Welcome! Connecticut Teach Against Genocide (CT-TAG) seeks to pass legislation so that, one day, every middle and high school student will have the opportunity to learn about genocides so that they can prevent future ones. Our proposed legislation (1) directs the State Department of Education to include genocide education in the curricula of secondary schools, and (2) provides teachers with trainings and materials.

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May 8, 2008: Unfortunately, the Connecticut genocide education bill did not pass during the 2008 legislative session. We will continue working to get more legislators to support the bill and to get it passed in the 2009 legislative session. 

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.