Memory
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Past is often divisive, the still burning wounds of old conflicts may be a burden to the present time. However the discourse of memory cannot be evaded. Its calm and true understanding is an ecceptional challenge for the coexistence of communities. There are projects whose aim is to fulfil the cohabitation through the research of a shared memory. And there are websites about them.
Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre
In April 2004, on the 10th Anniversary of the genocide that split Rwanda apart, the Kigali Memorial Centre was inaugurated. The Centre provided an opportunity to offer a place in which the bereaved could bury their families and friends, and over 250,000 victims of the genocide are now buried at the site - a clear reminder of the cost of ignorance. The Centre exists as a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide, and also as a place for Rwandans to grieve for those they lost. The Centre in Kigali was created by a joint partnership of the Kigali City Council and the UK-based Aegis Trust. The Centre includes three permanent exhibitions, the largest of which documents the genocide in 1994. There is also a children’s memorial, and an exhibition on the history of genocidal violence around the world. The Education Centre, Memorial Gardens and National Documentation Centre of the Genocide all contribute to a meaningful tribute to those who perished, and form a powerful educational tool for the next generation. In English.
20 Nov 2006
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