel Rwanda"(that being the part of the class that I missed). The mass muders between the Hutus and the Tutsis are considered by some to be among the worst atrocities of the 20th century. It took only approximately 100 days in 1994 for about 800,000 Tutsis to be murdered and 95,000 children orphaned. Carol Bellamy, executive director of UNICEF states that "the children of Rwanda witnessed unspeakable violence. Tens of thousands lost their mothers and fathers. Thousands were victims of horrific brutality and rape. Many were forced to commit atrocities. The impact of the tragedy simply cannot be overstated." All of this began after Rwandan President Habyarimana and the Burundian President were killed when their plane was shot down. It is believed Hutus were attempting to stop Habyarimana from puting the Arusha Peace Accords into effect. The Hutus were then driven to kill with machetes, clubs, or whatever else they could find due to mass government propaganda that could be heard on all radios throughout Rwanda.
The Mille Collines, the hotel depicted in the film, was a four-star premier hotel in Rwanda. Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager, saved over 1,268 Tutsis and moderate Hutus by stowing them away in rooms, the lobby, hallways, and even the roof. Rusesabagina bribed the Hutu militia outside the hotel gates for two months with money and alcohol. At the end of the two months, all who had sought refuge in the hotel were miraculously still there and alive. Rusesabagina now runs a taxi company out of Brussels. To this day he insists, "I'm not a hero. I just did my duty. I did what any hotel manager would have done. I never thought I was being brave. I was just working as quickly as possible to avoid disaster."
Following is an interesting link about genocide warnings reported to the UN, and the UN's lackadaisical response.
Basically my thoughts on all of this are that it comes down to racism. The UN, US, France, and Belgium knew about what could happen in Rwanda before it happened, but weren't compelled to put much effort into the situation, and that trend continues throughout the whole incident. The UN wouldn't even call what was happening a genocide because then they knew they'd be required to do something about it. President Clinton actually stated in a press conference that he was only talking about the issue because there were some Americans in Rwanda. Now I liked Clinton, but he acted like he was part of the Confederate army during the whole deal. So I suppose what it comes down to for some people, some of the time is, "you're just not worth my time if you're not like me."
The Mille Collines, the hotel depicted in the film, was a four-star premier hotel in Rwanda. Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager, saved over 1,268 Tutsis and moderate Hutus by stowing them away in rooms, the lobby, hallways, and even the roof. Rusesabagina bribed the Hutu militia outside the hotel gates for two months with money and alcohol. At the end of the two months, all who had sought refuge in the hotel were miraculously still there and alive. Rusesabagina now runs a taxi company out of Brussels. To this day he insists, "I'm not a hero. I just did my duty. I did what any hotel manager would have done. I never thought I was being brave. I was just working as quickly as possible to avoid disaster."
Following is an interesting link about genocide warnings reported to the UN, and the UN's lackadaisical response.
Basically my thoughts on all of this are that it comes down to racism. The UN, US, France, and Belgium knew about what could happen in Rwanda before it happened, but weren't compelled to put much effort into the situation, and that trend continues throughout the whole incident. The UN wouldn't even call what was happening a genocide because then they knew they'd be required to do something about it. President Clinton actually stated in a press conference that he was only talking about the issue because there were some Americans in Rwanda. Now I liked Clinton, but he acted like he was part of the Confederate army during the whole deal. So I suppose what it comes down to for some people, some of the time is, "you're just not worth my time if you're not like me."
FYI: "Russia lags in destroying chemical arms"
Also reprinted in the Maine Sunday Telegram in the "Insight" section...
Russia lags in destroying chemical arms
Russia lags in destroying chemical arms
FYI: Evolution & Avian Flu... "A Battle of time, luck and science"
Battle of time, luck and science - Sunday Times - Times Online: "Professor Colin Blakemore on the likely course of the outbreak...
Anyone doubtful about Darwin should do a little homework on flu. There is no intelligent design in a virus - only the mindless force of natural selection.
Darwin realised that random errors in reproduction will automatically ensure successive generations become adapted to their environments. Viruses are the speeded up version of evolution - the whole process is happening before our eyes. " (more)
Anyone doubtful about Darwin should do a little homework on flu. There is no intelligent design in a virus - only the mindless force of natural selection.
Darwin realised that random errors in reproduction will automatically ensure successive generations become adapted to their environments. Viruses are the speeded up version of evolution - the whole process is happening before our eyes. " (more)
FYI: International Crisis Group
"The International Crisis Group is a private agency which attempts to improve the response to international disasters by working out a strategy and providing detailed recommendations to policymakers. Their website is full of reports on crises around the world; here's what they have to say about Darfur, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, Islamism. For the rationale behind the ICG, see William Shawcross's tribute to humanitarian aid worker Fred Cuny, who disappeared in Chechnya." (from Metafilter)
Did anybody see this new reality series: "Black. White."
Did anybody see this new reality series about swapping races called "Black. White."?? If so, what did you think??
FYI: "Globalis - an interactive world map"
"UN and other international organisations collect large amounts of statistics each year from all over the world. These statistics cover a wide range of different issues, which are often presented in large reports and tables that are not easily adapted for use in schools. With Globalis, we have made these statistics available in a simpler and more visual format. The tool contains a large database where we have explained and categorised new UN statistics according to themes.
Interactive, informative colourful maps are only a few mouse clicks away! Globalis is an interactive world atlas where you decide what is to be displayed on the map. Globalis aims to create an understanding for similarities and differences in human societies, as well as how we influence life on the planet."
Globalis - an interactive world map
Interactive, informative colourful maps are only a few mouse clicks away! Globalis is an interactive world atlas where you decide what is to be displayed on the map. Globalis aims to create an understanding for similarities and differences in human societies, as well as how we influence life on the planet."
Globalis - an interactive world map
Ask Amnesty Online Discussion Series: Globalizing Justice
Join us on for a discussion with Special Counsel for Human Rights Watch, Reed Brody, on efforts to bring Chad's exiled former president, Hissène Habré (pictured), to justice.
Ask Amnesty Online Discussion Series: Globalizing Justice
The "Globalizing Justice" series continues next Tuesday, April 11 from 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern with Reed Brody, Special Counsel for Human Rights Watch, who will discuss efforts to bring Chad's exiled former president, Hissène Habré, to justice. Brody coordinated HRW's intervention in the case of Augusto Pinochet in Britain's House of Lords, and initiated and coordinates the prosecution of Habré.
Victims of the human rights abuses committed while Mr. Habré was in power have been waiting for more than a decade to bring him to trial. In September 2005, a Belgian judge issued an international arrest warrant charging Mr. Habré with crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture committed during his 1982-90 rule. Mr. Habré lives in exile in Senegal, where he was indicted in 2000 before courts ruled that he could not be tried there. Pursuant to the arrest warrant and a Belgian extradition request, Senegalese authorities arrested Mr. Habré on November 15, 2005. After a Senegalese court refused to rule on the extradition request, Senegal announced that it had asked the January 2006 summit of the African Union to recommend "the competent jurisdiction" for the trial of Hissène Habré. That summit set up a Committee of Eminent African Jurists to consider the options for Habré's trial and to report back at the July 2006 summit.
Featured Guest: Reed Brody
From our featured guest: "I look forward to speaking to you on April 11th."
» Submit a question in advance
Ask Amnesty Online Discussion Series: Globalizing Justice
The "Globalizing Justice" series continues next Tuesday, April 11 from 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern with Reed Brody, Special Counsel for Human Rights Watch, who will discuss efforts to bring Chad's exiled former president, Hissène Habré, to justice. Brody coordinated HRW's intervention in the case of Augusto Pinochet in Britain's House of Lords, and initiated and coordinates the prosecution of Habré.
Victims of the human rights abuses committed while Mr. Habré was in power have been waiting for more than a decade to bring him to trial. In September 2005, a Belgian judge issued an international arrest warrant charging Mr. Habré with crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture committed during his 1982-90 rule. Mr. Habré lives in exile in Senegal, where he was indicted in 2000 before courts ruled that he could not be tried there. Pursuant to the arrest warrant and a Belgian extradition request, Senegalese authorities arrested Mr. Habré on November 15, 2005. After a Senegalese court refused to rule on the extradition request, Senegal announced that it had asked the January 2006 summit of the African Union to recommend "the competent jurisdiction" for the trial of Hissène Habré. That summit set up a Committee of Eminent African Jurists to consider the options for Habré's trial and to report back at the July 2006 summit.
Featured Guest: Reed Brody
From our featured guest: "I look forward to speaking to you on April 11th."
» Submit a question in advance
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