Sunday, April 10, 2011

We Remember the Life Lost

Walk to Remember is not about remembering the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis where "one million people" were murdered.  It is about remembering each father, mother, daughter, son, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, and friend.  Every person who was killed was and is loved, every person who was mutilated was and is loved, and every person who was raped was and is loved.  Every life is of equal value and every life deserves to be remembered.  Genocide is not about the millions, it's about the person.  We do not look at our own family members and friends as a number, and we should not look at anyone else's as a number either.  
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Participants, partners and organizers of Walk to Remember are honored to remember and celebrate the life of each person who was loved and lost.  It is our mission to continue to unite the international community and empower the youth to take a stand against genocide and mass atrocities until "never again" really means "never again."

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