I studied post-conflict development and the aftermath of civil war and genocide during my junior year in Rwanda and Northern Uganda. It was an incredibly eye-opening, transformative and at times difficult experience. I lived with host families while living in both countries. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Memory’
Tufts Against Genocide – Remembering Rwanda: Annie Lobel ’11
Posted: April 20, 2011 in CommentTags: Armenian Genocide, genocide, Holocaust, Interahamwe, Jews, Love, Memory, Rwanda, Tufts, Tutsi
The Internet, Information Architecture and Community Memory
Posted: January 13, 2011 in Genocide DenialTags: Armenian Genocide, Catholic Church, Charity, Community, Electronic, Ernst Zundel, Filip Reyntjens, France, genocide, Holocaust, Holocaust Denial, Hutu, Hutu extremists, Information, Internet, Memory, Online, Patrick Carmichae, Patrick Carmichael, Revisionists, Rwanda, Survivors, Tutsi, UK, United Nations, United States, Victims
By Patrick Carmichael, University of Reading, UK
Abstract
This article reviews current technological developments, particularly Peer-to-Peer technologies and Distributed Data Systems, and their value to community memory projects, particularly those concerned with the preservation of the cultural, literary and administrative data of cultures which have suffered genocide or are at risk of genocide. (more…)
Preserving Memory to Honour Victims and to Deter Genocide Deniers
Posted: May 16, 2011 in CommentTags: Academia, Armenian Genocide, Ban Ki-moon, Dignity, genocide, Genocide Denial, Holocaust, Hutu, Memory, Tutsi
By Tom Ndahiro
There is a saying that only love beats milk. In our language, Kinyarwanda, the month of April is called Mata. Amata is milk. In April, 1994, Rwanda was soaked in the blood of the Tutsi.
The memories and lessons from the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda live with us. Despite the fact that these recollections are painful, they must be maintained by everyone who cares. This is the only way that humanity will be able to prevent similar genocides from ever happening again. (more…)