Clemantine Wamariya: War and what comes after
Clemantine Wamariya: La guerra e le sue conseguenze
In her work, Clemantine Wamariya is learning and sharing how remembering our life experiences in story form guides us to make sense and appreciate our present moments. Full bio
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una scheda didattica
si uccidono l'un l'altro.
di comportamento.
we have to keep trying.
che dobbiamo continuare a provarci.
da tutta la mia famiglia
being teased by everybody,
and my neighbor's.
e in quello dei miei vicini.
began to speak in whispers
iniziarono a parlare in sussurri
that I asked a question.
a tutte le mie domande con un "shh...!"
when they woke us.
quando ci svegliarono.
to our grandparent's,
dai nostri nonni
would blow away.
si disperdesse come il vento.
che non avevo mai sentito prima.
they were human.
to rest for a little bit
dove si trovasse la mia casa.
da persona lontana dalla sua casa
ad un altro,
nel portare a termine le cose.
and her family on refugee status.
entrammo in America come rifugiati.
come pagine strappate da un libro
standing right here.
anche su questo palco.
knowing that they were dead
in cui sapevamo che erano morti
American way possible.
e americano possibile.
del tempo con i miei genitori
che non avevo mai incontrato,
there is absolutely nothing,
we lost with each other
che abbiamo perso l'un l'altro
che non abbiamo potuto avere.
moved to the United States,
si trasferirono negli Stati Uniti,
can make sense of what happened to us.
un senso a tutto quello che ci è successo.
by our own experience.
dalla nostra stessa esperienza.
l'una contro l'altra
by the violence of the world
al silenzio dalla violenza del mondo
continua all'interno
we create every single day.
che creiamo ogni singolo giorno.
that we impose on ourselves
che imponiamo a noi stessi
verso una maggiore distruzione.
the many magnitudes
dagli esseri umani.
that goes on in the world,
presente oggi nel mondo,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clemantine Wamariya - Storyteller, human rights advocateIn her work, Clemantine Wamariya is learning and sharing how remembering our life experiences in story form guides us to make sense and appreciate our present moments.
Why you should listen
Clemantine Wamariya is a human rights advocate, social entrepreneur and public speaker committed to inspiring others through the power of storytelling. Her personal accounts of childhood in Rwanda, displacement throughout war-torn countries and various refugee camps have encouraged myriads of people to persevere despite great odds. With no formal education before the age of 13, Wamariya went on to graduate from Yale University with a BA in Comparative Literature.
Wamariya was recognized for her dedication to improving the lives of others, especially the underserved. In 2011, President Obama appointed her, as the youngest member in history, to the board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and she was reappointed in 2016. She continues to share her experiences of adversity and seized opportunities as a way to reframe the way her audiences think, whether it be about their own privilege or basic human rights -- and she strives to catalyze development personally, locally and globally. Though still a nomad, she is based out of San Francisco, where she is writing her first book, due in spring 2018.
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