David Zarembka is a tireless force behind the African Great Lakes Initiative to deal with the aftermath of the Hutu-Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. His daughter, Joy, whose mother is Kenyan, has a newly released book, The Pigment of Your Imagination: Mixed Race in a Global Society which explores the experiences of those of "mixed race" - including her own.
David's engagement with Africa is profound and personal, although Zarembka is a Polish, not African, name. David has rallied many Quakers and others to concern for the battered East African country of Rwanda. The work of the African Great Lakes Initiative and the Friends Peace Teams has been supplementing the efforts of Rwandans as they seek healing and a hopeful future after the genocide of around 800,000 by the mid-1990's.
Joy has a Master's Degree from Yale in International Relations and works with Break the Chain Campaign, a coalition of groups dedicated to protecting the rights of the migrant domestic working community.
Music featured:
I Cried - Battlefield Band
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