Zemel z"l Educators Conference Keynote: Accompanying in times of great peril: Stories from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the journey towards healing
Event description
- Academic events
Lecturer: Carl Wilkens, Rescuer during the Rwandan Genocide
Watch Carl Wilkens' film "I'm Not Leaving"
About the Keynote: The US Embassy ordered Carl and Teresa Wilkens to evacuate Rwanda along with thousands of other expatriates and UN soldiers. They chose not to obey. Teresa did take their children to safety however Carl stayed throughout the 3-month genocide. While witnessing the horrors of more than one million innocent people being slaughtered, he worked with Rwandan colleagues to rescue and bring aid to those targeted for extermination.
Wilkens will be exploring stories from this time as well as the 30-year journey since. He will be focusing specifically on what “the role of accompanying” looks like during times of great violence as well as healing.