Genocide in Indonesia: Why Education is the

best suit for memory of Genocide

By Taiwo Justice Olorunlana

Brief history of genocide in Indonesia.

In 1955 to 1966 the great genocide took place in Indonesia.

Where lots people were killed in the suppression and annihilation of the communist party of Indonesia.

education is the best suit for memory of Genocide in

IndonesiaIt because education gives an intensive and eloquent image of the various ways in which the genocide affected individuals.

Shay says " education is part of the mechanism that keeps the past present"

For example,Oppenheimer the film maker was suited to make a movie in Indonesia called act of killing .

It plays an essential part in the composition and constitution of the individual inasmuch as the collective, by learning individual passion or sharing community memories within a society.

Effectiveness of education .Is because,teaching through the cultural representation of genocide in Indonesia.

Through the films such as image of genocide.

Through books,the biographies of the victims in Indonesia.

Through the discussion, students learns to empathize with victims and recognize the signs of future threat to existence.

Why other institution are not effective.

Eduction prevent another happening of genocide in Indonesia.

We can see evidence both in primary political institutions and educational institutions that are equitable for encountering or challenging Indonesia citizens to understand the consequence of Sukarno authoritarianism.

Education served as chief executive to other institution.

Education has become an device for legitimize ,empowerment and proliferate throughout our generation.

With education we know genocide and with it we shall extinct it from our generation to the next generation.

Conclusion.Education change ignorance and furnishes people with enlightenment of success and it makes them be aware of the genocide.

Through education we know genocide and students are willing to claim and protest dogmatism against bigotry, inequality, unlawfulness genocide as assault and murderousness.

Work cited Shay, Christopher. (2015). The past is never dead: New film delves into Indonesia’s blood history. Retrieved from America.aljazeera.com/--/The-past-is- never-dead- an-unflinching-look –at-Indonesia

Katharine. E. McGregor. (2015).The killings of 1965 -1966. Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence. Published on 4 August 2009. Retrieved from: Http:// www/ massviolence.org/ The – Indonesian – killings-of -1956-1966, ISSN 1965 -1966

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