Welcome! Connecticut Teach Against Genocide (CT-TAG) works to ensure that every student in Connecticut learns about human rights atrocities and what they can do to stop them. We lobby local school boards and the state legislature to (1) include human rights and genocide education into secondary school curriculum, and (2) to provide funding for teacher trainings and materials.

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May 8, 2008: Although our genocide education bill made it to the Connecticut House of Representatives, it was never voted on. Nevertheless, we are excited by the progress the bill made in its first year, and we are working to get it passed next year!

March 28, 2008:  House Bill 5595 passed out of the Appropriations Committee with funding.

March 14, 2008:  The Education Committee unanimously passed House Bill 5595, An Act Concerning Genocide Awareness Education. 

February 25, 2008: Members of our campaign gave great testimony before the Education Committee: http://search.cga.state.ct.us/2008/JFR/H/2008HB-05595-R00ED-JFR.htm

February 19, 2008: Our lobby day at the capitol was a great success! We had over 70 participants, including seven legislators and students and teachers from 14 schools! There was also an article written about it in the Hartford Courant: Lessons on Genocide by Mark Spencer.