Rosenbluth Family Charitable Foundation Genocide Awareness Week 2026 examines the roles of democracy and authoritarianism in both past and present cases of genocide. Some of topics explored will include: Democracy and Genocide; Technology and Genocide; Authoritarianism and Higher Education; Religion, Authoritarianism, and Genocide; Civil Rights and Resisting Authoritarianism; Fascism, Populism and the Risk of Genocide.
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Genocide Awareness Week (GAW) is a week-long event seeking to address how we, as a global society, confront violent actions and current and ongoing threats of genocide and related mass atrocity crimes, throughout the world, while also looking to the past for guidance and to honor those affected by genocide.
Monday, April 13, 2026
9 - 10 AM
Coor Hall, 4403
Introduction and Native American Survivor
Doreen and Ken Duncan
10:30 - 11:45 AM
Coor Hall, 4403
12 - 1 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
1:45 - 3 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
Democracy and Genocide
Lenka Bustikova (University of Florida)
Student Lunch
More information to come.
Student Panel
Moderator: Chris Holman (Arizona State University)
3:15 - 4:30 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
5 - 7 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
Ramina’s Panel
Sabro Bengaro (UT Dallas)
Steven Jacobs (University of Alabama)
Karmella Borashan (Assyrian Aid Society of America)
Keynote Lecture: TBD
James Waller (University of Connecticut)
Please Note: All times are listed according to Arizona time. If you are joining us online, please research the time difference between Arizona and where you are located to make sure you join us at the correct time.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
9 - 10 AM
Coor Hall, 4403
10:30 - 11:45 AM
Coor Hall, 4403
Survivor: Holocaust
Kathy Gross
Book Presentation and Discussion: “Lethal Elites: The Institutions and Professionals That Made the Holocaust Possible”
Alex Alvarez (Northern Arizona University)
12 - 1 PM
TBD
12 - 1 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
Lunch TBD
Authoritarianism and Institutional Complicity
Steve Remy (Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center)
12- 1 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
5 - 7 PM
Mirabella at ASU
Religion, Authoritarianism and Genocide
Kate Temoney (Montclair State University)
Kyle Jantzen (Ambrose University)
Yom HaShoah Commemorative Event
Steve Remy (Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center)
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
9 - 10:15 AM
Coor Hall, 4403
10:30 - 11:45 AM
Coor Hall, 4403
Survivor: Sudan or Rwanda Tarteel Imam
Technology and Genocide
Maureen Hiebert (University of Calgary—Toronto)
12 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:45 - 3 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
3:15 - 4:30 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
Resistance to Oppression: Transnational Solidarity Between Human Rights Movements
Curtis Austin (Arizona State University)
Antoinette Cauley, Phoenix-based Artist
Jessica Salow (Arizona State University)
Resistance to Oppression: Transnational Solidarity Between Human Rights Movements
Maha Nassar (University of Arizona)
Thursday, April 16, 2026
9 - 10:15 AM
Coor Hall, 4403
10:30 - 11:45 AM
Coor Hall, 4403
Survivor: Bosnia Nejra Sumic
Authoritarianism and the Struggle for the Past
Henry Theriault (Worcester State University)
Amy Sodaro (Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York)
12 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:45 - 3 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
1:45 - 3 PM
Coor Hall, 4403
Armenia and Artsakh
Barlow Der Mugrdechian (California State University, Fresno)
Bedross Der Matossian (University of Nebraska)
Human Rights and Sovereignty (Sovereign immunity)
David Michael Crane (American University)
The 2026 Rosenbluth Family Charitable Foundation Genocide Awareness Week would not be possible without support from our cosponsors:
