Clemantine Wamariya: War and what comes after
Clemantine Wamariya: A guerra e o que vem depois
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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uma folha de vocabulário
matam-se uns aos outros.
que acabem com isso?
we have to keep trying.
que temos que procurá-las.
being teased by everybody,
dois irmãos mais velhos.
and my neighbor's.
e dos meus vizinhos.
began to speak in whispers
começaram a falar em segredo
that I asked a question.
sempre que eu fazia uma pergunta.
a minha mãe e o meu pai.
when they woke us.
quando nos acordaram.
to our grandparent's,
a minha irmã mais velha,
would blow away.
a acontecer se afastasse.
que fugir de lá.
que eu nunca tinha ouvido.
they were human.
eram humanos.
o que era a morte
to rest for a little bit
para descansar um pouco
quando os abrisse,
de qual a direção para casa.
que está longe de casa
de refugiados para outro,
em fazer coisas.
and her family on refugee status.
e a família dela,
como se tivesse três anos
arrancadas de um livro
standing right here.
mesmo quando estou aqui.
do nosso passado.
knowing that they were dead
que eles estavam mortos
American way possible.
mais dramática possível.
que eu não tinha conhecido,
there is absolutely nothing,
we lost with each other
que passámos uns sem os outros
moved to the United States,
mudaram-se para os EUA,
can make sense of what happened to us.
o que nos aconteceu.
by our own experience.
pela nossa experiência.
umas contra as outras
by the violence of the world
e silenciada pela violência do mundo
continua cá dentro
we create every single day.
todos os dias.
that we impose on ourselves
que impomos em nós próprios
the many magnitudes
as muitas dimensões
that goes on in the world,
que ocorre no mundo,
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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