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SUMMARY:Coventry Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture 2023
DESCRIPTION:Coventry Lord Mayor’s Peace Lecture 2023 will be held on 10 November in St Mary’s Guildhall during Coventry Peace Festival. \nEntry to venue at 6pm. Event starts at 7pm. \nLessons from the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda\nMarc J Gwamaka will fly from Rwanda to the UK to deliver Coventry Peace Lecture on 10 November in St Mary’s Guildhall\, bringing with him vast experience of developing programs to fight against genocide. \nWhen we hear the word “genocide” most people think about the Nazi’s attempt to exterminate Jews during the Second World War. But the world does not seem to have learned the lessons of that terrible crime against humanity. Attempted genocides have continued to happen and are still occurring today. \nPerhaps the most well-known occurrence was when up to a million of the Tutsi minority indigenous people of the African country of Rwanda were killed by Hutu militias in 1994\, which was the tragic culmination of the Rwandan Civil War\, which had started in 1990. But there are many more examples. Here are just a few of them. \nActs of genocide were committed against the Yazidi people of Iraq by Daesh in 2014. The Chinese government has committed a series of ongoing human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang that are often characterized as genocide. In 2023 Armenian Americans demonstrated in California against what they called a genocide happening in Nagorno-Karabakh. Several people have accused Israel of gradual genocide in Gaza. \nMarc J Gwamaka has been active in the fight against genocide most of his life. As a teenager in 2007 he and his friends founded Peace and Love Proclaimers\, a dynamic peace-building youth organisation based in Rwanda that aims to inspire young people from around the world and teaches them the underlying principles of hope\, unity\, and social responsibility. \nGenocide affects more than those people involved in the conflict. The lives of young people born in Rwanda after 1994\, for example\, were forever changed by the genocide. They felt themselves victims of something that none of them had created. \nMarc wants to show these young people that they can either choose to be prisoners of that history and always see themselves in its light\, or they can take a stand and ensure history doesn’t repeat itself. \nIn 2009 he initiated Walk to Remember\, an international education programme based in Rwanda which is followed in over ten countries. The programme educates and mobilises youth to fight against genocide. \nHow did he come up with the idea? Marc explained: \n“It was a Wednesday\, after facilitating a program called ‘Forgiveness: A Step Towards Reconciliation’ within the Peace and Love Proclaimer initiative. I realised that we often say the words ‘Never Again’ and it struck me that we had taken insufficient action to transform these words into meaningful actions.” \n“It bothered me so much so I thought\, why not do walks so that people could always ask why we walk and hence keep the memory of what happened. When we forget\, we reap the fruit of forgetfulness and hence repeat the same mistakes. \n“This concern weighed heavily on my mind\, prompting me to consider the idea of organising a significant gathering of individuals. I envisioned a collective event where people could come together in unity and\, when approached by curious onlookers\, we could openly share our raison d’etre. My intention was to create something impactful and attention-grabbing\, a platform that would naturally invite questions and discussion. I firmly believe that\, by commemorating and preserving the memory of past events\, we can help prevent the repetition of historical mistakes that result from forgetfulness.” \nWalk to Remember now brings together young people from all over the world to end mass atrocities. The walk has taken place in 25 countries around the world and has been attended by heads of states and diplomats including dignitaries such as Paul Kagame\, President of Rwanda. \nIn 2013\, Marc and Andrew Fearn founded the Aegis Youth Champion Leadership Program in Rwanda\, where children of survivors and perpetrators have to live together. Marc has worked with over 2\,300 individuals\, including those in active conflict\, enabling them to become role models and powerful voices of humanity in their communities. \nHe has led programs in places of extreme conflict\, such as South Sudan\, Central\nAfrican Republic and Adamawa (north eastern Nigeria). Marc is a powerful voice of humanity who has trained in South Africa\, Zambia\, Cook County Jail (Chicago\, USA)\, Gambia\, Uganda\, Kenya and his native Rwanda. \nMarc currently heads the international training and education program at Aegis Trust\, where he imparts valuable knowledge on peace and values education to a diverse audience from both local and international communities. Furthermore\, Marc has had the privilege to lecture at renowned institutions such as Harvard Law School\, Tufts University\, William and Mary\, and the University of North Carolina Wilmington\, among others. \nThe doors of St Mary’s Guildhall will open at 6pm on 10 November when light refreshments will be available. Marc’s talk starts at 7pm. \n“We advise people to book their seats in advance\,” said Paul Maddocks\, Chair of Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation which is organising the event. “Otherwise they may find themselves standing at the back of the hall which we would like to avoid.” \nTo book seats\, use the form at  \nMarc’s visit to Coventry will be generously funded by Coventry University’s Centre for Trust\, Peace and Social Relations.
URL:https://unacentral.uk/event/coventry-lord-mayors-peace-lecture-2023/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Guildhall\, Bayley Lane\, Coventry\, CV1 5RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Coventry,Genocide,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Here I Stand: Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:On 6 September\, Embrace the Middle East will present an event exploring reconciliation and hope for the Middle East. \nThe speakers will be: \n\nMost Revd Justin Welby\, Archbishop of Canterbury\nRevd Su McClellan\, Embrace the Middle East\nDaniel Munayer\, Executive Director of Musalaha\n\nThis will be followed by discussion with an expert panel and rounded off with a reception open to all. \nThe event will be held in St Martin-in-the-Fields and will be available online. \nHow to book\nTo book a ticket either click here or call St Martin-in-the-Fields’ box office on 020 7766 1100. \nMost Revd Justin Welby\nHe was ordained in 1992 after an 11-year career in the oil industry. In 2002 he became Canon of Coventry Cathedral\, where he jointly led its international reconciliation work. During this time he worked extensively in Africa and the Middle East. He has had a passion for reconciliation and peacemaking ever since. He has served as Dean of Liverpool Cathedral and Bishop of Durham\, and is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. His priorities are the renewal of prayer and the religious life\, reconciliation\, and evangelism and witness. He continues to make visits all around the Anglican Communion\, particularly to encourage Anglicans in places of conflict who are pursuing peace and reconciliation. \nSu McClellan\nSu leads Embrace the Middle East’s work with churches of all denominations across the UK to foster an understanding of the complexities of life in the Middle East. She has a particular interest in Israel and Palestine and regularly leads pilgrimages\, study tours and volunteering trips to the region. She is also the curate at Coventry Cathedral\, whose ministry of reconciliation is increasingly informing her work at Embrace. \nEmbrace the Middle East works to tackle poverty and injustice in the Middle East. Where there is a need – for refuge\, a home\, for health care\, for education\, for justice and human rights – Embrace and its partners\, respond. They currently work in Egypt\, Iraq\, Israel/Palestine\, Lebanon and Syria\, supporting over 50 health\, education and community projects\, which bring vital services to those at risk of marginalisation and exclusion. \nDaniel Munayer\nDaniel is the Executive Director of Musalaha\, an organisation that teaches and facilitates reconciliation mainly between Israelis and Palestinians from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds. Born and raised in Jerusalem\, Daniel is both Palestinian and British\, with an Israeli passport. Daniel is the co-founder of Lighthouse Relief – a response to the influx of refugees in Greece – and has also worked with the Danish Refugee Council and Nonviolent Peaceforce in Greece and Iraq. Daniel is the only Palestinian ever to be invited personally to address the UN Security Council in New York. \n  \n 
URL:https://unacentral.uk/event/here-i-stand-reconciliation/
LOCATION:St-Martin-in-the-Fields\, Trafalgar Square\, London\, WC2N 4JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lecture
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