Genos Center

02/02/2024

08/01/2023

Genocide does not just happen out of the blue. There are always some circumstances that are created in order for it to occur. According to the UN, genocide is one of the gravest crimes against humanity. However, it is often defined as the eradication of a particular national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.

In order to understand better what genocide is and how many genocides have been committed in the past, let’s have a look at its official definition and background.

Genocide does not just happen out of the blue. There are always some circumstances that are created in order for it to occur. According to the UN, genocide is one of the gravest crimes against humanity. However, it is often defined as the eradication of a particular national, ethnic, racial, or reli...

07/20/2023

Raphael Lemkin – the man who coined the word “Genocide,” made serious efforts to make mass homicide recognized as an international crime. He worked with tireless efforts to ensure the crimes committed in the name of Genocide never happens again.

Raphael Lemkin - the man who coined the word "Genocide," made serious efforts to make mass homicide recognized as an international crime. He worked with tireless efforts to ensure the crimes committed in the name of Genocide never happens again. After the end of World War II, several leaders set out...

07/14/2023

Since January 2021, 44 states have introduced bills or taken other steps that would restrict teaching critical race theory or limit how teachers can discuss racism and sexism, according to an Education Week analysis. 18 states have imposed these bans and restrictions either through legislation or other avenues.

The Nonprofit Quarterly highlights the work of Education Week & the importance of tracking these bills.

A project by Education Week seeks to track conservative legislation targeting the teaching of critical race theory across the country.

06/06/2023

Reparations of the Heart by artist Kristin Anahit Cass at the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Stamelos Gallery highlights our belief that tolerance can be taught through art.

The exhibition is described well by Dr. Tamar M. Boyadjian on Hyperallergic, “The artist’s work collectively acknowledges the generational trauma living in the bodies of the descendant generations, but also sees this generation as the conduit through which the reparations of both heart and body can become actualized.”

Reparations of the Heart prompts the question: Where would diaspora Armenians and other SWANA communities be if the Armenian Genocide had never happened?

05/25/2023

Justice helps to ensure that those who commit genocide are prosecuted & remain examples of the change that is needed in our world.

The most wanted fugitive in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has been arrested in South Africa after decades on the run.

Fulgence Kayishema was indicted by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 2001 and charged with genocide, complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and crimes against humanity for killings and other crimes.

International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) announced Kayishema was arrested Wednesday in Paarl, a small town about 30 miles east of Cape Town.

The most-wanted fugitive accused of involvement in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has been arrested in Paarl, South Africa after decades on the run, authorities say.

04/27/2023

It was a pleasure to speak with Jason at Ashvegas about our goal to bring the Genos Center to life in the vibrant community of Asheville.

The Genos Center is the brainchild of artist, photographer, inventor Doug Busch

04/12/2023

Genos Center Founder & Architectural Designer Douglas Busch of Busch Design Build, Inc. is hosting a live Reddit Ask Me Anything session today where he will be answering questions regarding the project along with his work over the last 50 years as a photographer, artist, architectural designer, inventor, teacher, gemologist & philanthropist.

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04/03/2023

Thank you to Israel's most-read English news website The Jerusalem Post for highlighting our campaign. Through art we can raise awareness, understanding and promote healing as we recognize not only the past but the present.

Designed by founder and architectural designer Douglas Busch of Busch Design Build, Inc., Genos Center will use art to offer new perspectives on past and present genocides ranging from The Holocaust and Armenian Genocide to those occurring today in areas such as Myanmar (also known as Burma), China, Ethiopia, Iraq, Syria and South Sudan.

The Genos Center will serve as a voice for marginalized communities and aims to eradicate the causes of genocides through art, education, and awareness.

Our mission is to teach tolerance, inspire reflection and allow visitors to form new ties between their understanding of history and their emotional subconscious through the power of art. Our vision is for visitors to see the artwork and the world from a new perspective.

You can read the full feature here: https://www.jpost.com/special-content/genos-center-foundation-announces-campaign-for-genocide-art-gallery-and-gardens-735560

Genos Center is a multi-cultural art gallery, non-denominational chapel and reflective gardens focused on eradicating genocides worldwide.

03/21/2023

With complete design plans in place, the Genos Center will be highlighted by masterfully designed eco-sustainable architecture and drought tolerant landscaping features which create an enriching and enduring experience for all. The non-denominational chapel and reflective gardens designed by Douglas Busch of Busch Design Build, Inc. extend the open-air feeling of the architecture.

The first of its kind concept will ensure that history is not erased and the memory of those impacted forever remains. The Genos Center will become a destination for international curators, educators, tourists, and those in the local community.

03/15/2023

Through art we can raise awareness, understanding and promote healing as we recognize not only the past but the present.

Genos Center will serve as a voice for many who are not heard. In the last century alone over 50 Million lives have been unjustly taken. If genocidal policies and colonialism continue, some groups of people will cease to exist.

03/06/2023

Meet Douglas Isaac Busch, Genos Center Founder & Architectural Designer

Douglas Busch is a world-renowned photographer, artist, architectural designer, inventor, teacher, gemologist and philanthropist. Mr. Busch and his firm Busch Design Build, Inc. create award-winning sustainable architectural structures and landscapes that blend function and form.

As an artist, he has seen the power of art firsthand and is eager to share his expertise as we work together to bring awareness, tolerance and compassion to communities through the arts. Mr. Busch brings a vast knowledge and experience of green architecture, healthy housing, and sustainable landscape design to the project.