The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC is a living memorial to the victims of the Holocaust perpetrated by Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s.  Since opening in 1993, we have sought to honor the memory of those who suffered in part by responding to the threat of mass violence and genocide wherever it occurs today.

World is Witness enables citizens to bear witness to threats of genocide and related crimes against humanity, using the web and Google Earth.  Through updates from at-risk areas, see for yourself what is happening on the ground, who is being targeted, and what courageous people are doing to respond.

We cannot go back in time and stop the Holocaust, or the Rwandan genocide.  But we can learn from our mistakes, and work to make this a world in which mass violence against civilians anywhere is no longer accepted by governments and citizens alike.

• Visit the website of the Genocide Prevention Initiative at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

• Find out What You Can Do to help

• Join the World is Witness Facebook group

• Witness the destruction in Darfur using Google Earth

• Sign up for the Museum’s genocide prevention e-newsletter

• Visit the Museum in Washington DC

Posted By: Michael Graham | June 01, 2007 | Comments (2)