Against closed eyes, bitter lips.
Against silence, which is slavery.
Czeslaw Milosz, 1954
Archive for the ‘15th Anniversary’ Category
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
call for help
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009real what happened in Rwanda was not human,everyone has to
stand up and fight against it that it never happen wherever in the world.and we are all obliged to come in aid to the survivors of genocide of tutsi in Rwanda because there is many of them till now hwo have no place to stay,because everything they had was destroyed for cleaning their existence.and to be near them for advices
Lighting a candle of hope for Rwanda
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009This is a brilliant initiative. We should all tell our friends about it and encourage them to get involved too.
Always hope.
Friday, April 17th, 2009There´s always hope. There´s always light. There´s always God!
Helping Children and young people to overcome trauma
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009Myself and all of my family have checked out the site and lit a candle tonight. We have personally all been to Rwanda twice in the last two years, to run training to help children and young people to overcome traumatic experiences or process the stories they have heard. Rwanda is such a beautiful country with so much promise and full of such resiliant and optimistic strong individuals….there will be a different future there, I am sure. But tonight, as som many nights, we will be thinking of the people there.
Carly
Director: www.lunachildren.com
Together we shall overcome
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009When I remember, as Rwandan, I always pray for our rwandan future generations. I hope and have a dream that my people shall proudly arise, and the process has already begun. If we have seen our families and relatives perishing from humanness loss, we must build a better country to our future generations ; our youth need more and more of love, peace, justice, freedom and development. Let’s remember, our eyes fixed up on the future. Thanks for this idea of candles for Rwanda, candles to mean that our tomorrow life shall light more and more. Together united we shall stand, and our beloved parents, sisters, brothers, friends will be proud of us, and we will be proud of they didn’t die for nothing!
God strengthen everyone who remembers his relatives.
We all need that, and more…
Monday, April 13th, 2009From France, I want to encourage you and more: a lot of French people don’t know what have been the genocide of the tutsi in Rwanda, because of our government involvment.
My hope is that, as soon as possible, French people may know and ask to be forgiven! People in Rwanda need that, also!
Thank you!
Remembering the Rwandan genocide
Monday, April 13th, 200915 years later I will never forget the horror of the Rwandan genocide and the indifference of the West and international community which made this genocide possible. I will never forget the children slaughtered, the communities destroyed, the women raped, the families shattered, the orphaned children, the sheer cruelty of the Rwandan genocide. The Rwandan genocide is testimony to the cruelty of humanity and of the global indifference to human suffering in Africa. What makes the Rwandan genocide so heart-breaking is that it was completely preventable.
I also remember the heroism of the moderate Hutus like Paul Rusesabagina who risked their lives to save innocent Tutsis from the slaughter. These righteous people offer us hope amid the slaughter, a reminder of humanity and courage amidst the worst brutality and inhumanity imagineable.
I was very pleased to donate a small amount of money for a Rwandan orphans village that is being sponsored by the American Jewish community. To me this is a small way of giving back to a nation which has suffered unspeakable cruelty. It is a way of giving hope to children who have suffered the unthinkable: the slaughter of their precious parents. It gives them a chance to heal and grow and face their trauma in a safe environment.
The west
Sunday, April 12th, 2009We, the west, should also remember that 15 yrs ago the UN and the US carefully avoided the word “genocide”, pulled out troops, stood by and let it happen… we should also not forget that it was in the early 1920’s it was the west (Belgium) who divided the people to rule …
we, the west, should take responsibility and admit our actions that contributed to this massacre..
shame on us!