Adam Bacher- On Assignment in Rwanda
Check out his commentary and real life photos of Rwanda, its absolutely beautiful people, and genocide remnants. Read his entry below the map. Ethnic conflicts are just as bad or even worse than racial conflicts experienced here in America, and elsewhere around the world. http://bachersblog.com/
Adam writes on his blog:
"In April 1994, one million human beings were brutally slaughtered over 100 days in the small African country of Rwanda. This genocide was of overwhelming proportions, orchestrated by a radical political party that seized control of the Rwandan government. The loss of human life was a tragedy in its own right. A second tragedy concurrently unfolded - the rest of the world knowingly turned its back on Rwanda after the genocide began and chose not intervene. It could have been stopped, by the United Nations, the United States, France, Belgium. The genocide went on for three months until a small rebel army, led by Rwanda’s current president Paul Kagami, was able to take control of the country.
Today Rwanda weighs heavily on the conscience of the world as a place where history has tested the soul of humanity. Not since Hitler’s genocide of the Jews in WWII has such an atrocity been allowed to run its course. Yet from the ash of genocide grows hope and possibility.
On September 25th I leave for Rwanda to spend a month photographing their recovery from the genocide. On assignment for the Oregon based Itafari Foundation (www.itafari.org), I will be accompanying Itafari President, Victoria Trabosh, on a “tour of hope.” Through my images I hope to document that story - the strength of the Rwandan people and how they rebuilt their nation. This is a call to action for others to join in this generative process.
I invite you to join me through my blog, www.bachersblog.com, where I will regularly update you with my images and thoughts during the journey. I want to share this with you and hear your comments on my blog.
Thanks!
Adam"
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