Exploring Genocide and its Global Consequences

April 20, 2015

The Holocaust. Armenia. Rwanda. Bosnia. These genocides seem worlds away and yet their effects are far-reaching. Defined as the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group, genocide has profound consequences. This forum will take on the challenge of investigating some of those consequences by exploring the effects on individuals, communities and the global community. Forum participants will look at immigration and relocation due to genocide; cultural memory and cultural trauma; the social, genetic and political consequences of diminished population diversity; and how we can connect meaningfully with our neighbors and our community through a deeper understanding of these issues. A resource fair of community organizations will be available at 5:30 p.m.Guest panelists include:

Amy Shapiro (Moderator), Professor of Philosophy at Alverno College Celestina Owusu-Sanders, Attorney, Adjunct Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School (Asylum Law)

John Savagian, Professor of History at Alverno College, and Chair, Wisconsin Humanities Council

Khalil (Haji) Dokhanchi, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Superior (via Skype)

The Alverno Forum series seeks to join community leaders in discussing cutting-edge topics that have a daily impact on the lives of people in our community and beyond. The next discussion in this year's series takes place on Thursday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sister Joel Read Conference Center. The Alverno Forum series is free and open to the public. For more details, please visit our website at http://www.alverno.edu/forum/.