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L.A. City
Attorney Teams Up With The Genocide Education Project
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iwitness
exhibit at L.A. City Attorney's office |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Education, art
and politics came together for the opening of the iwitness
photo exhibit and The Genocide Education Project's teacher
training workshop, co-hosted by the Los Angeles City Attorney.
iwitness
is an exhibit by The Genocide
Project and photographers Ara Oshagan and Levon Parian, which
runs through the month of April, is a series of photographs of
survivors of the Armenian Genocide taken over the past ten years
and accompanied by testimony from the survivor represented.
Coinciding with the opening of the
exhibit, The Genocide Education Project held its second
teacher-training workshop for Los Angeles Unified School
District teachers. Participants were exposed to the dramatic
and educational exhibit as well as the new lesson plan created
by The Genocide Education Project, which is based on the
exhibit. The lessons are available online at
www.TeachGenocide.org.
After the workshop, participants
and City Hall employees had the opportunity to ask the artists
questions about the exhibit. Armenian students from St. Gregory
Hovsepian School in Pasadena were also able to attend the Q and
A along with members of the Armenian community in Southern
California.
A post-workshop reception was held
for City Hall employees, LAUSD representatives, artists and
exhibit guests, to reflect together on the lessons of the day,
and the importance of preserving the history of the Armenian
Genocide and the honor of its survivors.
The Genocide Education
Project is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that assists educators in
teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the
Armenian Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional
materials, providing access to teaching resources and organizing
educational workshops. |
