The term genocide likely conjures images of atrocities that happened long ago or far away: the Holocaust, Rowanda, Syria.
But consider the deep divide in the U.S. right now, along with violent hate crimes like the recent mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, and the willingness to see others as part of a group rather than an individual. Do these factors add up to a heightened risk of genocide?
Historian and author James Waller will address this tonight when he speaks in Rochester. Waller has spent his career studying the psychology of human evil, intergroup relations, and genocide prevention. Waller is the inaugural Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College in New Hampshire.
Professor Waller is the keynote speaker at tonight's annual Kristallnacht program at Monroe Community College. The program, which starts at 7 p.m., is organized by MCC's Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Project. It's being held at the Thomas Flynn Campus Center at MCC's Brighton campus.
Click on the LISTEN link above to hear an interview with James Waller.
