Dear Sherman,
On October 18, 2022, at 5:00 PM (EST) the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) will host a screening and discussion of My Duty to Not Stay Silent, a film by courageous Russian defender of democracy and human rights, and global advocate for justice and accountability, Vladimir Kara-Murza about Soviet dissident Father Georgy Edelstein.
Evgenia Kara-Murza, Vladimir Kara-Murza’s wife and Advocacy Coordinator for the Free Russia Foundation, will introduce the documentary and lead the discussion with RWCHR International Chair Irwin Cotler. The film screening will be taking place following a day of high-level meetings and advocacy. Professor Cotler and Evgenia Kara-Murza will also appear before the Foreign Affairs Committee.
We hope that you can join us for this important event in support of the case and cause of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was arrested and has since been imprisoned in Moscow for his public opposition to Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
-About the Film:
“If we stay silent, we participate in the evil that is happening in our world. I must say what I think – and the results do not concern me.” This is the story of a remarkable man in a remarkably difficult era. It is a film about true tolerance and true faith, the relationship between Jewishness and Christianity, the collaboration between Church leaders and a totalitarian state, and the importance of speaking the truth – no matter the consequences. The documentary won two special awards at the 26th Stalker International Film Festival (Moscow, 2020).
The film will be screened in Russian with English subtitles.
Date: October 18, 2022
Time: 5:00PM
Location: 180 Wellington Street, Room 325, Ottawa, ON
Sincerely,
The RWCHR
