The team questions ( Divide the first set and the last set among your teammates to answer them. )
Set # 1:
What did Damas Gisimba, Carl Wilkens, and Simon Weil Lipman value, and what risks did they take by holding onto their values?
What values did the children of the orphanage demonstrate?
As events unfolded, what were Damas Gisimba's concerns?
What does it mean - as both Simone Weil Lipman and Damas Gisimba state - to "see the other as yourself?"
Set # 4:
What is "hatred?" When is it dangerous?
What are examples of different forms of hatred in the global community?
Can hatred be banished?
What would it take to banish hatred?
Whose responsibility is it to work to end hatred or to respond when hatred provokes violence?
The individual questions that we must all do :) .. (Second and third set of questions )
Set # 2:
What role did the international community play during the genocide?
Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide?
How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide? (For suggestions, visit www.ushmm.org/conscience/alert/students/)
Set # 3:
Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened?
When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved?
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This is the individual set of questions we all have to do :) ..
ResponderEliminar1. What role did the international community play during the genocide?
They were there when it all began, but as things got worst they abandoned them, but thanks to Carl W, the only American relieve worker who stayed and helped; he even went to talk to the minister to avoid the massacre in the sanctuary orphanage.
2. Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide?
The term is used to imply the existence of common duties and obligations between them, yet they were not exactly very helpful and it makes me sad and miserable to think that the only “organizations” or groups that are destined to help people cut back from their duty and abandoned them in their time of.
3. How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide?
We can take action by:
o You can join a community of conscience. (You can subscribe to the Voices on Genocide Prevention pod cast.)
o You could contact the media so the rest of the world knows and can help.
o You can communicate with people that have the power to protect the harmed.
Think about challenges you face in your everyday life:
1. Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened?
I haven’t exactly witness incident that are major trouble, but I have witness hard situations, where a patient needs a transfusion now and there and the family can’t donate and there’s a lot of friends and people who don’t even know the patient and some of the bystanders offer to do the blood test and etc. To make the story short, out of 5 bystanders 2 did the blood test and one of them was able to do the transfusion and the patient was out of risk, so I am guessing that nothing bad happen to the bystander, he wasn’t hurt or killed because he helped.
2. When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved?
I think they do. I understand that sometimes helping can get you on trouble (torture, kidnapping, beat up, murder) , but I believe that if we all stand up and help each other bystanders wouldn’t have to risk their lives. Wouldn’t you want someone to help you when you needed it the most?
- Laura Garcia <3
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ResponderEliminarSorry about that, I forgot something! And here it is again :)
ResponderEliminarSet #2
1.What role did the international community play during the genocide?
At the begging they (UN) were patrolling and protecting them but when it all got complicated they left, they abandoned them. The so call “international community” represented by the UN was supposed to establish peace on Rwandan, but they just didn’t.
2.Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide?
Yes! Because if they don’t do it, who will? Part of their job is to maintain a global peace and to make sure human rights are respected in every country. Clearly Genocide is not exactly the correct example of either peace or human rights.
3.How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide?
There are many things someone like us can do, starting by getting real and researching more about all the places at risk of genocide. Students can also look for organizations and communities that have the same interests, and then they can also make a difference in their own country by contacting the media or participating on community debates about humanitarian assistance and all crimes against humanity.
Set #3
1.Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened?
Well, I think when I saw a couple of cars involve on a minor accident would qualify as a good example, because people who were near them took their time to offer their help and to make sure everything were ok.
2.When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved?
Well, I’m not sure if it is their Responsibility, but as my concern and according to my beliefs it’s the noblest thing to do. And well, they do risk to much, sometimes even their own lives but again, if they don’t interfere things can work out even worst.
by. Carla Millán
Question's Set #1
ResponderEliminar1. What did Damas Gisimba, Carl Wilkens, and Simon Weil Lipman value, and what risks did they take by holding onto their values?
They all value human life, they all think being different is a good excuse to kill someone, and they all show solidarity, union, and love by risking all their lives by trying to save someone else’s one.
2. What values did the children of the orphanage demonstrate?
Union, the never separated from each other, they acted like real brothers.
3. As events unfolded, what were Damas Gisimba's concerns?
His main concern as events unfolded were that the orphanage couldn’t hold more that 65 kids, it did more capacity and people kept coming and as things got worst, people became very thirsty and started to dehydrate and the newborns needed milk and it was almost impossible to get water and milk for the newborns. Then later on, the orphanage was surrounded by malicious people who wanted to kill the kids.
4. What does it mean - as both Simone Weil Lipman and Damas Gisimba state - to "see the other as you?"
They meant that in a way we are all brothers and sisters, because they can feel the same pain we feel, and if we destroy humanity we destroy ourselves, we are all connected somehow and if we cooperate and support each other when it is needed the most, then we wouldn’t have to be scared, because we would know that we won’t be alone, no matter what happens.
Question's Set #2 & #3
ResponderEliminar#2 Think back to the incidents that took place during the Rwandan genocide:
1. What role did the international community play during the genocide?
At first they cooperated by giving them protection, but when things started to get bad they just went living them alone and vulnerable to attacks.
2. Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide?
Yes because that’s what they are for, to help endangered people on countries in conflict and try to establish peace again on does places. Someday they will too need help, and I don’t think they’ll like to be abandoned on difficult situations.
3. How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide?
Fist of all by being informed about the different situations around the world, and then searching and involving with organizations that help people on does situations.
#3 Think about challenges you face in your everyday life:
1. Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened?
Yes, on a car crash accident, almost all of us that witnessed it immediately helped the girl on the hitted car (the other driver was ok) and we all called the police and the ambulance while we helped her get out of the car and giving her first aids.
2. When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved?
They don’t necessarily have the responsibility, but if they help they have the risk of not doing things well and make them worst than at the beginning, and by not being involved, well the one that needed help can’t be attended on time and end badly injured or harmed or dead.
Think back to the incidents that took place during the Rwandan genocide:
ResponderEliminar1. What role did the international community play during the genocide? They were there in order to stop the massacre
2. Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide? Well, it is not a responsibility, but as human beings we can take a role in the help of others, to free the charge of those people who are in need.
3. How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide? According to the page there are many things that you can do, you can sign-up to a e-Newsletter of Genocide prevention and a Genocide Prevention podcast. Also you can contact the media to inform people about communities that are in need and you can sponsor events that help people threatened by genocide.
Think about challenges you face in your everyday life:
1. Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened? I was in Cathedral with my girlfriend, when a little girl in a bike lost the control and headed to the street, she was almost hitted by a car, but a man that was sitting in a bench run and catch her before she reach the street.
2. When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved? Well, they don’t have the responsibility to offer assistance, but like in the story I juts tell, if that man doesn’t taked action we would never know of what would be of that little girl. Sometimes bystanders can risk their own life, because if something go wrong, the car could it the man too, but I think that some things are worth the risk
Comments:
I don’t totally agree with Laura about the responsibility of a bystander, I know that we sometimes need help, or that someone is always in trouble, but it’s not our responsibility to help that someone, personally I always try to help everyone, but not because I have to, I do because I fell better with myself.
And I agree with Carla, International Community have the responsibility to assist countries that have internal problems, I think that help the others is the objective of international communities , I know that this is not always possible, but they can organize activities to get some money or things (like food or clothes) to help the people.
Alan Mar 4th I
Actually, now that we are talking about the responsibility and all the risks of being a bystander, and agreeing that we SHOULD help; I wonder… What would you do if you see someone bleeding out in front of you? Would you get closer and I don’t know, maybe make pressure on the injury? Or would you just call someone else for help? Maybe call the Red Cross?
ResponderEliminarWhat would you REALLY do? He / She is totally a stranger! Would you risk your life for someone you don’t even know? He might be sick anyway; maybe he has AIDS! There are a million things that can go wrong by helping others. So why do it? I mean, really… risking your life for someone who you won’t see again?
I liked your example Laura. I mean, how many times did I have heard on the news that someone needs a certain type of blood? Sometimes we are helping others and we don’t even give that much of thought to it, we just do it. And thanks to that, someone is still breathing. Someone is still eating, studying, working, etc.
ResponderEliminarAnyway, good example :)
Think back to the incidents that took place during the Rwandan genocide:
ResponderEliminar-What role did the international community play during the genocide?
Well, they were supposed to stop the massacre, but I don't think they did a great job...
-Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide?
Hmm I think so, in fact, I think that they have responsibility to assist all kinds of troubles that can threaten the peace between, and inside the countries, so yes
-How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide?
Well, there are some points on their website that you can do, like:
+Join their community of conscience
+Find out more about places at risk of genocide or related crimes against humanity.
+Contact the media
+Communicate with decision makers about the need to provide humanitarian assistance, protect civilians, stop the violence, and promote solutions to the crises.
+Get engaged in your community.
-Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened?
Well... when I was like 4 I thought that I could swim in the adult sized swimming pool... big mistake... I went down like a rock, I started to lose consciousness but an old man took me off...
-When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved?
Well, I don't think that they really HAVE to do it, but, you know, it's the right to do, when the situation needs it... But when you get involved in those kinds of situations, you put yourself in danger too, just keep in mind that, but when you decide to not get involved and act all like "I didn't saw anything pal" I don't think that's right at all
Comments:
I don't agree with Laura either about being forced to take responsibility of others problems, because in those kinds of cases you know when someone really likes to help others out, and if we were "forced" to do it, where would be the "good action of the day" thing off? It's just the spirit of trying to help others what save us from being a genocide race....
Alan, It IS the responsibility of the International Community to help those places in need but I have to agree in the part of "helping others in need to free their charge- thing"
Set #4
ResponderEliminar- What is "hatred?" When is it dangerous?
Hatred is when someone has intense feelings of dislikes to something or someone. Hatred its dangerous when people take it to extremes, like destroying the object or hurting and killing a person or persons that someone dislike.
- What are examples of different forms of hatred in the global community?
Genocides, wars, racism.
- Can hatred be banished?
Well, it depends in some factors, like, it is a very grave situation that you feel hatred against something/ someone? It depends in your way of thinking, and how that thing affects you.
I think hatred can be banished, but at certain levels... hatred is a horrible feeling, yes, but is, sometimes, inevitable.
-What would it take to banish hatred?
Well everything has to begin at home by showing respect to everyone in and out side their home, then at school by doing the same thing but among their classmates i guess that it would be a good start on trying to banish hatred.
-Whose responsibility is it to work to end hatred or to respond when hatred provokes violence?
Its not up to just one person to end hatred its everyones responsabily to learn on how to control our feelings specialy our hate because hate can take us to do things that we think or say that will never do, to respond to the violence that hatred has done it will be to us because we all need to respond to the mistakes we make.
Millán, If I put myself in that situation, I think that I would be all freaked out, I mean, I REALLY dislike blood, but I don't think that should matter, I would give (without thinking obviously) him/her my t-shirt (I always wear 2 shirts, so I won't be a shirtless freak in the middle of the street obviously) to cover the wound and stop the bleeding a little bit, then I would call the Red Cross maybe? I know there a million of things that CAN go wrong, but if it doesn't? The human brain is always expecting the worse, I dunno why I lack that function on mine, so don't mind me xD
ResponderEliminarAnd if I would see him/her again? I don't know, maybe he/she pops out at my house to thank or anything, maybe not... I don't care i'm hungry, I'll make some dinner now :O