October 3, 2005 Source: Concordia University: http://publicaffairs.concordia.ca/mediaroom/pressreleases/2005/10/005023.shtml Gacaca: Living Together Again in Rwanda? On Thursday, October 6, Concordia’s Peace and Conflict Resolution lecture series will present the film, Gacaca: Living Together Again in Rwanda?, directed by Anne Aghion. It’s the second of 8 films in the sub-series Exploring Conflict and Its Resolution on the African Continent through Film. The film will be shown at 6:45 p.m. in the D.B. Clarke Theatre in the Henry F. Hall Building (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, basement level). It will be followed by a response by Peter Stoett, Associate Professor of political science and conclude with an open discussion session.
In 1994, decades of politically motivated ethnic scapegoating culminated in the wholesale slaughter of Rwanda’s Tutsi minority, along with many Hutu moderates. Vast numbers of ordinary citizens became killers - some willingly and some by force. More than 800,000 lives were taken, and the country was left in a state of devastation. Under a new government, Rwanda is rebuilding its physical and administrative infrastructure, but its most difficult task is to foster reconciliation between the Hutu and Tutsi. Venturing into the rural heart of the nation, Gacaca: Living Together Again in Rwanda? follows the first steps in a bold experiment in reconciliation: the Gacaca Tribunals. For more information about this event, contact Dr. Andrew Ivaska at (514) 848-2424 ext. 2419, or Dr. Leander Schneider at (514)848-2424, ext. 5601. For more information about the sub-series Exploring Conflict and Its Resolution on the African Continent through Film, visit the site http://publicaffairs.concordia.ca. 30 Source:
Chris Mota
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Source: Chris Mota,
Senior Public Relations Officer
Concordia University
tel: (514) 848-2424 ext. 4884
cel: (514) 952-5556
fax: (514) 848-3383
e-mail: mota@alcor.concordia.ca | 