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Unit 1
Human Rights
Follow the historical evolution of Human Rights – from concept to current implementation.
Unit 2
Genocide
Analyze the true definition of genocide, motivating factors that have lead people to take part in such atrocities, and how to prevent genocide from occurring in the future.
- Overview: What is Genocide?
- Chapter 1: Did the World Willingly Let the Holocaust Happen?
- Chapter 2: The Role of Media in the Bosnian War: An Instrument of Truth or Device of Deception?
- Chapter 3: How Should We Remember the Armenian Genocide?
- Chapter 4: Seeds of Division: Rwanda
- Chapter 5: Exposing the Ukrainian Holodomor: How starvation was used as a political weapon
- Chapter 6: Cambodia: The Forgotten Genocide?
Unit 3
Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination
Scrutinize why people judge each other, and how these judgments become stereotypes that can lead to further discrimination. Take a close look at negative, inhumane acts of prejudice and the challenges we all face in developing perceptions about our world.
- Overview: How Did We Get There?
- Chapter 1: The Righteous Among Nations: The Actions of Heroes
- Chapter 2: Entry Denied: The Komagata Maru Incident, 1914
- Chapter 3: Islamophobia
- Chapter 4: The Nazis' View of Homosexuality, plus Homophobia Today
- Chapter 5: Judaism and Antisemitism Through the Ages
- Chapter 6: Japanese Internment Camps in World War II
Unit 4
Immigration
Become aware of the different categories and concepts of immigration in Canada, and the factors determining each country’s attitudes toward immigration.
Unit 5
Personal Action
Discover the value of the arts in communicating truth, despair, pain, and hope during times of challenge and crisis, such as The Holocaust.
Unit 6
Living Together in Today's World
Explore the various facets that we embrace as “Canadian Values”, including the rights, freedoms and responsibilities we have as Canadian citizens, while recognizing the strengths of diversity within Canadian society.