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OUR WALLS BEAR WITNESS:
CRISIS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICTo raise public awareness of the ongoing crisis in Central African Republic, where group-targeted violence poses a severe threat to civilians, the Museum will convene an expert panel to discuss what is driving the conflict and what can be done to end it.
Please join us for this free program on Monday, November 10, in Washington, DC.
Opening Program
Monday, November 10, 6:30 p.m.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Helena Rubinstein Auditorium
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW |
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Since 2012, a number of armed factions have attacked civilians in Central African Republic (CAR) based on their religious identity, killing untold thousands and displacing hundreds of thousands more.
Panelists
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, United States Department of State
Louisa Lombard, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale University
Graeme Wood, Contributing Editor, the Atlantic and the New Republic
Moderator
Michael Gerson, Columnist, the Washington Post
The program is free but registration is required. Register at ushmm.org/events/wallsbearwitness.
This program is held in conjunction with FotoWeek DC 2014, during which the Museum will project on its exterior walls building-sized images taken by prizewinning photographer Michael Christopher Brown of the dire situation in Central African Republic. The photography exhibition is free and open to the public nightly November 10–13 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The opening program is made possible by the Helena Rubinstein Foundation.
Photo: The crisis in CAR has displaced large portions of the population and restricted access to food and shelter. The young girl above receives bread in exchange for helping Rwandan African Union soldiers perform community service in the capital, Bangui. Michael Christopher Brown/Magnum Photos. |
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