A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Living Without Freedom
A nation must think before it acts.
Living Without Freedom
Date : Sat., May 05, 2007 to Sun., May 06, 2007 Category : Butcher History Institute
American students grow up in a free society; it is the only kind of society they really know. To appreciate and comprehend the benefits of freedom, students need to know what it’s like to live without freedom – or worse, in conditions of harsh repression, even genocide. To help teachers teach students about life without freedom, FPRI’s Marvin Wachman Fund for International Education, in cooperation with the National Constitution Center and the National Liberty Museum, is assembling some of the world’s leading analysts — and witnesses — of countries without freedom. The conference will help teachers define totalitarianism while examining the history of the idea of freedom.
(Most of the conference sessions will be held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia; the Saturday evening program will be held at the National Liberty Museum, a few blocks away.)
Living Without Freedom Conference Summary by Trudy Kuehner
Topics and Speakers
China: The Cultural Revolution and Beyond
Author of The Courage to Stand Alone--Letters from Prison and Other Writings
Related Article(s):
The Cultural Revolution and Beyond
Welcoming Remarks
National Constitution Center
Alan LuxenbergDirector - Wachman Center for Civic and International Literacy
The Soviet Gulag
Related Article(s):
When Repression Masquerades as Social Justice: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies, Yale University
Author of Waiting for Snow in Havana
Related Article(s):
When Repression Masquerades as Social Justice: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Genocide: The Cases of Rwanda and Sudan
LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas
Related Article(s):
Genocide: The Cases of Rwanda and Sudan
Lecture: Freedom: The History of an Idea
University of Oklahoma
Related Article(s):
Freedom: The History of an Idea
North Korea: The Nadir of Freedom
Institute for Defense Analyses
Related Article(s):
North Korea: The Nadir of Freedom
What is Totalitarianism?
Related Article(s):
Living Without Freedom in China
Discussion: Ideas for the Classroom
Associate Director - Wachman Center for Civic and International Literacy
James SanzareSenior Fellow - Wachman Center for Civic and International Literacy
Location
Venue
National Liberty Museum
Venue
National Constitution Center
PA Philadelphia 19106
Registration links
Register Deadline
What Participants Receive:
Social studies and history teachers, as well as curriculum supervisors, are invited to apply for participation in the History Institute. Forty participants will be selected to receive:
- free room and board;
- assistance in designing curriculum and special projects based on the History Institute;
- stipends of $250 in exchange for curriculum units based on the History Institute, plus a representative selection of student work;
- partial travel reimbursements (up to $250) for participants outside the vicinity of the conference center;
- subscription to Orbis, FPRI’s journal of world affairs; E-Notes, FPRI’s weekly bulletin; and Footnotes, FPRI’s bulletin for high school teachers.
- For a nominal tuition fee, graduate credit for participation in the History Institute is available through Carthage College.