Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world.
We have been discussing Rwanda and the atrocities that occurred for the 100 days in 1994 when 800 000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu rebels.
In order to help us understand the topic better, we reviewed the concepts as a class, completed a Jigsaw assignment and watched "Hotel Rwanda". Today we discussed that we see injustices frequently in our everyday lives - but what happens when this injustice is something as extreme as genocide? Should we just sit back and watch as we did during Rwanda?
We discussed the Genocide Convention today and watched a video that highlights genocides throughout time (Armenia, Holocaust, Cambodia, Yugoslavia and Sudan). We also began to discuss the importance of the United Nations. We will continue that tomorrow!
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