Lessons
Lessons
Voices Into Action

Lessons

Gain valuable knowledge by exploring the site and its large array of interactive media on subjects relating to human rights, antisemitism, racism, genocide, immigration, and more. Let this knowledge give you the courage to positively influence your world.

Unit 1

Human Rights

Follow the historical evolution of Human Rights – from concept to current implementation.

  • Overview: Why are Human Rights Important?
  • Chapter 1: The Indigenous Experience
  • Chapter 2: Gender
  • Chapter 3: The Black Experience
  • Chapter 4: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Unit 2

Genocide

Analyze the definition of genocide, motivating factors that have led people to take part in such atrocities, and how to prevent genocide from occurring in the future.

  • Overview: What is Genocide?
  • Chapter 1: The Holocaust
  • Chapter 2: The Bosnian War
  • Chapter 3: The Armenian Genocide
  • Chapter 4: The Rwandan Genocide
  • Chapter 5: The Holodomor
  • Chapter 6: The Cambodian Genocide

Unit 3

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 accurate perceptions about our world.

  • Overview: Judgments, Perceptions, Stereotypes
  • Chapter 1: Rescuers & Heroes
  • Chapter 2: The Komagata Maru Incident, 1914
  • Chapter 3: Islamophobia
  • Chapter 4: Homophobia
  • Chapter 5: Antisemitism
  • Chapter 6: WWII Japanese Internment Camps

Unit 4

Immigration, Migration, Refugees

Become aware of the different concepts of immigration, migration, and refugees, and some of the factors determining attitudes toward immigration.

  • Overview: Who Gets In? Who Does Not?
  • Chapter 1: The MS St. Louis
  • Chapter 2: Vietnamese Boat People
  • Chapter 3: Italian and Irish Immigration
  • Chapter 4: Chinese Immigration
  • Chapter 5: Migration and Refugees

Unit 5

Art and Remembrance

Discover how the arts communicate truth, despair, pain, and hope during times of challenge and crisis.

  • Overview: Holocaust Art
  • Chapter 1: Creating a Holocaust Exhibit
  • Chapter 2: David Olère: Drawings and Paintings
  • Chapter 3: Museums and Monuments
  • Chapter 4: The Poetry of Terezin
  • Chapter 5: Literature and Film

Unit 6

Canada Today and Tomorrow

Explore the values that define Canadian society, as well as our rights, freedoms, and responsibilities, while recognizing our increasing diversity.

  • Overview: Canadian Values and Identity
  • Chapter 1: Cyberbullying
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