Voices of Resilience

	Voices of Resilience, a poignant four-part exhibition on the often taboo subject of genocide, educates viewers on the subject and celebrates the resilience of genocide survivors. On view are images, text letters, poetry and sculptural installations. The four exhibits are: Healing Beauty, with artists Moyo Okediji and Wole Lagunju; The Dead Weight of Complacency, an exhibit of the Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness and Action; Holocaust and Hope: Students Speak, an exhibition of original poetry, art and letters by 7th and 8th graders at the Challenge School in the Cherry Creek School District; and Survivor Quilt, a paper quilt created by survivors from the Rocky Mountain Survivor Center.

	Drawing on the Torah Slideshow presentation and discussion by Rocky Mountain News editorial cartoonist, Ed Stein. With Rabbi Brian Field, Judaism Your Way Tuesday, September 23, 7:30 PM Kohelet, 428 S. Forest St. \| $5 Annual Babi Yar Memorial Program To remember and honor the victims of the 1942 Babi Yar, Ukraine massacre and other Holocaust atrocities. With Rabbi Richard Rheins, Joshua Hoffman and Julian Bonder Sunday, September 28, 11:00 AM \| Babi Yar Park, at Havana and Yale Streets Film Screening, “Children of Chabannes” Talk back with director Lisa Gossels after the screening Wednesday, January 28, 2009 \| Tivoli Center, Auraria \| $8 Special for School Groups, Change the world, it just takes cents™ Book your exhibit tour on September 24, 25; October 6, 7, 23 and also take part in the “Change the world, it just takes cents” program.



THINK ABOUT THE WORLD STARTING NOW	Genocide Lecture Schedule All lectures begin at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Five lectures on Genocide and The Holocaust from five continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Central/South America. Expert educators plus survivors discuss the fictions, the facts, and how to move forward from here. Monday November 10 MIZEL MUSEUM 400 S. KEARNEY ST. DENVER [CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA] Moderator: Tim Kubik, CCGAA Board Member and Director, United Nations Association, Colorado Division Speakers: Michelle Doherty, Guatemala Human Rights Intern, Denver Justice and Peace Committee; Otoniel de la Roca Mendoza, survivor of Guatemalan genocide. Translator: Leo Griep-Luiz. Monday November 24 MIZEL MUSEUM 400 S. KEARNEY ST. DENVER [EUROPE] Moderator: Tim Kubik Speakers: David Shneer, Associate Professor of History and Director of Jewish Studies at University of Colorado, Boulder; Sam Fireman, Holocaust Survivor; Eric Cahn, Child survivor of The Holocaust; Izabela Lundberg, survivor of Bosnian Genocide. Monday December 15 CANCELLED To be rescheduled. [ASIA] Speakers: Dr. Ved Nanda, John Evans Professor, Thompson G. Marsh Professor of Law Director, International Legal Studies, University of Denver; Denise Gentilini, second-generation survivor of Armenian Genocide; survivor of Cambodian Genocide (To be determined). Monday January 5 MIZEL MUSEUM 400 S. KEARNEY ST. DENVER [AFRICA] Moderator: Tim Kubik Speakers: Dr. Peter Van Arsdale, Senior lecturer at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies; Kur Kur, Lost boy of Sudan; Omhagain Dayeen, Darfurian refugee; survivor (to be determined) of Rwanda Genocide. Monday January 26 COLORADO HISTORY MUSEUM 1300 BROADWAY DENVER [NORTH AMERICA] Moderator: Tim Kubik Speakers: To be determined For more information please download more information, call 303.394.9993 x107 or email gkolber@mizelmuseum.org