acqueline Murekatete, a survivor of the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, will challenge listeners to fight indifference at a talk at Northampton Community College (NCC) on Thursday, March 6, at 11:00 a.m. at Lipkin Theatre, Kopecek Hall, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township.

Murekatete, a Tutsi, lost her six siblings, parents and grandmother to murder by neighboring Hutus when she was nine. Brought to New York by an uncle in 1995, she gained political asylum and later graduated with honors from New York University. She is internationally recognized for her work as a human rights activist and genocide survivors’ advocate, speaking before forums in the United States, Germany, Israel, Bosnia, Belgium, and the United Nations General Assembly. She is the founder and program director of Jacqueline’s Human Rights Corner, a genocide prevention education program founded in 2007 under the umbrella of Miracle Corners of the World. Murekatete’s humanitarian work has won awards from the United Nations, the American Jewish Committee, New York University, and other organizations.

The talk is a part of the Cohen Lecture Series in the Humanities, established in 1986 through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Cohen. It is open to the public and free of charge. For more information call 610-861-5300.