Personal, Humanitarian, Political and Legal Perspectives--11 Years After Genocide: Rwanda Past, Present and Future

Join us for a day exploring the personal, humanitarian, political, and legal aspects of the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath. The day will begin with registration, at 9:30 a.m., and conclude with a Rwandan musical and dance performance, at 5:00 p.m. Breakfast, and a lunch catered by Paxti's Pizza, Chevys and the Cheesecake Factory, will be served. The day's events and guests are detailed below.

9:30am — 10:00am—Registration and Continental breakfast

10:00am — 10:10am—Introduction/Welcome

10:10am — 11:30am—Personal stories of Rwandan genocide survivors Yves Ngabonziza, Martin Musabyimana, Bosco Mugiraneza, Georges Ndabashimiye, Nicole Mutesi and Roger Remera.

11:45am — 1:00pm—Humanitarian perspectives from Andrew Jones, Deputy Director of CARE International, Rwanda; Maudi Mukenge, Program Officer for Africa, Global Fund for Women; Theoneste Rutagengwa, Rwandese Human Rights activist; and Marcel Twizeyemungu, Teen Librarian, San Francisco Library, Bayview Branch

1:00pm — 2:00pm—Lunch provided by Paxti's Pizza, the Cheesecake Factory and Chevys.

2:00pm — 3:00pm—Political perspectives—Mr. Telesphore Kagaba, Political Assistant, U.S. Embassy in Rwanda

3:15pm — 4:45pm—Justice and Reconciliation issues panel including Terry Karl, Professor, Political Science Department, Stanford University; Geraldine Umugwaneza, Coordinator of the Gacaca courts in Rwanda; Helen Stacy, Lecturer, Stanford School of Law; and Jean-Pierre Sadi Karegeye of the Interdisciplinary Genocide Working group at UC-Berkeley

4:45pm — 4:55pm—Closing remarks

4:55pm — 5:00pm—Cultural performance by Rwandan music and dance group

There will be a reception to follow for all speakers and invited guests.

This exploration is part of “11 Years After Genocide: Rwanda Past, Present and Future,” a conference sponsored by the Roosevelt Institution Center on International Development (IDDH), Six Degrees, the Society for International Affairs at Stanford (SIAS), the Offices of the President, Provost and Vice Provost (VPUE), the Stanford Institute for International Studies (SIIS), the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), the Stanford African Students Association (SASA), the Center for African Studies (CAS), the Department of African and African American Studies (AAAS), the Department of Ethics and Society, the Black Community Services Center (BCSC), and the Stanford Park Hotel.

Questions? Please contact Chrissie Coxon at ccoxon@stanford.edu.