An Ordinary Man an autobiography of the Rwandan genocide by Paul Rusesabagina.

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An Ordinary Man an autobiography of the Rwandan genocide by Paul Rusesabagina

STOP and WRITE: What do you know about the role of the United Nations in the Rwandan genocide?

Land of a thousand hills

Who: Hutus & Tutsis What: racial hatred & genocide When: April 1994, 100 days Where: Rwanda; capital city, Kigali Why: power; blind conformity

Massacre through Machetes “Peter was a cool guy…very gentle, kind of a kidder…I saw him that morning…holding a machete dripping in blood…The entire world had gone mad around me” (xiv).

STOP & WRITE: What other genocides (at least two) do you know of in history? What was the rationale given by the murderers behind the mass killings? What was the method of extermination?

Paul’s Family Today: political asylum in Belgium

Paul: “It frightens me to death when my countrymen are not talking.”

“NEVER AGAIN.”

STOP & WRITE: What can YOU do to stop present-day and future genocides? Explain at least three steps you can take to help.

Homework ort.shtmlhttp:// ort.shtml Go to the above website, “Lessons from Rwanda, The United Nations and the Prevention of Genocide” fact sheet—read the links, “Supporting Survivors” and “Discussion Guide” on the left tab. Write a reflection with five new things you learned or have a reaction to...this reflection should be one page, typed and double-spaced.

Upcoming Online Activity: Go to: The Center for Human Rights Collaborative grouping: Hutus & Tutsis; Valentina’s story; International Community’s Response; Post-Genocide Rwanda

Post-Novel Activity: Go to: The Center for Human Rights Read and discuss “Student Activism” Write a persuasive letter to Senator Bayh, Senator Lugar, or another politician of your choice urging action to be taken in the Sudan, Africa.

Field Trip: We will travel to Bloomington, Indiana and meet with Dr. Osita Ofoaku at Indiana University’s West African Studies Center. We will engage and participate in a two-hour workshop on the Rwandan genocide and the post-genocidal culture of Rwanda. Please prepare three questions to ask Dr. Ofoaku and his graduate students regarding African traditions and modern Africa.