"Why Genocide?: Realities, Responses and Ramifications"- Webster University- Geneva- Friday, December the 4th. from 09:00

Come and join us:

As part of the Centennial Speaker Series - Open Wounds: A Century of Crimes against Humanity, Webster University Geneva will hold an international conference on the theme of genocide.

Plenty great speakers- I will present anew version on my project on "Life After Genocide"- My friend from Srebrenica, Genocide survivor Hasan Hasanovic- will also be there. I hope some of you can make it. Here is a link to the program.

Hasan Hasanovic at the culture house in Pilica where over 500 men and boys were killed during the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia in July 1995, including Hasan's twin brother. 

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Save the date: Photobastei 2.0 December 10th

December 10th is the date of the opening of my exhibition on "Life After Genocide in Rwanda and in Bosnia", at Photobastei 2.0 in Zurich. There are some great work shown there- including Magnum Photo's "Odyssey"and Jean Revillard's new work "Petra". I hope some of you can make it-  I look forward to it!

The "journey"of 'Life After Genocide' continues, this time at Photobastei 2.0 in Zurich from December 10th to the 27th.

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Universal Children's Day.

For me, it seems children and education is not mentioned as much as it should be in todays media discussions on terror and migration. 20th of November marks the Universal Children's Day. Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon says: "This year, I wish to emphasize the importance of ensuring that the commitments made by the international community to the world’s children are extended to a group of children who are often forgotten or overlooked: those deprived of their liberty."

Children in Musha, Rwanda, carrying water.

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Thinking of Bamako.

Awful news from Bamako. I hope the situation gets resolved peacefully and fast. Here is an image from when I photographed on assignment for the Aga Khan foundation a couple of years ago.

People going home from work in downtown Bamako, Mali, October 2012. 

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"Open Wounds: A Century of Crimes against Humanity"- Webster University- Geneva- Monday, November the 9th. at 18:00

Join me at Webster University on Monday November 9th at 18:00. I will be presenting "Life After Genocide" is a photographic reportage series based on the life of some people who survived the genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda. This is part of Webster's Centennial Speaker Series. I will share some of the individual stories he collected first hand from survivors of the massacres of Srebrenica in Bosnia and against the Tutsi in Rwanda. More info here.

There will also be two photographs that will be auctioned in order to raise funds to help a young women as well as others who needs it in the Kibungo area of Rwanda. The Webster Humanitarian Association (a registered non-governmental organization) and Ibuka Suisse (Rwanda survivor organisation) in Rwanda are facilitating this fundraising effort. Please register for the event on this link!

Potocari July 9th 2012. 520 coffins are being carried into the old car battery factory/ UN Dutch Bat HQ near Srebrenica.

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"Life After Genocide" is on until October 30th. at the May Gallery, Webster University in St. Louis.

"Life After Genocide" is on until October 30th. I hope if you are in the St. Louis area that you get a chance to drop by! Make sure you pick up the booklet with the captions- it will help you read the stories. The kids in the picture is living in Musha, a small village not to far from Kigali. Many lives in simple ways and may survive on less then 150 dollars a year. Clearly, health care does not quite provide for the needs of many.

While looking for the family house of a friend, these kids followed us through the field.

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The Red Hat Society in St.Louis.

The Red Hat Society started a process of nominating a members to be the "Red Hatter of the year". "Nominees are made up of inspiring women who deserve recognition for the impact they have made in the lives of others." -Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Society)
Well, they certainly made an impression on me when I met them at a restaurant in St. Louis last week! Plenty of great spirit was present! 

The Red Hat Society, here in St. Louis (MO).

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"Life After Genocide"-Photobastei 2.0, Zurich December 10th.

Great news, the stories in my project on "Life After Genocide" will be on display at Photobastei 2.0 in Zurich from December 10th until the new year. The topic will be migration in Europe after the second world war- Odyssee Europa - Flucht und Zuflucht in Europa which is a collection form Magnum Photos will also be on display.  I will post details on reception, events etc will come later. I hope to see some of you there!

Reverien Rurangwa, a friend, a survivor of genocide and an author of "Genocide- My Stolen Rwanda".

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Pål Virik Nilsen, A professional powerboat racing driver from Norway.

It is always fun to catch up with old friends. And, particularly when they are someone like a professional power boat driver! Pål Virik Nilsen  was visiting Switzerland as he is an ambassador for the watch brand Edox.

Pål Virik Nilsen showing of the new collection from Edox.

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St. Louis exhibition & Presentation

Some exciting news and more details to come. But- if you are in the St. Louis area in October, then stop by the May gallery at Webster University- my project on "Life After Genocide" will be on display from October 2nd until the end of the month.

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