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Europe's Darkest Corner: New York Photo Exhibition and Event
Series on Chechnya
From
October 2006 through February 2007, the
International Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE)
of the New York-based Third Millennium Foundation
will host a photo exhibition and event series on Chechnya,
titled "Europe's Darkest Corner. Photographs
from Chechnya 1994-2005". Throughout the
exhibition, the ICTE will present thematic panels
with Chechen and international experts, film screenings
and opportunities to learn about Chechnya from visiting
NGO activists from the region, making this the most
long-running and comprehensive event dedicated to
Chechnya in the US to date. The Chechnya Advocacy
Network is proud to be ICTE's main partner in this
effort.
Please
join us for the opening event on October 3 (details).
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The Third
Millennium Foundation, founded in 2000, supports human
rights and tolerance initiatives in the US and worldwide through
programs and grant-making, with a focus on children and youth.
The foundation has been hosting photo exhibitions on various
global trouble spots and human rights crises at its International
Center for Tolerance Education in Brooklyn.
ICTE
invitation for the opening event. Click
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Developed
in cooperation with the Chechnya Advocacy Network,
the Third Millennium Foundation's upcoming exhibition
and event series will be dedicated to Chechnya and
will feature the work of renowned photographers
Heidi Bradner, Stanley Greene, Mikhail Galustov, James
Hill and Thomas Dworzak. CAN's contribution
included defining topics for panels and workshops,
identifying speakers and facilitating the selection
of guest activists from the North Caucasus, who will
spend time for research and training at the International
Center for Tolerance Education during the project.
In line with CAN's goal of reflecting the priorities
of residents of Chechnya and the North Caucasus, the
four expert panels or workshops will cover topics
that are central to the lives of people in the region:
- Public
health
- Human
rights and war crimes
- Grass-roots
peacebuilding
- Inter-ethnic
tensions/discrimination
The
panels will take place between October 2006 and February
2007, bringing together international and regional
experts and activists to analyze the current situation
and discuss ways forward. ICTE will also host a special
event for international humanitarian and development
organizations operating in the region, in
which they will present their assessments of regional
needs and how they plan to address them. A film
screening in December will feature recent
international and Chechen-made documentaries. Information
materials from NGOS and think tanks will be available
at the exhibition.
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To ensure
that this unprecedented effort will also have an immediate
impact on the lives of those most in need, TMF and
CAN have partnered with the International
Committee for the Children of Chechnya, a small, US-based
charity established in 1996 and now under the leadership of
Chechen surgeon and author Dr. Khassan Baiev. The Committee
provides financial support, equipment and training for medical
facilities in Chechnya that care for and educate disabled
children and young HIV/Aids victims. Visitors and audiences
will be able to make donations at the exhibition site or online.
Please
check our events
site for up to date schedule information of expert panels,
film screenings and other events surrounding the exhibition.
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