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Show Monday News March 30, 2009 A conversation with Rocky Art & Production Web Merinda Davis • Lead designer Florence Gonzalez • Sections designer Dave !ba • Photo editor Trent Bates • Assistant Photo editor Carol Acevedo • Features editor Marcus Jones • Sections designer WC McCrery • Sections designer Greg Wilcox • Web manager Jordy Kirkman • Multimedia manager Copy Emma Hunt • Copy editor UVU Review Is a student operated newspaper which Is published once a week durirtg Foil and Spring semesters. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of UVU Review or UVU. down to the golden rule," Anderson said, "If it was your sister, gang raped and forced into slavery, wouldn't you do something about it?" However, he has researched the psychological problems associated with portraying such a message to American citizens. "It's what they call "psychic numbing," he told me. When you use such huge numbers, like the 900,000 people slaughtered within 100 days during the Rwandan genocide, people just can't wrap their heads around it. "One little girl falls down a well, and people rally to her, send money- they know her story..." Putting a face on the situation brings it home for people. Thousands of faces just become lost in a crowd. High Road for Human Rights is meant to empower Americans to do something about it. Anderson said, "They ask me, 'As one person, what can I do?' And now we have this resource to say, 'As one person, here is what you can do.'" The organization has a student group here at UVU, and one can also earn a minor degree in Peace and Justice Studies. For more information, contact Michael Minch at (801) 8637482 or go to www.highroadforhumanrights.org GENOCIDE opening dialogue, and having offenders admit to their actions. It is also important, says Staub, to see that the society generates constructive communities and groups that can fulfill the basic needs of the people. Ervin Staub has been instrumental in the creation of a group called the Global Youth Connect, through which youth from various cultures can work to understand each other and prevent future violence. He has published dozens of books and articles, and his current studies of altruism in humans are making a noticeable impact in the field of psychology. His full biography and vita can be yiewed at www.ervinstaub.com Slews writer Britnee Nguyen • News editor Amie Wells • Assistant News editor John Dttzler • Opinions editor Mel Sundquist • Life editor Matt Beaudin • Sports editor Jack J. Waters • Editor-in-chief • Jared Magill • Managing editor Jennie Nicholls • Editor at large Robbin Anthony • Office manager Brent Sumner • Adviser it's "someone else's job to make a difference." But the constituents those politiUtah's Rocky Ander- cians are referring to are the son is known far and wide, citizens of this country, and as an advocate for human they're not making enough rights, a political ally, and noise. as an unapologetic liberal. Anderson remained after On March 25, he lectured the lecture to answer quesat UVU on the High Road tions. Student Chris Manor for Human Rights advocacy was discussing the business project. aspect of the international The goal of the project community's apathy. "Capis to empower individuals italism in general re-values through this grassroots com- everything," he said, and munity effort to mobilize Anderson agreed. The reathe political will to fulfill the son we didn't interfere when promise of "Never Again," Saddam Hussein slaughas seen on the monument in tered the Kurd population Dachau, Germany. Appar- in his country was because ently, the international com- America's commercial inmunity has not delivered terests would be threatened on that promise. The geno- by any interference with the cides in Cambodia, Bosnia, dictator's will. Rwanda, and the one hapWhen asked about the pening right now in Darfur problems Americans curhave been blatantly ignored rently face with economy, by everyone who has the the housing crisis, how that power to help. According competes for our immediate to Anderson and myriad hu- attention, and how many man rights groups, all for Americans believe that we the sake of political stabil- should take care of our own, ity and self-interest. Anderson said, "telling me "The problem," said An- that caring about what hapderson, "is that people feel pens to our fellow human powerless. Yet the number beings is what makes us huone reason politicians refuse man." He then quoted the action to stop genocide is famous Bible verse, Matbecause they "haven't heard thew 25:40; "Truly I say to from their constituents," you, Because you did it to and therefore it isn't a prior- the least of these my brothity. "We have to choose to ers, you did it to me." take real grassroots action," "To me, it all comes he said. People expect that BUJRAINEGHOLDSTOH] Sections Executive CONTACT US: Student Media 800 W. 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It ternal and external, play is crucial, then, to open up a crucial role, said Staub. a dialogue between the opInternal bystanders live in posing parties, and" by talkthe area and can be caught ing, become more human in the crossfire; while exter- in the eyes of the other. nal ones are, for example, All genocides that have ocother nations who do not curred have begun with an attempt to correct the situ- element of dehumanizing ation or stop the genocide • the opposing party by callonce it has begun. Doing ing them names such as nothing sends the message "cockroaches" and "dogs," that there is nothing to stop thereby making them seem those committing atrocities, less human and blinding and therefore they may as others to their situation. well do what they please. 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