School of Education
Faith, Hope, and Forgiveness
An evening lecture given by Immaculée Ilibagiza, best selling author of Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
7 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2008
Basilica of Saint Mary
88 N. 17th St.
Minneapolis, MN
Tickets will be sold at the door.
Speaker
Immaculée Ilibagiza
Rwandan genocide survivor and author of Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
Born in Rwanda, Ilibagiza’s life was transformed dramatically when the Rwandan genocide forced her and seven other women to huddle silently together in a cramped bathroom for safety for 91 days while most of her family was killed. Out of this horrific experience, she discovered the power of forgiveness and began a profound relationship with God. Four years later, she emigrated from Rwanda to the United States and began working for the United Nations.
Left to Tell has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide and has been made into a documentary. Ilibagiza’s Left to Tell Charitable Fund has raised over $150,000 for the orphans of Rwanda. She has been recognized and honored with numerous humanitarian awards, including an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Notre Dame and the 2007 Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace.
A Series on the Relationship Between Spirituality and Mental Health
Faith, Hope and Forgiveness will be preceeded by a daylong conference providing insight into the faith experiences of individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds while identifying ways spirituality and spiritual practices con complement therapeutic and medical interventions.
For more information about the daylong conference:
A Series on the Relationship Between Spirituality and Mental Health: Global Perspectives Click here
Questions?
Ea Porter
Program Coordinator
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
((651) 962-4657
emporter@stthomas.edu
Tickets $12.00
$2 of each admission will benefit the Left to Tell Charitable Fund
Immaculée Ilibagiza has sold out in previous cities.
Tickets will be sold at the door.
For more information about the daylong conference:
A Series on the Relationship Between Spirituality and Mental Health: Global Perspectives Click here
Questions?
Ea Porter
Program Coordinator
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
((651) 962-4657
emporter@stthomas.edu
