Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Paul Rusesabagina: Free Library of Philadelphia Lecture
On Tuesday, April 11, 2006, we saw Paul Rusesabagina, who was the hotel manager during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Confronting killers with a combination of diplomacy, flattery, and deception, he offered shelter to over 1260 Tutsis and moderate Hutus from being slaughtered by the militia. Over 900,00 Rwandans were killed.
His story is the basis of the 2004 award-winning film Hotel Rwanda.
He is a courageous man!!
::Shelley
NOTE: The war in Sudan's Darfur region, where more than 200,000 people have been killed , is growing deadlier and more complicated. Since the beginning of the year, militias backed by the Sudanese government are crossing over almost daily into neighboring Chad and freely attacking Darfur refugees and Chadian civilians in villages along the lengthy desolate border.
His story is the basis of the 2004 award-winning film Hotel Rwanda.
He is a courageous man!!
::Shelley
NOTE: The war in Sudan's Darfur region, where more than 200,000 people have been killed , is growing deadlier and more complicated. Since the beginning of the year, militias backed by the Sudanese government are crossing over almost daily into neighboring Chad and freely attacking Darfur refugees and Chadian civilians in villages along the lengthy desolate border.
