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GMD Schools: October Resources

Poetry Competition for 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                The Genocide Memorial Day (GMD) poetry competition was established in 2012 to raise awareness around issues like racism, otherisation, discrimination and dehumanisation. Our aim is to inspire students to express themselves through writing poetry and help teachers in subjects across the curriculum

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On Islamophobia, Britishness and the shrinking political space

Islamophobia has always needed to be understood as part of the deeper crisis of the political and social culture we live in, argues Arzu Merali. I have been swotting up on Jerusalem for my youngest’s A-Levels this month. I would rather abstractly debate whether the

PODCAST: Roberto D. Hernandez on Newness, Modernity and Coloniality

[June 2019] Professor Roberto D. Hernandez discusses the role of the concept of ‘newness’ and ‘modernity’ in eradicating cultures and peoples. Listen to the Genocide Memorial Day 2019 podcast below. In this discussion on historiography and the 1968 revolution, Professor Hernandez looks to the need

PODCAST: Santiago Slabodsky – Are Muslims the new Jews?

[June 2019] Professor Santiago Slabodsky joins Arzu Merali to discuss this phrase often used in activism. Slabodsky argues that shared histories of co-racialisation mean that the ways of seeing both Muslims and Jews in the modern Western psyche should worry us all. Keywords: Muslims, Jews,

The Times and the targeting of dissenting Muslim voices

Faisal Bodi, from the Islamic Human Rights Commission, says a recent attack on his organisation by The Times newspaper is symptomatic of an Establishment that seeks to drive dissenting Muslim voices out of the public space.  It’s somewhat perverse that The Times should draw on George

Lesson Plan: Remembering the Genocide in Bosnia

Ages 12 – 16 Two lessons on the Genocide in Bosnia, covering History, Law, Politics, PSHE, RE and Citizenship strands. Learning outcomes: To learn about and critically evaluate restorative justice; to learn about the scale of genocide in Bosnia. Download the PDF here. Lesson 1:

Lesson Plans: The Case for Reparations

Ages 14 – 16 Learning outcomes: To understand the meaning for reparations To learn about current debates regarding reparations To think about the types of reparations and how they can be calculated Each lesson is self-contained and can be used individually or together (possible lessons

Lesson Plan: Genocide Memorial Day – The Children

Ages 8 – 18 This minute long clip (see below) provides a quick explanation of the concept of ‘genocide’ and can be used as an introduction or starting point in a lesson. The video highlights that anyone, from any background, including children, can be and