Our coalition members, partners, and others are rising to the challenge of rising hate and COVID-19, offering digital resources and experiences for the public. We’ve built a one-stop resource hub to make it easy to find what you need, whether you’re a student, educator, parent, or frontline activist.
If your organization would like to add its virtual collection of resources, contact us.
Resources to Spark the TWR Flame in your Community
Are you inspired to organize a virtual vigil in your school, community, or online during Genocide Awareness Month? Want to bring the #TogetherWeRemember movement into your classroom? If so, explore the resources below, which will set you up to host a unique experience or series of experiences that turns collective memory into collective action.
Invite vigil participants to use the TWR Pledge Template to share who, what, why, and/or how they pledge to remember and turn remembrance into action to end identity-based violence. This template can be completed virtually or printed out.
An example of a TWR name-reading ceremony using the name-reading tool provided in the resource hub.
Foster a powerful dialogue experience among students, educators, and/or community members using the TWR Pledge Activity. Participants are prompted to share who, what, why, and how they pledge to remember and take action. The responses always amaze us.
The Spark is a youth-driven campaign that answers questions about identity-based violence in order to foster awareness, curiosity, and action. Follow @tgthrweremember on Instagram where sparks will fly your way soon.
Each week a #BIGask is posed to our global community and people of conscience are engaging in dialogue about the biggest challenges facing humanity.
Need a speaker for a vigil program? Access 10 to 20-minute TED-talk style lectures from some of the world’s leading atrocity prevention experts, survivor storytellers, and frontline activists. 25 lectures are available from our Virtual Global Allyship Summit, held on MLK weekend 2021. Save time and effort. We did the curating for you.
A student-led campaign to raise awareness of atrocities past and present and to inspire collective action to make “never again” a reality.
Students can use this tool to generate ideas for social action projects that turn collective memory into collective action.
TWR Founder & CEO David Fox-Estrin leads a lecture on the past, present, and future of the Atrocity Prevention Movement. This is a great primer for students new to this subject matter.
Jimmy Lichtman, a survivor of the Auschwitz and Mauthausen concentration camps, shares his powerful story of survival. This is a useful 4-minute video for students and others to understand the impact of the Holocaust and the imperative to never forget.
Resources from TWR Coalition Members & partners
HCP regularly updates an impressive, detailed list of digital resources and virtual experiences about the Holocaust offered by partners and other organizations across the world, including its own programming. LEARN MORE
DHHRM is offering a range of programming and content, especially for educators providing distance learning. All online and outreach programs are offered free of charge to educators and students. LEARN MORE
Other Resources from the field
An interactive tool documenting over 4,000 racial terror lynchings in the United States, including stories of the victims and their family members.
An interactive map detailing the number and types of hate groups that are active in America, documented by Southern Poverty Law Center.
An interactive map documenting known acts of hate, extremism, antisemitism, and terrorism in America compiled by the Anti-defamation League.
NLP created this resource page to provide accurate information about the pandemic and free resources to educators and the general public. “We hope these efforts will support educators by providing them with distance-learning resources that equip students with the ability to debunk harmful misinformation, both in general and about this virus,” says Alan C. Miller, founder and CEO of the News Literacy Project. LEARN MORE
USC Shoah Foundation’s I-Witness platform provides a suite of virtual learning experiences that educators can utilize to teach with testimony in alignment with education standards. LEARN MORE
USHMM provides a range of resources for students, teachers, and the public to learn about the Holocaust online. Of special note is the Holocaust Encyclopedia. LEARN MORE
Learning For Justice offers a range of tools, webinars, and campaigns that educators and students can engage with to deepen their understanding of hatred and how to counter it, especially in the age of COVID-19. LEARN MORE
Echoes and Reflections provides resources and guidance for teaching the Holocaust digitally during COVID-19. Professional development webinars are also available. LEARN MORE
Illuminate allows anyone online to create a meaningful, digital candle lighting ritual to easily honor the memory of one victim of the Holocaust, for years to come. Their hope is to reach the goal of six million people lighting six million candles to remember each soul lost in the Holocaust. LEARN MORE
A compilation of names of victims, survivors, and upstanders to identity-based violence throughout history, past and present. Each name is presented on a slide. Whether you are virtual or in-person, these slides can be shared (in zoom) or projected on a screen in a classroom and participants can read one by one. Consider reading for 5-10 minutes as a meaningful way to turn your physical or virtual meeting space into a living memorial.