Bristol 23.5.6

Just watched Hotel Rwanda at the cinema; the cool thing about the screening was that it was in the presence of the real guy who managed the hotel in Kigali. And a time for Q and As. I wanted to know if he was happy with the portrayal of himself and his family in the film... and he was quite. liked the film, it made me feel ignorant about the Lakes region.

I should take some time out from traumatic african subjects a while.

I feel astonished by his bravey and quick wittedness, but more i felt overwhelmingly powerless. Rwanda happend in '94, this man saved the lives of someting just over 1,000 IDP, but 999,000 others died. Can individuals and groups in the socalled developped world really respond adequately.. especially in a Sudan context where economic resources play such a huge part in the dynamic?

Hmmm more analysis to follow. still need to deprogramme.