Cascadia Community College will host an exclusive preview screening of “Worse Than War,” a new documentary about genocide, at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 in Mobius Hall in the Global Learning and the Arts building (CC3). The screening will kick off Cascadia’s annual human-rights week that is sponsored by the Global Human Rights Alliance on campus.

“Worse Than War” follows Daniel Goldhagen, author of the book of the same name, around the world as he examines the causes of genocide. Adam Hyman, one of the co-producers of the documentary, will be at the screening and available to answer questions. “Worse Than War” is scheduled to air nationally on PBS in April.

“Genocide and mass murder continue to be part of a global crisis, but many people aren’t aware of the scope of the issue and what underlies it,” says Hyman. “I hope this screening at Cascadia Community College will help raise the consciousness of students and the community and lead to greater interest and action.”

At 11 a.m. Jan. 20, a shortened version of the documentary will be shown to lead into a panel discussion about genocide and eliminationism. Hyman and Cascadia faculty members David Shapiro and Panos Hatziandreas will participate on the panel in Mobius Hall.

According to Cascadia faculty Erin Richards, who co-chairs the Global Human Rights Alliance, “The goal for human-rights week is for people who participate to gain a greater awareness of the human-rights issues that exist around the world and perhaps even be motivated to action.”

Another panel discussion involving human rights and international law will close out the week’s planned activities. Richards will moderate the panel beginning at 11 a.m. Jan. 21 in Mobius Hall. The panel will feature University of Washington, Bothell faculty members Bruce Kochis and Stuart Streichler. Following the panel, Cascadia students from David Shapiro’s Philosophy of Human Rights class will facilitate small group discussions about the issues.

All events are free and open to the public.