Post by Snorri on Oct 4, 2007 13:47:58 GMT
Holocaust Denial
Hi all!
I'd like to thank all of you who attended our weekend training workshop and conference - the day was a big success and we had a lot of fun. We gained a bit of experience in arranging conferences, and we will be hosting more, larger conferences as the year goes on.
However, next Monday it's time for our next meeting. The topic for discussion is Holocaust Denial (if the nations of Israel and Iran find consensus, I shall reward them with a cookie each!). This topic has in fact been addressed by the General Assembly only recently, so it will be interesting to see if we will reach the same conclusion as the real UN! As usual, we'll be meeting at 6PM in the Library Seminar Room of the Hugh Owen Library.
I've prepared for you a list of sources which you may find helpful in your research:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_Denial
www.hdot.org/
antidefamationleague.us/new_nexus.htm
www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ga10569.doc.htm <- This is a briefing on the session in which the resolution on holocaust was adopted. I would prefer it if you would try not to look at the real resolution, so as to try to write your own, rather than rewriting the real one...
NY Times on the Iranian Holocaust Denial conference
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Conference_to_Review_the_Global_Vision_of_the_Holocaust
Also, something which I haven't mentioned so far: If you're looking for something specific to a country you would like to represent, try googling for the topic in quotation marks and the name of the country after it, and maybe some useful keywords. E.g. google: "holocaust denial" Iran, or "holocaust denial" sweden foreign minister statement. Also, many nations have foreign ministeries who maintain websites where they publish a lot of statements, press releases, speeches and documents on various issues, so you can find out what they stand on topics we are discussing. Other than that, employ common sense, if you have any.
All welcome!
Snorri
Sec-Gen
Hi all!
I'd like to thank all of you who attended our weekend training workshop and conference - the day was a big success and we had a lot of fun. We gained a bit of experience in arranging conferences, and we will be hosting more, larger conferences as the year goes on.
However, next Monday it's time for our next meeting. The topic for discussion is Holocaust Denial (if the nations of Israel and Iran find consensus, I shall reward them with a cookie each!). This topic has in fact been addressed by the General Assembly only recently, so it will be interesting to see if we will reach the same conclusion as the real UN! As usual, we'll be meeting at 6PM in the Library Seminar Room of the Hugh Owen Library.
I've prepared for you a list of sources which you may find helpful in your research:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_Denial
www.hdot.org/
antidefamationleague.us/new_nexus.htm
www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ga10569.doc.htm <- This is a briefing on the session in which the resolution on holocaust was adopted. I would prefer it if you would try not to look at the real resolution, so as to try to write your own, rather than rewriting the real one...
NY Times on the Iranian Holocaust Denial conference
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Conference_to_Review_the_Global_Vision_of_the_Holocaust
Also, something which I haven't mentioned so far: If you're looking for something specific to a country you would like to represent, try googling for the topic in quotation marks and the name of the country after it, and maybe some useful keywords. E.g. google: "holocaust denial" Iran, or "holocaust denial" sweden foreign minister statement. Also, many nations have foreign ministeries who maintain websites where they publish a lot of statements, press releases, speeches and documents on various issues, so you can find out what they stand on topics we are discussing. Other than that, employ common sense, if you have any.
All welcome!
Snorri
Sec-Gen
