Curriculum Resources
As school districts develop their history-social science curriculum, they may wish to develop case studies related to issues of human rights and events of genocide. The studies could include books about human rights organizations; key biographies of human rights activists (for example, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Sakharov); key histories; and personal accounts. The
following list contains examples of curriculum resources and organizations that can provide materials. These resources and organizations have not been individually checked. Listing does not reflect endorsement by the California State Board of Education or the State Department of Education nor acceptance of the views expressed. It is the responsibility of the school district to verify acceptability of the materials obtained.
All the People, 543 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036. This is a traveling photo-narrative and art exhibition entitled “In Der Nacht: Visions of Deaf Survivors of Nazi Oppression.n The package includes a curriculum guide, bibliographies, posters, and narratives of people related to disabled victims of the Nazis.
American Federation of Teachers. International Education: Values and Perspectives on . . . Four Human Rights (Teacher’s edition). 11 Dupont Circle, Washington, DC 20036.
American Indian Historical Society, 1493 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94117; telephone (415) 626-5235. Information available, when requested in writing, on the treatment of Indians native to California and on human rights and genocide issues. Books include Missions of California: A Legacy of Genocide, by Rupert Costo, and Genocide in Northwestern California, by Jack Norton, Indian Historian Press; and California Indian vs. White Civilization by S. F. Cook, University of California Press.
Amnesty International, 322 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10001; telephone (212) 807-8400; 3407 West 6th Street, Suite 704, Los Angeles, CA 90005; telephone (213) 388-1237; 3618 Sacramento Street. San Francisco. CA 94118; telephone (415) 563-3733. Curriculum materials: Amnesty International Annual Report (worldwide yearly reports); Torture in the Eighties; Torture by Governments: A Teaching Guide for High School and individual reports on countries (e.g., South Africa, Argentina, and Cambodia).
Anti-Defamation Committee of the Polish American Congress, 2048 Sherman Way, Suite 217, Canoga Park, CA 91303; telephone (818) 704-1759.
Sources of information on the mass murder of Poles during World War II, the Katyn Massacre, and the Statutes of Kalisz are provided.
Anti-Defamation League of B’Nai B’rith (ADL), 121 Stewart Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; telephone (415) 391-0200. Offices also in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento. Bibliographical sources and resources for teaching about the Holocaust are available.
Anti-Violence Project of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 1517 U Street, N.W., Washington. DC 20009; telephone (202) 332-6483. Publications on anti-gay violence are available. Contact person: Kevin Berrill.