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Dear friends,
In partnership with the Embassy of Rwanda in Washington, D.C., the Rwandan Community in the USA is pleased to invite you to the 19th National Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi. In addition to Mr. Kizito Kalima’s and Tabitha Mugenzi’s testimonies and other memorial activities, this commemoration program will feature Ms. Patricia Crisafilli as the keynote speaker. Ms. Crisafulli will present “A testimony to the resilience of the people: The interconnectedness of Rwanda’s post-genocide goals towards self-reliance.” We will also have unparalleled presentations on Justice and Memory, Genocide Education and Denial, and The Survivors’ Needs,
Event details:
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Date
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Time
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Where
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Sunday, April 7th 2013
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10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST
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Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel
Cypress Room, 4th Floor
8777 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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We very much hope that you will be able to join us for this commemorative and educational program, as we honor the memory of more than one million victims of the Genocide against Tutsi, and renew our commitment to Never Again, in Rwanda and elsewhere in the world.
We thank you so much for your consideration and look forward to sharing this special commemoration with you.
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October
21 The Promise of the Media in Halting Mass
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8-24 We in Silence Hear a Whisper New York City
6 Save Darfur: END GENOCIDE ACTION SUMMIT
September
21 Peace One Day Concert London
17 Survivor of Rwanda genocide to speak in Truckee California
13 Documentary: "Children of Genocide: Five who Survived" TPT’s Minnesota Channel
11 Conference: Sex, Gender and Human Rights: LGBT Issues from Anoka to Uganda" Minnesota
7 Countering Food Insecurity in East Africa
August
18 Child Soldiers and Bullying: Taking a stand against genocide and hate Minnesota
July
19-22 9th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Genocide Scholars Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 Conferencia Bianual de la International Association of Genocide Scholars (en Espanol)
June
4 United We Rock! The Concert for Human Rights Toronto
May
5-7 (Call for papers) Resisting the path to genocide: The case of states and societies University of Southern California
April
14 Film: The Einsatzgruppen: The Death Brigades Apple Valley, Minnesota
8 UN Annual Commemoration of the Rwanda Genocide: Student Conference "Rebuilding Rwanda: Reconciliation and Education" UN Headquarters, New York City
7 UN Annual Commemoration of the Rwanda Genocide: Memorial Ceremony UN Headquarters, New York City
March
29 Finding Truth Exhumations, Examinations, and Rule of Law in Bosnia and Kosovo Minneapolis, Minnesota
28 Forgotten Genocides: Memory, Silence, Denial - Pamphlet New Jersey
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18 Entries for genocide essay contest due Birmingham, Michigan
12 Child Soldiers Presentation William Mitchell College of Law
8 Radio show - "Acting for human rights: The Guthrie Theatre, World Without Genocide, and Heaven" KFAI Radio
4 Book Launch and Conversation on Crimes Against Humanity CUNY
3 The 92 Percent: Life Under the Junta in Burma's Chin State Washington, D.C.
1 Women: Collateral Damage to Ethiopia's Ethnic Federalism UN Plaza, New York
February
4-5 Katyn: Justice Delayed or Justice Denied? Cleveland, Ohio
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Human Rights Watch film festival Washington, D.C.
January
30 Food, Fuel, and Water: Resource Scarcity and Genocide William Mitchell College of Law
25, 27 UN Holocaust Memorial Events UN General Assembly, NYC
16 Voice to Vision Exhibit William Mitchell College of Law
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November
18 Legal and Medicinal Impunity for Torture: From Nuremberg to California William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
11 The Common Ground Awards Washington, D.C
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7 Workshop: Torture and Dictatorships in Latin America Minneapolis, Minnesota
October
16 The United Nations-Searching for Justice in Rwanda, Cambodia, and Yugoslavia William Mitchell College of Law
7-9 Global Conference on Human Rights and Diverse Societies Montreal, Canada
7 The Khmer Rouge Tribunal Case 002: Will justice be served for Cambodia? Rutgers University
September
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24 Documentary: Ghosts of Rwanda Minneapolis, Minnesota
July
30 GLEF's First Auction Gala: A Magical Night in Cambodia Portland, Oregon
30 Film Festival: Enemies of the People New York City
June
30 Documentary: Children of Genocide Minneapolis, Minnesota
28 June - 1 July 2nd Global Conference on Genocide University of Sussex, Brighton, England
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14 The 14th Annual Spirit of Anne Frank Awards New York City
3 MEP Isabelle Durant Parlement Europeen
May
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8-14 Commune
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April
29 Refugee camps for Darfur: The United Nations in Chad Minneapolis, Minnesota
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24 95th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Montreal
21 Holocaust Remembrance Video Conference in Spanish
19 Searching for the Truth in the Shadow of the Cambodian Genocide Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
18 Survival International's We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples, Apollo Theatre, London
15-16 International (Dis)Order and Violence in the Twenty-First Century James Madison University, Virginia, USA
25-28 Holocaust Remembrance Activities United Nations Headquarters, New York
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November
17-18 International Conference on Genocide Prevention Tel Aviv University
14-19 International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: An Independent Conference on its Legacy from the Defense Perspective Institute for Social Studies, The Hague
6-9 Pledge2Protect, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
4 Lessons and Legacies Conference, Florida Atlantic University
October
15 Investors Against Genocide's Eric Cohen Tindley Temple United Methodist Church, Philadelphia, PA, USA
September
26 Documentary, Vienna, VA, USA
22 Mobilizing the will to Intervene-Canadian Launch, National Press Gallery, Ottawa
21 Mobilizing the will to Intervene-US Launch, United Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.
3-4 Conference: The Armenian Genocide and International Law, Haigazian University, Beirut, Lebanon
1-3 Breaking the Silence: Justice and Genocide Education Tour, DC-Cam, Cambodia
August
20 Talk, Polish Catholic Priests in Dachau Concentration Camp, at University of Minnesota
June
19 World Refugee Day Concert: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
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January
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December
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5-6 December Protest against the violent treatment and unlawful repatriation of North Korean refugees by the Chinese Government
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June
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May
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April
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Global Conference on the Prevention of Genocide, Montreal, Quebec (More Information)
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