“12th Annual Genocide Memorial,” Rev. Audrey Brooks & Guests, July 12, 2020 - a podcast by Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

This year the theme is “Witness, Hope, Interconnections.” We will gather on Zoom, with speakers from countries where people die violent deaths because of intentional attacks against them. We give witness to their names, remembering that unless we do this, they fade into history as nothing. Rabbi David Kunin will speak about the interconnectedness of all of us, as we face current crises in our world.

1 Introduction by Vyda Ng, Canadian Unitarian Council 0:00
2 Prelude: “Come Into This Place” by Gordon Ritchie 1:13
3 “First Witness” Metis poet Naomi McIlwraith 2:28
4 Genocide Memorial Garden Stone 5:49
5 “Second Witness” Rabbi Gila Caine, Beth Ora Synagogue 12:44
6 “Third Witness” Jasmina Colic, Srebrenica Genocide 17:12
7 Theme: "Hope”, Adrienne Wiebe, Change for Children in Guatemala 24:54
8 Musical Performance “Ella's Song” sung by Karen Porkka with Soul Circle Singers of Edmonton 31:33
9 Slide Show Presentation: Images From Past Memorial Services 36:09
10 Sermon “Hope as an Act of Resistance”, Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, Associate Minister, Saskatoon Unitarians 37:29
11 “Song Of Hope” , Roylin Picou 46:02
12 Theme “Interconnectedness”, Rabbi David Kunin 53:28
13 Placing Of Memorial Stones: Rev. Audrey Brooks 1:01:47
14 Closing Words: Rev. Audrey Brooks and Nicole Ingabire of Rwanda, for the Memory Keepers, and Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet, author/poet, Westwood Unitarian Congregation 1:07:20
15 Karen Bilida, president of the board, Unitarian Church of Edmonton 1:15:36
16 “Wintry Lullaby” sung by Erin Van Der Molen-Pater with harpist Gordon Ritchie 1:17:58

The Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a liberal, multi-generational, religious community. We celebrate a rich mosaic of free-thinking, spiritually-questing individuals joined in common support and action. We welcome diversity including diversity of beliefs from divine believers to humanists, from pagans to atheists and agnostics. We believe in the compassion of the human heart, the warmth of community, the pursuit of justice and the search of meaning in our lives.

We gather with gratitude on traditional Cree lands that are now a part of Treaty Six and shared by many nations. A treaty is an inheritance, a responsibility and a relationship. May we be good neighbours to one another, good stewards to our planet and good ancestors to our children.

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