[Peace] Fwd: Crisis in Burundi and the Quaker Response--talk at Friends Meetinghouse

[Karen Medina]

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From: "Charlotte Green" <charlotteg588 at gmail.com>
Date: Apr 8, 2016 8:20 PM
Subject: Crisis in Burundi and the Quaker Response--talk at Friends
Meetinghouse
To: "Karen Medina" <kmedina67 at gmail.com>, "Stuart Levy" <
stuartnlevy at gmail.com>

Hi Karen and Stuart,

I hope you are both doing well.  The Friends' Meeting is hosting a speaker
from Burundi, and we hope you can come join us on Tuesday, April 19 at 7
PM.  Also, would you mind forwarding this announcement to the AWARE list
and any other folks you think might be interested?  I'm attaching a flyer
and the text of this announcement.



*The Crisis in Burundi and the Quaker Response*



Pastor Elie Nahimana will give a talk on Quaker-led peacemaking in Burundi
on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 7:00 PM at the Friends Meetinghouse at 1904
E. Main Street, Urbana.



After a devastating civil war in the 1990’s, Pastor Nahimana and other
Quakers in Burundi responded by developing a program called Healing and
Rebuilding our Communities (HROC) with support from the African Great Lakes
Initiative (AGLI) of Friends Peace Teams (FPT).  HROC brings together
Hutus, Tutsis, and Twa for workshops, dialogue, and trauma healing.
Burundi is experiencing renewed violence due to a crisis over leadership
following recent elections.  Donations, which will be used to provide
additional peace-building workshops during this critical time, will be
 welcomed.



Pastor Nahimana completed a bachelor’s degree in Christian leadership and a
Master’s degree in African Studies, focusing on peace and reconciliation.
He is pastor of Rohero Friends Church located in Bujumbura and works for
HROC as Administrative Coordinator.  He is also coordinator of Quaker Peace
Network-Burundi, a coalition of fourteen Quaker peace organizations.



Pastor Nahimana will also give a talk on Wednesday, April 20, noon to 1 PM,
at the International Studies Building, Room 101, 910 S. Fifth St.,
Champaign.  The talk is part of the Center for African Studies’ Brown Bag
Series and is open to the public.  Metered parking is available on the
street.



For more information, please contact Charlotte Green, charlotteg588 at gmail.
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