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Book Signing/Reading with Rwandan Refugee Louise Uwacu at Words

Words presents an author reading & signing with Louise Uwacu, author of The Nightmare of a POSITIVISION* on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 4:00 pm.

 

In Uwacu's own words:

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"This is the story of how I went from my mother's womb in Rwanda, grew into a Rebellious teenager in Kenya, crossed through Europe and became a Fearless woman in Canada. Through various travel tales and numerous encounters across three different continents; I am giving you the naked version of me and revealing the hidden side of our dramas and dreams”

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Louise Uwacu is a Canadian born in Rwanda. After becoming a refugee, she landed in Montreal in 1998. She has lived there for 10 years. She now resides in Vancouver. At her graduation in International Relations at the University of Quebec in 2002, someone said: find out what you want to be before you take on the responsibilities of being that person.

She set out to become Self made. She now hosts her own talk shows and writes for her own site. She is a gifted speaker and entertainer in at least 5 languages. People always say she talks too much...so She intends to do just that to sell books and build schools for Africa. She has produced and hosted a documentary titled "Positivision in Mali" it follows her journey to the villages of Mali in January 2008.

Louise Uwacu has been quoted and featured in several publications and she has appeared on radio and television. She is currently on her Book Tour in North America, Europe and Africa.

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