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VOR at IAGS in Siena, June 19-22 (Italy)

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Thanks to the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) for including VOR in their 10th Biennial Conference “The Aftermath of Genocide: Victims and Perpetrators, Representations and Interpretations,” which will be held in Siena.
(June 19-22, 2013)

Tags: David Simon, IAGS, International Association of Genocide Scholars, Taylor Krauss, The Aftermath of Genocide
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VOR in Salt Lake City, April 21 (UT)

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Many thanks to Eric Nkurunziza for his commitment to survivors and for bringing together so many community members for a commemoration this year in Salt Lake City. We are pleased to welcome Mathilde Mukantabana, Rwanda’s new envoy to the United States. Mukantabana is also the President of Friends of Rwanda Association (FORA), a non-profit American relief association for orphaned children in Rwanda. Other speakers will include Consolee Nishimwe and Jacqueline Murekatete, and Zachary Kaufman. Please join us at 10-2 at the IJ & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Click here for directions. (April 21, 2013)

Tags: Consolee Nishimwe, Eric Nkurunziza, Fred Rwaramba, Jacqueline Murekatete, Mathilde Mukantabana, The Last Survivor, Zachary Kaufman
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19th Commemoration, April 7 (DC)

Sunday, April 7th, 2013

It was an honor for VOR to be included in the 19th National Commemoration hosted by the Rwandan Embassy. VOR’s director Taylor Krauss shared his thoughts on the power of testimonies in Rwanda today. Other speakers included Ambassador Eng. James Kimonyo along with testimonies from Tabitha Mugenzi and Kalima Kizito.
(April 7, 2013)

Tags: 19th Commemoration, Alice Umutoni, Augustin Mutemberezi, Chantal Kalisa, Clotilde Mbaranga Gasarabwe, Cynthia Akuetteh, David Mwambari, Edouard Kayihura, Emmanuel Mutangana, Gatsinzi Basaninyenzi, Genocide Against the Tutsi, Immaculate Busingye, Jacqueline Murektate, James Kimonyo, Jason Nshimiye, Jean-Baptiste Rudatsikira, Kalima Kizito, Mutoni Karasanyi, Patricia Crisafulli, Rwandan Embassy to the United States, Rwandan Embassy to the USA, Tabitha Mugenzi, Taylor Krauss, Yvette Rugasaguhunga, Zachary Kaufman
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NYU Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, March 1-3 (NY)

Friday, March 1st, 2013

Many thanks to Sue Grand, Deborah Liner, and Jill Salberg for planning such a thoughtful, personal, and moving conference. “The Wounds of History” hosted by NYU’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis provided a special opportunity to share VOR testimonies with a community of practitioners who care deeply about issues of trans-generational transmission of trauma.
Co-Panelists: Eric V. Hachikian screened excerpts from his film Voyage to Amasia; VOR’s director Taylor Krauss screened testimonies from the archive; and Socheata Poeuv screened testimonies from Khmer Legacies. (March 1-3, 2013)

Tags: Debbie Liner, Dori Laub, Eric V. Hachikian, Jill Salberg, Lu Steinberg, New York University, NYU, Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Robert Prince, Sam Gerson, Socheata Poeuv, Sue Grand, Taylor Krauss, Wounds of History
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VOR at Limmud Philly, April 29 (PA)

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

The 4th Annual LimmudPhilly widens the conversation by including VOR testimonies of the survivors of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi. Thanks so much!
(April 29, 2012)

Tags: Limmud Philly
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