From Memory to Action

It is my pleasure to begin this conversation of the Student Board on Genocide Prevention of the Committee on Conscience at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. We hope this forum provides a space for open discussion on Darfur and other conflict areas, and that it will continue to motivate students to take action.

The Committee on Conscience of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum seeks to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust by responding to threats of genocide and crimes against humanity today and to preventing genocide in the future. The Museum, located on the National Mall, stands as a reminder to what can happen in the face of indifference. In a report that led to the creation of the Museum, Nobel-prize winner Elie Wiesel wrote, “a memorial unresponsive to the future would also violate the memory of the past.”

Our Student Board on Genocide Prevention, representing a diverse group of students from across the United States and Canada, will use this blog to discuss the situation in Darfur and other conflict areas and what students can do. While only the Board can contribute entries, we hope that everyone will take the time to comment on these posts.