Genocide Education Project

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The Genocide Education Project
51 Commonwealth Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
[phone]
[e-mail]
www.GenocideEducation.org
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Contact: Raffi Momjian ([e-mail])


THE GENOCIDE EDUCATION PROJECT LAUNCHES HENRY
MORGENTHAU AMBASSADORSHIP PROGRAM
www.genocideeducation.org/pr/2005/11_22_2005b.htm

San Francisco, CA - The Genocide Education Project
recently launched the Henry Morgenthau Ambassadorship
Program, whereby volunteer "Ambassadors" are trained
and provided with appropriate educational resources to
reach out to their local teachers, community schools,
and school districts, to help them fully incorporate
the teaching of the Armenian Genocide into their
curricula. To enhance their efforts and success,
Morgenthau Ambassadors receive ongoing assistance from
The Genocide Education Program.

"The Henry Morgenthau Ambassadorship Program is
designed to broaden our outreach effort by preparing
volunteers with the tools they need to successfully
approach educators," stated Sara Cohan, Education
Director of the Genocide Education Project. "Providing
educators with materials and support can make all the
difference concerning the teaching of the Armenian
Genocide."

Dr. Nicole Vartanian, Research Scientist and former
U.S. Fulbright Scholar based in Washington, DC added,
"Teachers may not be teaching about the Armenian
Genocide due to a lack of knowledge of the history of
the Armenian Genocide and essential teaching tools
needed to do so." She concluded, "If we educate
teachers about the Armenian Genocide, and provide them
with adequate instructional resources on the topic, we
can expect to see progress concerning the inclusion of
this important subject in mainstream curricula."

To become a Genocide Education Project "Morgenthau
Ambassador," volunteers must complete a questionnaire
available at www.GenocideEducation.org or by
contacting The Genocide Education Project directly at
[phone] or [e-mail].

The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit,
tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that assists
educators in teaching about human rights and genocide,
particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and
distributing instructional materials, providing access
to teaching resources and organizing educational
workshops.

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The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit,
tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that assists
educators in teaching about human rights and genocide,
particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and
distributing instructional materials, providing access
to teaching resources and organizing educational
workshops.