'Ghosts of Rwanda' Excerpt Film Screening and Discussion

Film excerpts from Ghosts of Rwanda, remarks by Rwandan genocide survivors, panel discussion, and memorial dance, Intore, a dance of hope and unity performed by the Rwandan Dance Ensemble.

A generation after the world proclaimed it would never again tolerate genocide, the international community stood by while over 800,000 Rwandans were murdered. This event is being held to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide.

Weaving together historical analysis with groundbreaking, eyewitness accounts, FRONTLINE examines the social, political, and diplomatic forces that converged to enable genocide.

MODERATOR:

Ann Simmons, staff writer, Los Angeles Times (invited)

PANELISTS:

Jeff Colyer, MD, volunteer physician with International Medical Corps during the genocide; Pastor Carl Wilkins, former aid worker in Kigali (invited); Greg Barker, producer "Ghosts of Rwanda."

Ghosts of Rwanda airs Thursday, April 1, at 9 PM on KCET.

Date: Sunday, March 28, 2004

Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance
9786 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA United States

Cost: Free and open to the public

Special Instructions

Event is free, but space is limited. Please call 877-492-9148 to RSVP.

Tel: 877-492-9148

Sponsor(s): Hosted by the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance, The Rwandan Investment and Promotion Agency Los Angeles, International Medical Corps, FRONTLINE, and KCET. Additional funding for "Ghosts of Rwanda" is provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Information on non-JSCASC events is posted at the request of the sender and does not reflect opinions of or endorsements by the African Studies Center personnel.

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