By Jason Malaran | Development Intern
“Genocide,” Pope Francis called it while addressing his congregation earlier this April. On the 100th Anniversary of a mass killing that left an estimated 1.5 million Armenians dead at the hands of Ottoman Turks, the Pope ignited a global response condemning the slaughter as the “first genocide of the 20th century”. Days later, Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, would go on to call the mass killings as an “atrocity crime,” urging the international community to strengthen its capacity to prevent such crimes from ever occurring.
Despite the 100 years that have passed since the massing killings that occurred in what is now present-day Turkey, the effects and animosity from the century old atrocity still remain relevant issues today. Yet, far too often, we continue to let acts of atrocity occur right under our noses. Too often, our vows to “never again” let such crimes happen fall on deaf ears.
“Today, too, we are experiencing a sort of genocide created by general and collective indifference,” Francis said during his April 12th address.
At 3 Generations, our “End of Atrocity” project is not a far off hope but an evolving call for social action, for the realization that the crimes we allow to occur today will have lasting effects on the generations tomorrow. Through our “End of Atrocity” campaign, we are asking global leaders and social movers for their visions of a world without crimes against humanity. With our end game of achieving the end of atrocity, we explore the root causes of mass atrocity and address the necessary steps to dispelling the collective indifference facilitate continued crimes. Join 3 Generations as we fight to make “never again” a reality. With your continued support we can take the crucial steps in envisioning a world without atrocity.
By Jason Malaron | Research & Development Intern
By Isabel Stub | Intern
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