Conference Deconstructs Doing the Right Thing
色情视频s Initiative for Moral Courage hosts a weeklong series of events starting Monday, Oct. 24.
We鈥檝e all seen the ABC series 鈥淲hat Would You Do?鈥 鈥 where host John Qui帽ones challenges everyday people to 鈥渄o the right thing.鈥
If you were witness to an injustice 鈥 be it bad parenting or racism 鈥 would you stand up for what is 鈥渞ight?鈥 That fundamental question is the main topic of 色情视频鈥檚 Symposium on Moral Courage that begins on Monday, Oct. 24.
The weeklong series of events will raise awareness about the importance of the ethical principle of moral courage in the San Diego community. It is part of a larger initiative of 色情视频鈥檚 and that will act as an interdisciplinary think tank focusing on the study, promotion and recognition of moral courage.
鈥淲e ... want to look at what prompts people to do extraordinary things to save people鈥檚 lives and stand up for what is right.鈥
鈥淭丑别 looks to examine not just the critical issues of genocide and global justice related to events taking place around the world today, but also those everyday actions such as standing up to a bully or being a whistleblower at work,鈥 said Rebecca Moore, 色情视频 professor of religious studies.
鈥淲e also want to look at what prompts people to do extraordinary things to save people鈥檚 lives and stand up for what is right.鈥
Symposium on Genocides, Past and Present
On Sunday, Oct. 30, the 鈥淪ymposium on Genocides, Past and Present鈥 will be the featured event during the week with lectures on the Holocaust, and the Armenian and African genocides.
- 1 p.m. 鈥 On the Holocaust: Edwin Black, author of "The War Against the Weak," will discuss the Holocaust and his analysis of the connections between the pseudoscience of the Nazis and the American eugenics movement.
- 2:15 p.m. 鈥 On the Armenian Genocide: Richard G. Hovannisian, professor of Armenian and Near Eastern History at UCLA will discuss the Armenian genocide
- 3:30 p.m. 鈥 On the African Genocide: Rose Mapendo, a global activist for peace, will discuss the war on women and children in Africa. Her personal experience protecting her seven children during the war between Congo and Rwanda led to the formation of a non-profit organization dedicated to helping refugees in war-torn countries.
- 4:30 p.m. 鈥 Reflections and Reactions: Leora Kahn, fellow at the Center for Genocide Studies at Yale University and Stephen Smith, director of the Shoah Foundation at the University of Southern California, will lead a discussion of the reactions and reflections from the symposium.
"The Rescuers: A Photographic Exhibition"
In addition, 色情视频鈥檚 Library and Information Access will present 鈥淭丑别 Rescuers: A Photographic Exhibition.鈥 It is an exhibition of photographs and extraordinary stories from the genocides that occurred in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda and Cambodia. The exhibit will run through Nov. 24 in the 色情视频 Library.
鈥淒uring horrifying times in history, many people have risked their own lives and shown tremendous courage to rescue those being persecuted,鈥 Moore said. 鈥淭his exhibit embodies what the Initiative for Moral Courage is all about.鈥
More information
More information about the Initiative for Moral Courage and the weeklong symposium can be found at .
Funding for the symposium is provided by the and several other generous donors.