Remembering and Healing: Genocide Awareness Month
April Is Genocide Awareness Month
April is often the time when young people are first made aware of genocide. It is a time to educate and reflect on the darkest chapters of human history, honor the memories of those who lost their lives to genocide, and the resilience of survivors.
Painting by Samuel Bak, whose story is included in SPI’s collection.
SPI has produced a collection of stories told by Holocaust survivors. The collection is archived on SPI’s website, at the Library of Congress, and at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The Holocaust stands as a stark reminder of the human capacity for cruelty and the consequences of unchecked hatred and prejudice.
While remembering the victims of past genocides, it's crucial to focus on preventing future atrocities. Education, awareness, and advocacy play key roles in fostering understanding, empathy, and tolerance among diverse communities. By promoting human rights, combating hate speech, and holding perpetrators of genocide accountable, we can work towards a world where such atrocities are never repeated.
To access SPI’s collection of Holocaust stories, click here.
If you know of a Holocaust survivor who might be willing to share their story with SPI, please contact us.
How You Can Make a Difference:
Educate yourself and others about past genocides and their root causes.
Support organizations working to prevent genocide, promote human rights, and support survivors.
Speak out against hate speech, discrimination, and intolerance in your community and online.
Advocate for government policies that prioritize genocide prevention, justice, and accountability.
Remember the victims and honor their memories by working towards a more just and compassionate world.
About Story Preservation Initiative
Our Mission: Story Preservation Initiative believes in the transformative power of story to connect people around our common humanity and create a better future.
Our Work: We are a leading producer and online distributor of original, content-rich audio-based narratives for K-12 students. SPI stories are the raw materials of history, roadmaps to scientific discovery, and windows to the minds of artists and skilled tradesmen and women. SPI also makes available original projects and educator prompts developed to deepen student engagement and learning.
What We Achieve: SPI brings listeners into personal contact with extraordinary people whose stories engage their hearts and minds, imparting content knowledge and fostering curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking as they open doors to possible career paths in professions associated with the arts, sciences, humanities, and skilled trades.
SPI was founded in 2010. We are fully open-source.
SPI produces original, primary source recordings of extraordinary people who share their knowledge and experience with young people to educate, inspire, and make learning meaningful and real-world relevant.
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