The Alcuin Society, a voluntary association of people who coordinate Canada’s national book design awards, awarded Peter Cocking, the designer of “The Men Who Killed Me”, second place in the prose non-fiction illustrated category, for his work on the book.
During the Toronto run of The Overwhelming (March 8 to April 3, 2010), to encourage a connection to the Rwanda of today, Studio 180 Theatre is displaying photographs by Samer Muscati from the book The Men Who Killed Me, by Anne-Marie de Brouwer and Sandra Chu. Look for them in the front lobby at 26 Berkeley Street.
In the days following the launch of “The Men Who Killed Me”, the book and the photo-exhibition have received press coverage in various publications, including The Globe and Mail and Herizons, Canada’s largest feminist magazine.
The 100 days photo-exhibition “The Men Who Killed Me” features 20 photos of survivors of sexual violence whose testimonials and photos are spotlighted in the book “The Men Who Killed Me”. The photos are taken by Samer Muscati and travels throughout the Netherlands for 100 days – the period of the 1994 genocide.
An exhibit of Samer’s photographs of the 17 survivors featured in “The Men Who Killed Me” will be running at the Craig Scott Gallery at 95 Berkeley Street in Toronto until May 31st, 2009. Proceeds from the sale of the photographs will go to Mukomeze.
Claire Ward of Precedent Magazine writes about Sandra and Samer’s journey to Rwanda for “The Men Who Killed Me”.
15 years after the beginning of the Rwandan genocide, there will be a commemorative launch of the book “The Men Who Killed Me” and exhibitions in Canada and the Netherlands featuring photos of survivors whose testimonials are featured in the book. During the commemoration, excerpts from testimonials featured in the book will be read.
“The Men Who Killed Me” will be launched at the Craig Scott Gallery on April 7, 2009, 15 years after the day the killing started in Rwanda in 1994. While many still struggle to cope with enduring trauma, survivors were empowered by communicating their experiences – a testament to the transformative potential of photography.
