#29 Rebuilding Rwanda: How to Heal After a Genocide
Freedom Writers Podcast
English - March 25, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes - 75.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsEducation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This episode features Erin's conversations with two survivors of the Rwandan genocide, Edith Umugiraneza and Issa Jean Marie Vianney. These courageous souls describe what it was like for them as teenagers to witness the mass execution of their friends and families. They recount in vivid detail how they ran for their lives, and reflect on the role of storytelling as they learned to heal in the aftermath. On the eve of the 25th memorial of the Rwandan genocide, we hope that these stories about the past awaken you to the urgency of eradicating racism and discrimination in the present. May we educate and act to end intolerance of any kind and create a more caring and compassionate society.
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