Clemantine Wamariya: War and what comes after
Clemantine Wamariya: Oorlog en wat daarna komt
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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die dit tegenhouden?
we have to keep trying.
dat we het moeten blijven proberen.
door mijn hele familie
being teased by everybody,
and my neighbor's.
en in de tuin van de buren.
began to speak in whispers
in mijn familie te fluisteren
that I asked a question.
zeiden ze dat ik stil moest zijn.
when they woke us.
toen ze ons wakker maakten.
to our grandparent's,
naar onze grootouders
would blow away.
over zou waaien.
ook daarvandaan vluchten.
dat ik nog nooit had gehoord.
they were human.
waren ze toch menselijk.
to rest for a little bit
verschillende landen gewoond,
vluchtelingenkamp naar het andere,
and her family on refugee status.
als vluchtelingen naar Amerika.
die uit een boek gescheurd waren
standing right here.
terwijl ik hier sta.
nooit over ons verleden.
van mijn familie,
knowing that they were dead
dat we dachten dat ze dood waren
American way possible.
manier die je je voor kan stellen.
met mijn moeder en vader
nog nooit ontmoet had,
there is absolutely nothing,
we lost with each other
voor de verloren tijd samen
moved to the United States,
m'n ouders naar de VS,
can make sense of what happened to us.
waar we het moeten zoeken.
by our own experience.
door onze eigen ervaringen.
by the violence of the world
opgelegd door het geweld in de wereld
gaat vanbinnen door,
we create every single day.
that we impose on ourselves
die we plakken op onszelf
iemand 'de ander' noemen,
naar meer vernietiging.
the many magnitudes
veroorzaakte vernietiging
that goes on in the world,
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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