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Monday, April 20, 2015
Fourth Annual Walk Against Genocide
The Fourth Annual San Antonio Walk Against Genocide was held April 12th, 2015. It commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Speakers included Mark Cross and Tina Karagulian, both descendants of survivors of the Armenian genocide, with music provided by Dana Clark Music. Our speaker from the 3rd Annual Walk, Rwandan genocide survivor Alex Marie Secondaire, performed Of Vehi She'amda by Ya'akov Shwekey for us. Poet Sossy Gulumian Kaltakjian and her daughter Aleen Kaltakdjian read a poem in Armenian and English about the Armenian genocide. Click here to view pictures from the event.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015
Fourth Annual Walk Against Genocide
The Fourth Annual San Antonio Walk Against Genocide will take place on April 12th, 2015 at the Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community, 12500 N.W. Military Hwy. For updated information about times, speakers, etc, please go to: http://walkagainstgenocidesa.org/
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
The third annual San Antonio Walk Against Genocide will take place on April 27, 2014 at the Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community, 12500 N.W. Military Hwy.
Rwandan genocide survivor Alex Secondaire will speak and music will be provided by Dana Clark. There will be a short walk.
Organizations working in the areas of conflict resolution, peace-building and genocide awareness/prevention will have tables where Walk participants can educate themselves and learn how to get involved. Funds raised will support the San Antonio Coalition Against Genocide to further support genocide prevention and other groups working to help survivors of genocide.
Organizations working in the areas of conflict resolution, peace-building and genocide awareness/prevention will have tables where Walk participants can educate themselves and learn how to get involved. Funds raised will support the San Antonio Coalition Against Genocide to further support genocide prevention and other groups working to help survivors of genocide.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Ask Your Representative to Co-Sponsor House Resolution 131
H.R. 131 Concerns the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights.
http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/content/house-resolution-131-letter-representatives
Support H.R. 1692, the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013
Send a message to your member of Congress asking them to cosponsor H.R. 1692, the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013. It's a strong piece of legislation that needs your support to get passed — one that will help in dealing with protection of civilians, emergency aid, and punishment for perpetrators of mass violence.
http://www2.americanprogress.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=266
H.R. 131 Concerns the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights.
http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/content/house-resolution-131-letter-representatives
Support H.R. 1692, the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013
Send a message to your member of Congress asking them to cosponsor H.R. 1692, the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013. It's a strong piece of legislation that needs your support to get passed — one that will help in dealing with protection of civilians, emergency aid, and punishment for perpetrators of mass violence.
http://www2.americanprogress.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=266
Friday, April 5, 2013
Free Film Showing
Monday, April 29, 2013
7:00 PM
The Last Survivor is an award winning,
feature-length documentary film that presents the stories of four
Survivors and their struggle to make sense of tragedy by working to
educate a new generation, inspire tolerance and spark a civic response
to mass atrocity crimes. Following the lives of survivors of four
different genocides and mass atrocities – The Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur,
and Congo – The Last Survivor presents a unique opportunity to learn
from the lessons and mistakes of our past in order to have a lasting
social impact on how we act collectively in the face of similar issues
which still exist today.
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