Finding the Good - Rwanda’s Pathways Back to Trust

Join Carl Wilkens at OEHS on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 6-8pm.

After presenting to students at OE on Wednesday 3/11 in the afternoon, speaker and survivor, Carl Wilkens, will share his harrowing story with our community.

This free event will be held in the OEHS PAC from 6-8 (beginning with a screening of his documentary: I’m Not Leaving, and following a 45 minute lecture and Q/A).

Carl Wilkens is the only American who chose to stay in Kigali, Rwanda throughout the 1994 genocide. He and his Rwandan colleagues worked together to save the lives of hundreds. His harrowing yet hopeful journey weaves together stories of tremendous risk and fierce compassion in the midst of slaughter. Each year he returns to Rwanda with students and educators to see for themselves how people are working together to rebuild their country and rebuild trust.

Carl Wilkens will share about recent visits to Rwanda as well his personal stories from the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The “firing” of new brain pathways and our ability to reframe the “other” are some of the powerful tools and practices he has learned from survivors, perpetrators, and his own journey.

Please email skrzeminski@sd308.org with any questions regarding the event. For more about Mr. Wilkens and his foundation please visit World Outside My Shoes.