Comments on: Gala concert to celebrate connectedness and community /now/news/2023/gala-concert-to-celebrate-connectedness-and-community/ News from the 91¶ĚĘÓƵ community. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:00:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Mukarabe L. Makinto-Inandava /now/news/2023/gala-concert-to-celebrate-connectedness-and-community/#comment-143819 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:00:43 +0000 /now/news/?p=54834#comment-143819 “Together, we can spread Amahoro-peace-across the World.”
As I stood on the podium of the Lehman Auditorium last Friday evening, as I danced and declared that “Together” we can spread amahoro across the world, the response from the audience and everyone in the Auditorium was overwhelming. For the first time since I fled the genocide against the Tutsis in my beloved country of Burundi, in November 1993, I felt a sense of belonging.
I was among a people who genuinely expressed with me, a determination to see Amahoro-peace across the current conflict-stricken-world.
My calling, my passion, and my experiences has always been to contribute towards peace, justice , and reconciliation in the Great Lakes Area in East Africa. This month of November 2023 reminds me of the day I fled a country I love, leaving my family, and friends behind. Hundreds have since passed and numerous are dying due to genocides and acts of genocides currently ongoing in Eastern DR Gongo.

These 30 years spent in America have confirmed to me that when survivors are healed, empowered, and connected with like spirited people, they are able to make a lasting impact and change. To coin a phrase by Pres. Nelson Mandela, if people are taught to hate, they can learn to love. This is why I am eager to join 91¶ĚĘÓƵ as a MCT Student.
I am grateful for Dr. David Berry for giving me the opportunity for reciting the Amahoro greetings as CEO and Cofounder of Amahoro International.
Remember, “Together, we can spread Amahoro Across The World”. Let’s do it!

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