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Professor
Ron Weisberger, Director of the
BCC
Holocaust Center presented on "The Holocaust and Human
Behavior" at a session of Confronting Discrimination held at the Fall
River Boys and Girls Club on April 19, 2019. Professor Weisberger
described what led up to the Holocaust and suggested that many of the same
elements continue to exist in the United States and other parts of the
world. The discussion centered on how to confront discrimination against
any group by becoming an "upstander" rather than a
"bystander" when witnessing this kind of behavior. The
goal of the series is to increase understand the connection between oppression and violence, understand the
significance of empathy in healthy community relations, understand how
insensitive rhetoric can create tension in community relations, recognize
the role of privilege and how to use privilege to be an anti-oppression
ally. The training is a project of United
Neighbors of Fall River and Partners and
was led by United Neighbors Executive Director Wendy Garf-Lipp. Click
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(Top
row) City Councilor Richard Cabeceiras, Katie Brown Educational
Program Coordinator Nwando Ofokansi, and Partners Outreach Manager
Jack Shipley listen as BCC
Holocaust Center Director Ron Weisberger begins his
presentation. (Middle row) Students and others listen to the
presentation before beginning a discussion. (Bottom row) B.M.C.
Durfee High School students and others listen as United
Neighbors of Fall River Executive Director concludes the session by
describing some upcoming events.
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