Rwanda Genocide Activist to Address TAS Community
Posted 04/22/2014 08:02AM
"I am not leaving." Those were the words of activist and humanitarian
Carl Wilkens, the only American to stay in Rwanda during the Genocide
in 1994. On Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00PM in the Guy Lott Auditorium,
TAS parents are invited to hear Carl Wilkens speak about his
experiences in Rwanda.
His visit is in conjunction with remembering the 20th anniversary of
the Rwanda Genocide, which began in April 1994. In addition to the
parent presentation, Carl Wilkens will address middle school and upper
school students, as well as make the key note speech at the Taipei
American School Model United Nations (TASMUN) conference. You can read
more about him below. His visit is partially funded through gifts to
the Friends of TAS.
Carl Wilkens moved his young family to Rwanda in the spring of 1990
where he served as the country director for the Adventist Development
and Relief Agency. When the genocide against the Tutsi was launched in
April of 1994, Wilkens refused to leave, even when urged to do so by
close friends, his church, and the United States government. Thousands
of expatriates evacuated and the United Nations pulled out most of its
troops. Wilkens was the only American to remain in Kigali, the capital
city. Venturing out each day into streets crackling with mortars and
gunfire, he worked his way through roadblocks of angry, bloodstained
soldiers and civilians armed with machetes and assault rifles in order
to bring food, water, and medicine to groups of orphans trapped around
the city. His actions together with Rwandan colleagues saved the lives
of hundreds. For nine years now, Wilkens has been speaking in schools
on nearly every continent.
In 2008 he and his wife Teresa founded World Outside My Shoes, an
educational nonprofit organization committed to supporting educators
around the world in the fight against genocide, intolerance,
prejudice, and hatred.
Wilkens was featured in Frontline's Ghosts of Rwanda, and NPR's The
Few Who Stayed. His story reminds us of the profound connection
between history and the moral choices we face each day. It also arms
us with new insights in the fight against genocide along with tools
and inspiration for re-evaluating the relationships we are part of
every day.
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