Monday, November 17, 2008

EVENT: Wed., Nov. 19---Witness Genocide - Darfur Refugee Speaker

Witness Genocide - Darfur Refugee Speaker
Join us for this rare opportunity to hear a firsthand account of genocide. We are honored to welcome Mohamed Yahya to Boston University.

Yahya was born in a small village in Darfur. In 1993 his village was destroyed by government-backed militias in some of the first attacks that led to the current conflict. Yahya came to the United States in 2002 and founded Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy, an organization to promote the human rights of the Darfur victims.

Speaker(s): Mohamed Yahya
When: Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:00pm until 8:00pm on Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008
Where: Sargent College, 635 Commonwealth Avenue (SAR 101)
Who : Open to General Public
Admission is free
More Info: http://www.damanga.org
Contact: BU Darfur Coalition
darfur@bu.edu

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