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• GSF Condemns the Desecration of the Genocide Memorial in Gishanvu Sector, Rwanda

  Posted: January 24, 2017

  On the morning of January 23rd, the people in Gishanvu sector, Rwanda, woke up to a horrific sight. A local genocide memorial where 200 victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi are buried had been smeared with human feces … Read more about GSF Condemns the Desecration of the Genocide Memorial in Gishanvu Sector, Rwanda »

• GSF Founder Featured on PBS’s Treasures of New York

  Posted: October 23, 2016

  GSF founder Jacqueline Murekatete was among Holocaust and Genocide survivors featured in PBS Treasures of New York series. The PBS special focused on the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center’s commitment to Holocaust and Genocide prevention education. Since 2001, GSF founder … Read more about GSF Founder Featured on PBS’s Treasures of New York »

• GSF Mourns the Passing of One of Its Board Members

  Posted: October 23, 2016

  It is with great sadness that GSF mourns the passing of one of its board members, Jerry Weissman. Jerry was a wonderful human being who was deeply committed to Holocaust and Genocide prevention education and helping young people to understand … Read more about GSF Mourns the Passing of One of Its Board Members »

• What Does It Mean to Be an Upstander?

  Posted: October 19, 2016

  It is now recognized that Genocide cannot happen without the presence of people known as the bystanders. The people, who although not directly participating in a Genocide, stand by and in silence as thousands and sometimes millions of people are … Read more about What Does It Mean to Be an Upstander? »

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  GSF Founder Receives the Global Community Innovator Award from Global Tassles

  Posted: June 30, 2016

  GSF founder Jacqueline Murekatete was honored at the annual Global Tassles gala dinner where she received the 2016 Global Community Innovator award. Global Tassles, a New York based organization whose mission is to provide educational opportunities to underprivileged youth, bestowed … Read more about GSF Founder Receives the Global Community Innovator Award from Global Tassles »

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  GSF Partners with Church of the Advent Hope to Commemorate Victims of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

  Posted: June 25, 2016

  GSF partnered with Church of the Advent Hope to organize a commemoration program for the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.  The program was organized under the church’s peace ministry and featured survivor testimonies, a sermon, … Read more about GSF Partners with Church of the Advent Hope to Commemorate Victims of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda »

• GSF Founder Joins Holocaust Survivor to Address Students at the Solomon Schecther Day School

  Posted: May 20, 2016

  GSF founder Jacqueline Murekatete joined Holocaust survivor Dori Katz to speak to students at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Westchester New York about the importance of speaking out against the ideology of Genocide today. Ms. Katz shared her story … Read more about GSF Founder Joins Holocaust Survivor to Address Students at the Solomon Schecther Day School »

• GSF Founder Addresses Students at Middlesex College in New Jersey

  Posted: April 21, 2016

  Middlesex college’s center for the study of Genocide, Prejudice and the Holocaust invited GSF founder Jacqueline Murekatete to address the college’s students as part of the center’s efforts to spread awareness about the crime of Genocide and get students involved … Read more about GSF Founder Addresses Students at Middlesex College in New Jersey »

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  GSF Founder Speaks to Students at Temple Sinai about the Importance of Education and Activism

  Posted: April 19, 2016

  GSF founder Jacqueline Murekaete was invited to address six grade students at Temple Sinai as part of the Temple’s Holocaust and Genocide prevention education program.  The students who had been learning about the children murdered during the Holocaust got a … Read more about GSF Founder Speaks to Students at Temple Sinai about the Importance of Education and Activism »

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  Never Again Revisited at Miami Dade College in Florida

  Posted: April 14, 2016

  GSF founder Jacqueline Murekatete traveled to Miami Florida to speak to students at Miami Dade college as part of the college’s Genocide prevention and human rights education program. Ms. Murekatete’s presentation was part of the college’s Genocide awareness week, a … Read more about Never Again Revisited at Miami Dade College in Florida »