Many people think that some of the buildings and structures that go up in Winnipeg are just big, white elephants - eye sores. I on the other hand, love the fact that Winnipeg tries different things - to think outside of the box. Not only do I think that the physical building of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) currently being built at the Forks is amazing, I am behind the entire concept because it's what I 'preach' - education really is the key. The Winnipeg Free Press devoted almost an entire section in this past Saturday's paper to the idea that the museum will not focus simply on the Holocaust, though it is a major part of the world's history regarding human rights, and will have its place in the museum's collection. From that article by Dan Lett:
"'If we look at things historically, the Holocaust and World War II were the catalyst that galvanized world opinion to the idea of the universality of human rights,' said Clint Curle, the lead CMHR researcher on the museum's Holocaust zone. 'It's important to remember that nothing that Hitler did was illegal. Everything was done according to German law. However, those laws ensured that the victims were not just denied human rights, they were not considered human.'"
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