Clemantine Wamariya: War and what comes after
Clemantine Wamariya: La guerre et ses conséquences
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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une fiche de vocabulaire
we have to keep trying.
que nous devons continuer d'essayer.
par toute ma famille
being teased by everybody,
taquiner par tout le monde,
and my neighbor's.
et de mes voisins.
began to speak in whispers
ont commencé à chuchoter,
that I asked a question.
lorsque je posais des questions.
when they woke us.
quand ils nous ont réveillés.
to our grandparent's,
Claire et moi, chez nos grands-parents,
would blow away.
de se passer finirait par se tasser.
nous fuirons cette maison aussi.
jamais entendus auparavant.
they were human.
qui ne respiraient plus,
ce qu'était la mort,
to rest for a little bit
pour se reposer un instant
où était ma maison.
de réfugiés à un autre,
and her family on refugee status.
et sa famille avec le statut de réfugiés.
aux pages déchirées d'un livre
standing right here.
en ce moment même.
parlé de notre passé.
knowing that they were dead
American way possible.
et la plus américaine possible.
avec mon père, ma mère
que je n'avais jamais rencontrés,
there is absolutely nothing,
we lost with each other
nous avons perdu les uns avec les autres,
que nous aurions pu avoir.
moved to the United States,
aux États-Unis,
can make sense of what happened to us.
à comprendre ce qui nous est arrivé.
by our own experience.
par notre propre expérience.
le cas de ma famille.
les uns contre les autres
by the violence of the world
par la violence du monde
continue à l'intérieur,
we create every single day.
que nous inventons chaque jour.
that we impose on ourselves
que nous imposons à nous-mêmes
quelqu'un « autre »,
vers plus de destruction.
the many magnitudes
les différentes ampleurs
that goes on in the world,
qui sévit dans le monde,
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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