The following is from from Genocide Prevention Month. The symbolic act done in Sarajevo is poignant.
Dear Friend,
Today [April 6th] marks the 17th anniversary since the start of the Siege of Sarajevo and the beginning of the war and genocide in Bosnia & Herzegovina. In Sarajevo, our partner organizations organized a commemoration ceremony today that began at a site where 26 people were killed and 108 wounded as they stood in line queuing for bread in 1992.
Then, youth from throughout the former Yugoslavia came together at the site of a "Sarajevo Rose" - a crater left in the ground from shells - and repainted the holes red in a symbolic commemoration of the lives lost.
Act Now - stand in solidarity with survivors and observe Genocide Prevention Month.
Participants then marched through the centre of Sarajevo, accompanied by representatives of the survivors of the genocide - the Mothers of Srebrenica, surviving camp detainees, women victims of rape and relatives of victims and refugees from all across Bosnia & Herzegovina.
"Today, we send a strong message to all the governments of the former Yugoslavia that those responsible for genocide, such as Ratko Mladic, must be held accountable and sent to the ICTY for prosecution and punishment," said Fadila Memisevic, Director of the Society for Threatened Peoples - Bosnia & Herzegovina, who organized the event. "In addition, we stand in solidarity with all other survivors of genocide around the world to demand that those responsible for the horrendous crimes committed in Cambodia, Rwanda, and Darfur are held accountable." Read more about the event.
The event, which is part of Genocide Prevention Month, marked the first of six genocides that will be commemorated this month. Tomorrow [April 7th] survivors and advocates around the world will observe the 15th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide.
Best,
Jill Savitt
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An interfaith event
"[I]t is refreshing to see what Pagans are doing in this context. ... Good stuff, and so, it looks to me, is the organization behind it." --Gus diZerega, author of Pagans and Christians The Genocide Prevention Ritual 2009 is an interfaith event organized by B. T. Newberg of Polytheist Charity in recognition of Genocide Prevention Month. Rituals occurring simultaneously across the globe in the month of April are creating a wave of change. By joining together to focus our intentions, we are generating the power necessary to act. We remember past tragedies, recognize current atrocities, and pledge to do all we can to prevent genocide. ArchivesCategories
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