“The Human Face: Genocide and Human Rights Education” Keynote Lecture 5/16/14, 3-4:30pm at Konover Auditorium, Dodd Building

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“The Human Face: Genocide and Human Rights Education” Keynote lecture is being held today at Konover Auditorium from 3-4:30pm!

The Dodd Center, in partnership with the UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights, is proud to present Dr. Stephen D. Smith, UNESCO Chair of Genocide Education and Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation–The Institute for Visual History and Education.

Dr. Stephen D. Smith is one of the world’s leading advocates of Holocaust education and genocide prevention. He was founding director of the UK Holocaust Centre, Britain’s first dedicated Holocaust memorial and education institution, and he was inaugural chair of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, the body that runs national Holocaust commemoration in the UK. He also founded the Aegis Trust, an agency that works globally to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity.