On August 11, 2008 I had the honor to be amongst leaders in human rights for a panel discussion.
Denis Goldberg, Koigi Wa Wamwere and Guillaume Ngefa Atondoko, Kerry Kenedy and Samuel Kofi Woods delivered inspiring presentations at the Speak Truth to Power forum.
Mr. Koigi Wa Wamwere spoke about issus of Ethnic Federalism which leads to Ethnic Cleansing and how interchangeable "Negative Ethnicity" and racism are. He believes that negative ethnicity is the biggest threat to human rights as it is used as a political tool and one of the fastest growing political ideologies. Examples include the Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia (clanism), Rwanda, and Kenya.
Kerry Kennedy (Bobby Kennedy's daughter) and Gloria Reuben of ER were also in attendence and lovely to meet.
The Honorable Archbishop Desmond Tutu delivered a motivational speech of youth being the power in which truth must be spoken.
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