Learning Opportunities

Eva Olsson: A Legacy of Caring, Compassion and Character (Grande Prairie Community Event)

Presented By

Dr. Eva Olsson

Series Sessions

Date Time
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Location

In Person Pomeroy Hotel & Conference Centre 11633-100 St, Grande Prairie, AB

Dr. Eva Olsson uses the Holocaust and her experiences in it as a springboard to discuss the following key issues:

  1. The power of hate and the need to stop it wherever it occurs.  She focuses on bullying in society (including Nazi Germany), which has become an especially big problem.
  2. The importance of not being a bystander when bad things are happening.  Evil thrives when good people stand back and let it happen.  People must stand together to oppose evil.
  3. The importance of having compassion and respect for self and others - It must go beyond mere tolerance.  Children have to see these qualities displayed by adults in their lives, especially at home and in their schools.  Children model their behaviour on the adults around them.
  4. Education must go beyond the three "R's", and help students develop character as well.

Eva's PowerPoint presentation contains pictures from the Holocaust and pictures taken when she retraced her life in 2007, visiting her birthplace and three concentration camps.

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