Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) will be having a contemporary art installation, Fragments as part of this year’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. The purpose of this Exhibit is to raise public awareness of significant events that many Canadians have experienced in their lives. CTYA has worked in partnership with several community organizations and CCIJ in obtaining a collection of artifacts that represent the experiences of the victims of the human rights abuses that have occurred in Sri Lanka.
The Fragments exhibit will be in Zone C, exhibit number 29, on King Street West near Duffering Street, within Allan Lamport Stadium Park.
Map of the location of Fragments exhibit: http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/zone_Map.aspx?user=STEWART
More details of Fragments: http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/iprojects.aspx?zone=C&mapID=29
Throughout history, artifacts have been instrumental in helping us uncover our past. A photograph, a journal, or a piece of clothing all have told us stories of how people lived, what they endured and has helped us understand life in places far beyond our reach.
For decades, Tamils have been subjected to a genocidal program under the Sri Lankan Government; some of these victims have been granted refuge in other countries, including Canada.
According to the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ), there are more than one million people living in Canada that have experienced torture and war trauma. Human rights abuses have been committed in Argentina, Bosnia, Burma, Chile, Iran, Iraq, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka – just to name a few. CCIJ is involved in working with survivors of genocide, torture and other atrocities; they advocate for bringing the perpetrators of genocidal crimes to justice and works to assist individuals who have lost close family and friends as a result of human rights violations.
The purpose of this Exhibit is to raise public awareness of significant events that many Canadians have experienced in their lives.
We encourage everyone to come out to Fragments Exhibit on October 2.
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