HREI World Globe
Monthly Journal of the Human Rights Education Institute
February 2013
Director’s Message
I know people don’t always look forward to February — it’s still cold, it’s
still dark. At HREI, though, we can’t help but be excited. That’s because
we’re getting a chance to unveil our new 2013 exhibit, “One World, Many
Cultures.”
The new exhibit is an unique collaboration that aims to explore the heritage, contemporary
life, and bright future of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and American Indian peoples. We’ve got a
beautiful, eye-opening display called “Schitsu’umsh Country” that community members and
visitors of all ages can enjoy and learn from. Another display is called “African Journeys,”
exploring the cultures and lifestyles of West Africa. A dynamic set of programs will
accompany this exhibit throughout 2013.
To celebrate, our grand opening is scheduled for Friday, February 8, at 6:30 p.m. Please
consider yourself cordially invited. We’ll have a prayer, a ribbon-cutting, a tour of the
exhibits and a performance by the Tribe’s “Shooting Star Dancers.” Ideal for children and
adults alike, it should be a festive time to brighten up the winter.
Another program we’re really excited about is the Eva Lassman Memorial Writing Contest.
HREI is partnering with the Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust to expand
this important project’s reach. Now middle- and high-school students from North Idaho can
enter the Spokane contest while also entering a contest just for Idaho students. That’s two
chances for prizes and recognition, in support of learning about a critical chapter in our
shared human history. Please see the two fliers inside that explain the contest rules and
procedures, and contact us at [email protected] or 208-292-2359 with any questions. We’re
looking forward to hearing what our bright young people in the region think.
Lastly, thank you for your support of HREI. It’s the only thing that makes projects like the
new exhibit possible. On Friday or even in the days, weeks and months ahead, I hope you’ll
stop in and see what your passion and commitment have brought to life!
In This Issue
Pg. 1 ………. Director’s Message
Pg. 2 ………. Upcoming Events at HREI
Pg. 3 ………. New Exhibit Grand Opening
Pg. 4 ………. Eva Lassman Writing Contest
Pg. 5 ………. Eva Lassman Writing Contest Rules
Pg. 6 ………. Books & Movies for February
Pg. 7 ………. Tango Night in Coeur d’Alene
Pg. 8 ………. Get Involved
Thomas Carter
Executive Director
208-292-2359
[email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Anneliese Miller
Vice President
Helo Hancock
Treasurer
~ Vacant ~
Secretary
Frances Mueller
Board Member
JoAnn Harvey
Board Member
Linda Michal
Board Member
Matthew Handelman
Board Member
Lisa Prochnow
Board Member
Marilyn Muehlbach
Board Member
Tara Jalali
Board Member
Yvette Dunlap
VACANT POSITIONS
We have one vacant position on the
board, and if you have the time,
commitment, and desire to fill the
vacancy, please feel free to contact the
Human Rights Education Institute for
more information.
The HREI Board
Upcoming Events & Programs at HREI:
Friday, February 8, 6:30 pm: Grand Opening, “One World, Many Cultures”
Come join us for the unveiling of our new exhibit, “One World, Many Cultures.” This special
collaboration explores the heritage and culture of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. Also featured is an
exhibit called “African Journeys.” The grand opening will feature a prayer, ribbon cutting, tour of the
exhibits and a performance by the Tribe’s Shooting Star Dancers.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 8 am - 2:30 pm: “Integrating Human Rights into Your Classroom”
The Human Rights Education Institute is proud to offer a unique workshop for Washington and Idaho
teachers. Led by an expert area educator, this workshop explores a variety of human rights topics,
offering new perspectives, strategies, and activities for middle- and high-school teachers. Teachers
across a wide range of content areas will find this program useful and engaging. The workshop is
accredited to count toward Washington & Idaho clock/inservice hours. For registration information,
contact the institute at 208-292-2359 or [email protected].
Throughout February: Eva Lassman Memorial Writing Contest
The Human Rights Education Institute has partnered with the Spokane Community Observance of
the Holocaust to expand this writing contest. Now middle- and high-school students from North
Idaho can enter the Spokane contest, as well as a second contest sponsored by HREI, just for North
Idaho students. Essays are due Saturday, March 2. Public school, charter, private and home-school
students are all invited to participate. Please see the fliers in this newsletter for details, and contact
[email protected] or 208-292-2359.
Every Tuesday Night (the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th), 6 - 9 pm: Tango Night!
Come enjoy FREE tango dancing at HREI’s beautiful, historic main gallery. Open for all ages and
abilities – tango master David Parker is on hand. Come learn or polish your steps. Kids can enjoy a
movie or other free activity while you dance!
Every Wednesday Night, 5 - 6 pm: Human Rights Book Club
The Human Rights Book club is officially launched. For our first selection, we’ve taken up a classic:
“The Grapes of Wrath.” Through February, every Wednesday at 5 p.m. will find us at the Bakery by
the Lake, travelling down that dusty highway with the Joads. Want to join? It’s not too late! Contact
Brian at 208-292-2359 or [email protected] for more information.
@HREICDA
FIND US ONLINE TODAY!
www.hrei.org
youtube.com/HumanRightsCDA
facebook.com/
HumanRightsCDA
Schitsu’umsh
Country
&
African Journeys
NEW EXHIBIT: GRAND OPENING
You’re invited: Friday, February 8, 6:30 p.m.
Human Rights Education Institute
414 W. Mullan Rd., Coeur d’Alene
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
SPOKANE COMMUNITY OBSERVANCE OF THE HOLOCAUST
HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION INSTITUTE
7th ANNUAL EVA LASSMAN MEMORIAL WRITING CONTEST
“RESISTANCE TO GENOCIDE”
The Holocaust was the systematic slaughter of 6 million Jews and millions of
others by the Nazis in World War II. Despite overwhelming odds, there were
significant efforts by some to resist the Nazis. Some of these efforts took the
form of violent revolt, like the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Others were non-violent,
like the hiding of Jewish families by sympathetic non-Jews. Can you begin to
imagine what YOU might have done to resist the genocide?
To learn more, see contest rules or visit:
Facebook
Never
Again
Spokane
www.hrei.org
Facebook
Human Rights
Education Institute
THE AWARDS
This year’s expanded contest has two parallel tracks: Idaho students are eligible to
receive awards and recognition from the Human Rights Education Institute, in addition to
awards and recognition by the Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust.
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First-place winners — chosen from Washington & Idaho students — will have the honor
of reading their composition at the Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust
service Sunday evening, April 7, at Temple Beth Shalom on Spokane’s South Hill.
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Idaho contest winners are invited to read their composition at HREI’s next Friends of
HREI Social, Friday evening, April 5, at HREI.
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At the SCOH service, WA/ID winners will receive the following scholarship awards:
High School Division: 1st place - $500, 2nd place - $250, 3rd place - $100
Middle School Division: 1st place - $250, 2nd place - $150, 3rd place - $75
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At the Friends of HREI Social, Idaho student winners will receive the following
scholarship awards:
High School Division: 1st place - $200, 2nd place - $100, 3rd place - $50
Middle School Division: 1st place - $200, 2nd place - $100, 3rd place - $50
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1st place submissions from among Washington & Idaho students will be published in
their entirety in The Spokesman- Review.
◊ NEVER AGAIN ◊ East Timor 1975-99 ◊ NEVER AGAIN ◊ Cambodia 1975-79 ◊ NEVER AGAIN ◊ Guatemala
1981-83 ◊ NEVER AGAIN ◊ Anfal 1986-89 ◊ NEVER AGAIN ◊ Bosnia 1992-95
◊ NEVER AGAIN ◊ Rwanda 1994 ◊ NEVER AGAIN ◊ Darfur 2004-?? ◊ NEVER AGAIN ◊ Armenia 1915 ◊
NEVER AGAIN ◊ Holocaust 1939-1945 ◊ NEVER AGAIN ◊ Bangladesh 1971
SPOKANE COMMUNITY OBSERVANCE OF THE HOLOCAUST
HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION INSTITUTE
7TH ANNUAL EVA LASSMAN MEMORIAL WRITING CONTEST
“RESISTANCE TO GENOCIDE”
THE THEME:
The Holocaust was the most extensive and premeditated genocide of the last century. By the end of World War II the Nazis of
Germany and their collaborators had exterminated 6 million Jews (two-thirds of the entire European Jewish population) together
with 5 million other people whom the Nazis deemed unsuitable for life, including Romani, communists, the disabled, homosexuals
and Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Despite impossible odds, there were significant efforts to actively oppose The Final Solution, the annihilation of the Jewish people. April 2013 marks the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when 750 lightly armed Jews challenged the heavily
armed German military and successfully held them at bay for one month until the Germans leveled the ghetto and shipped the few
survivors off to death camps.
Not all resistance was violent, and not all resistance originated with Jews. The White Rose Society was an inspiring example of
German citizens who organized to oppose the genocidal policies of their government. Many other examples of resistance are described in the second resource below.
RESEARCH:
Use these U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum resources to learn about the Holocaust and about resistance to the Holocaust:
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143
http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/resource/pdf/resistance.pdf.
REFLECTION:
Compose an essay applying what you have learned about Holocaust resistance to a recent or current act of genocide or hatred
here or abroad (e.g., the genocide in Darfur, the attempted bombing of the 2011 Spokane Martin Luther King Day Parade,
Matthew Shepard’s 1998 murder in Wyoming) and answer these questions: (1) What can you do as a young person to keep
such situations from reoccurring? (2) What can you do to support those being affected by the situation? Propose a practical
project that you could organize to resist the situation you have chosen, citing examples that have inspired you from your study
of Holocaust resistance.
THE RULES:
1) Contest is open to all high school and middle school students.
2) Your essay should be between 500 – 1000 words, double-spaced, in MS Word format.
3) On a separate cover page, type your name, phone number, email address, school name and grade level.
4) Also indicate how you heard about the Writing Contest.
5) Email your entry as an attachment to: [email protected] before midnight Saturday, March 2, 2013.
To also be considered for awards and recognition by the Human Rights Education Institute, Idaho students should also
submit essays as an attachment to [email protected]. Remember, Idaho students can submit to both – you may win twice!
6) Submissions will be judged by the SCOH Planning Committee based on originality, content, evidence that you have
read the resources, and accuracy of information. A committee from HREI will judge Idaho submissions based on the
same.
7) The winners will be selected and notified by March 18, 2013.
THE AWARDS:
This year’s expanded contest has two parallel tracks: Idaho students are eligible to receive awards and recognition from the Human
Rights Education Institute, in addition to awards and recognition by the Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust.
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First-place winners – chosen from Washington & Idaho students – will have the honor of reading their composition at
the SCOH service Sunday evening, April 7, at Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane.
Idaho contest winners are invited to read their composition at the next HREI Social, Friday evening, April 5, at HREI.
At the SCOH service, WA/ID winners will receive the following scholarship awards:
 High School Division: 1st place - $500, 2nd place - $250, 3rd place - $100
 Middle School Division: 1st place - $250, 2nd place - $150, 3rd place - $75
At the Friends of HREI Social, Idaho student winners will receive the following scholarship awards:
 High School Division: 1st place - $200, 2nd place - $100, 3rd place - $50
 Middle School Division: 1st place - $200, 2nd place - $100, 3rd place - $50
1st place submissions from among WA & ID students will be published in their entirety in The Spokesman-Review.
Books & Movies to Commemorate Black History Month
February marks Black History Month across the nation, a month for reflection on and celebration of
African-American contributions to American life and culture. In that spirit, we offer a few suggestions for
books and movies exploring the theme of the African-American experience.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Malcolm X and Alex Haley (1965)
This account takes the reader through Malcolm X's early life as a street hustler to his
imprisonment and conversion to Islam and his place as figurehead for black Muslims.
The story is brought to life by Malcolm X's powerful voice and is brimming with
extraordinary details and fierce insights about race and American culture.
Beloved, by Toni Morrison (1987)
This novel tells the story of a free slave living in Ohio, literally haunted by the past
and her experiences of her former master's cruelty. The language that pervades the
book can be extremely poetic and at times difficult, but that difficulty cultivates a
fresh understanding about the nature of slavery and the complex and horrendous
history this country has had with it.
Do the Right Thing, Directed by Spike Lee (1989)
Centered on the activities of one Brooklyn neighborhood during one day, this film
explores the complexities of race and class relations in urban life. “Do the Right
Thing” does not attempt to answer questions simply or to wrap up complexities in a
neat package; it engages and forces the viewer to come to their own conclusions about
the events taking place. The film is at times funny and at others shockingly intense,
with its depiction of where racism can lead to and why it should be avoided.
Roots, by Alex Haley (1976)
This sprawling novel delves into seven generations of one black family's history. It
begins with the abduction of Kunta Kinte from his village in Africa and his forced
relocation to slavery in America. The novel narrates the harrowing journey from
Africa and continues through Kunta Kinte attempting to cling to his African roots as
a slave in America. This mesh of history, biography and fiction is widely hailed as a
masterpiece, and was adapted into a widely acclaimed TV miniseries.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou (1969)
The first volume of five in her autobiographical work, I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings is the story of a young Maya Angelou going to live with her Grandmother in
Arkansas and other events in her early life. While in Arkansas she is inspired by her
Grandmother and the community of black women she encounters. She is also faced
with overcoming a deplorable act of violence bestowed on her and other hardships but
comes to understandings about life, spirit and kindness.
civil rights movement.
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Provide cultural events for the family
Speak at your organization about diversity
Offer a great location for your private function
Partner together with your group for education
Teach Global Diversity to your business
Provide private tours to your organization or group
Offer a free tour of our art exhibit by local artists
Free showing of “The Color of Conscience” film by request
Provide a location to explore and learn about diversity, equality
and respect
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Grant writing
Donate or secure an outside reader board
Attend one or all of our upcoming events
Volunteer to teach children’s activities this summer
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Human Rights Education Institute
Visit: 414 W. Mullan Rd., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
Mail: P.O. Box 3281, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816
208-292-2359
[email protected]