“Rescuing the Children” event to honor international victims of genocide
City of St. Paul sent this bulletin at 04/09/2014 03:20 PM CDTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Alex Dumke
City of Saint Paul
Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity
651-266-8969
alexander.dumke@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Ellen Kennedy
William Mitchell College of Law
World Without Genocide
651-695-7621
kennedy@worldwithoutgenocide.org
April 9, 2014
“Rescuing the Children” event to honor international victims of genocide
April is Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month in Minnesota
SAINT PAUL – The City of Saint Paul Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (HREEO), the Saint Paul HREEO Commission, and William Mitchell College of Law’s “World Without Genocide” program are co-sponsoring a special commemorative event to remember victims of genocide. “Rescuing the Children” will honor the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. In 1994, more than 800,000 Rwandans were killed in a genocide that lasted only 100 days. “Rescuing the Children” will also commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and genocides in Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Darfur, and other international conflicts.
Jack Rendler, Chair of the Board of Directors of World Without Genocide, will speak about his work with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) rescuing Rwandan children. Attendees will also have the opportunity to speak with survivors of international conflicts and visit the exhibit, “Tents of Witness: Genocide and Conflict.”
When: Friday, April 11, 2014
Jack Rendler and commemorative ceremony 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Exhibit, “Tents of Witness: Genocide and Conflict” 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Where: Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda
75 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55155
The event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required. For more information, please visit www.worldwithoutgenocide.org.
