"first they arrested the communists, but I was not a communist,
               so I did nothing.
Then they came for the social democrats, but I was not a social democrat,
               so I did nothing.
Then they arrested the trade unionists, and I did nothing because I was not one.
Then they came for the Jews and the Catholics, but I was neither a Jew nor a Catholic
                and I did nothing.
At last they came and arrested me,
                and there was no one left to do anything about it."

                                          ~ Rev. Martin Niemoller
                                              nazi prison survivor

Mass killings and genocides have occurred in numerous places in the world in the last century.  Each time, humanity cries out, "Never Again!"  Yet you can see evidence that it continues to occur.   What is it in our consciousness that allows us to treat other human beings so inhumanely?  The most recent cases of genocide are occurring right now or leading toward erruption.  Thus bringing us to cry out, "Never Again!  -  Again?"

As we study the motivations at each of the eight stages of genocide, we will determine what we can do at each stage to stop this vicious cycle of killings and prevent any future slaughters and mass killings.  We will examine our U.S. Foreign Policy and the policies of the United Nations. We will examine history and examine ourselves. We will determine what  actions we must take so that when we say, "Never Again!"  we really do mean "NEVER AGAIN!"

Involvement in domestic affairs of others is risky business.  But how far should we let violence advance until we say, "STOP THE KILLING!"  How much do we value humanity and ourselves as human beings? How much are we willing to risk to save the lives of others?

What can we do to prevent and stop mass killings in our world?