Commemorative Book Launch: April 7, 2009

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15 years after the killing started in Rwanda in 1994, there will be a commemorative launch of the book “The Men Who Killed Me” and exhibitions featuring photos of survivors whose testimonials are featured in the book. In the 100 days of genocide that ravaged Rwanda, 250,000 to 500,000 women and girls were raped. Despite numerous accounts of the tragedy, the experiences of survivors of sexual violence have been conspicuously absent.
On the 15th anniversary of the genocide, “The Men Who Killed Me” features seventeen of these survivors, photographed by Samer Muscati for a book of their narratives (text by Sandra Ka Hon Chu and Anne-Marie de Brouwer, foreword by Stephen Lewis, afterword by Eve Ensler, published by Douglas & McIntyre). This book and accompanying photo-exhibition will be launched on the 7th of April 2009 in both Canada (Craig Scott Gallery, Toronto) and the Netherlands (Centre for Science and Values, Tilburg). During this event, excerpts from some testimonials featured in the book will be read to commemorate the victims and survivors of the Rwandan genocide, to stand in solidarity with them, and to remind us to never again let such
horrors happen.
While many still struggle to cope with enduring trauma, survivors were empowered by communicating their experiences and having their portraits taken. The photographs in the exhibitions will include some that are being published in the book, but most have been independently selected by the photographer. Proceeds from photograph sales go to Mukomeze, a Netherlands-based charity working with rape survivors and their families in Rwanda.
For the full programme of the 15th commemoration of the Rwandan genocide and launch of the book and photo-exhibition, see Craig Scott Gallery (Toronto, Canada) and Centre for Science and Values (Tilburg, the Netherlands).
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