The Importance of Commemoration - Kwibuka
Fight against genocide ideology and denial
Compassion & solidarity with survivors
Remember the pain and courage of those who perished and those who survived
Tribute to those who perished during the genocide against Tutsi
Remember the Voice of Hope (RPA)
Educate future generations
Giving decent burials to the victims of Genocide against Tutsi
Recommit to reject genocide to Never Again and the Rwanda we Want
Program
Master of Ceremony
Dr. Jackson Muhirwe
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
University of California, Davis
Prayer & Candle Service
Jon Fish
CEO and Co-Founder
Center for Interfaith Studies in America
Speakers
Dr. Barbara Lesch McCaffry
Board President, Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide at Sonoma State University
Youth Presentation
The Importance of Commemoration - Kwibuka
Declaration of Sentiments
Shannon Vellone Mills
Professor of Anthropology,
President of the Faculty Academic Senate
Dr. Enest Uwazie
Center for African Peace & Conflict Resolution CSU Sacramento
Dr. Boatamo Mosupyoe,
Director of Pan-African Studies and Cooper Woodson Enhancement Program at CSUS
Kwibuka Film – “Our Future Lost”
Message of Solidarity with Survivor
Christyne Davidian,
Past Board President, Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide at Sonoma State University Founder, Armenians of the North Bay
Testimonies from Genocide Survivors
Consolee Nishimwe
Author of “Tested to the Limit: A Genocide Survivor’s Story of Pain, Resilience and Hope”
Keynote Speaker
H.E. Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana
Rwandan Ambassador to the United States,
Founder of Friends of Rwanda Association (F.O.R.A)
H.E. Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana
Rwandan Ambassador to the United States,
Founder of Friends of Rwanda Association (FORA)
Concluding Remark
Vianney Mugabo, President of FORA
Cosumnes River College
Winn Center, Community Room
8400 Center Parkway
Sacramento, CA 958
Saturday, June 9, 2018
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
In Collaboration With
The Rwandan Community of California
Cosumnes River College
Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide at Sonoma State University
Cooper Woodson Enhancement Program and Pan-African Studies at
Sacramento State University
The Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution
Palo Alto University
Center for Interfaith Studies in America
World Affairs Sacramento
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