RISE International is planning a worldwide memorial day on August 10, 2008 to commemorate the deaths of children and adults born and/or raised in cults. ‘The Lost Children’ memorial will be held to remember the many second and even third generation children born and/or raised in cults whose lives were cut short through suicide, physical/mental abuse, medical neglect, drug overdose, murder and cultic fighting groups such as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Northern Uganda. RISE International and Safe Passage Foundation are working together to organize this event, which will be held in London (UK), Huntington Beach (California, USA) and Gulu (Uganda).
Memorial day event information
Huntington Beach, California
- Where: Red Horse Barn at the Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center
- When: August 10, 2008 4PM
London, United Kingdom
- When: August 10, 2008 4PM
4:15PM to 5:15PM: Remembrance event
5:15PM to 1:30AM Social event (refreshments and live music)
- Where: Purple Turtle Bar in Camden
London, NW1 1TN
United Kingdom
Gulu, Uganda
- When: August 10, 2008 8:30AM - 5PM
- Where: Kaunda Ground, Gulu, Uganda
- Guest of Honor: Hon. Musa Ecwero, State Minister for Disaster Preparedness
Guest speakers will include:
Hon. Norbert Mao
Chairman Gulu District
Lawyer
Member of the 6th and 7th Parliaments of Uganda
Yale University Fellow
Retired Col. Walter Ochora
Resident District Commissioner (RDC)
Hon. David Pulkol
Director African Leadership Institute
Former Director, External Security Organisation (ESO)
The event is being organized by RISE International affiliate United Youth Action for Progress (UYAP). Other participating organizations include Save the Children in Uganda, UNICEF, CPAR, TASO and Ker Kwaro Acholi.
Schedule:
- 8:30-9:30 AM Arrival of guests/Children March through town
- 9:30- 10:00 AM Arrival of Chief Guest
- 10:00-10:30 AM Interlude (Children’s Drama)
- 10:30-10: 35 AM Message from Lc1 Chairman
- 10:35-10:40 AM Message from the event coordinator
- 10:40-10:45 AM Message from Children’s Representative and poem
- 10:45- 11:00 AM A show by 2 artists
- 11:00-11: 10 AM Speech by Civil Society representative
- 11:15-11:30 AM Speech from Chairman LCV
- 11:25-11:50 AM Speech from a RDC
- 11:50-12:15 PM Interlude
- 12:15-12:30 PM Communication from senior government representative
- 12-15-12:25 PM Interlude (Children play)
- 12:25- 1:00 PM Speeches from Guest of Honor
- 1:00- 1:30 PM Awards
- 1:30- 2: 00 PM Lunch and Bull Roasting
- 2:30-3:30 PM Visiting the memorial Museum
- 3:30- 4: 45 PM Entertainment for children
- 4:45-5:00 PM The event ends
Memorial website
A website has been created to honour the memory of the Lost Children: http://memorial.riseinternationalcic.org
It is still under development and we need your help to improve it.
If you have a deceased friend, relative or loved born or raised in a cult whom you would like remembered here, please let us know. You can email us (memorial@riseinternationalcic.org) their information or create an account to enter it yourself. Multimedia content such as images, video and audio can also be added. We are also actively seeking volunteers to help with various tasks including adding content, completing data collection, research and fact checking. Please let us know if any information we have listed is incorrect or incomplete and we will make sure it is corrected or updated as soon as possible. If you need help or have a question about the memorial site, please post it in the RISE International forum. You can also send an email to memorial@riseinternationalcic.org
“Sometimes an ordinary life is an extraordinary accomplishment.”
The Lost Children memorial day will also celebrate our achievements as survivors. A yearly Outstanding Survivor Award will be presented during the event. If you know someone who you feel deserves recognition you can nominate them on the website.
How can you help?
If you would like to help sponsor the memorial day, you can make a tax-deductible (in the United States) donation to Safe Passage Foundation.
If you would like to volunteer your time to help organize the event in your area or help in any other way please contact us.
Safe Passage Foundation is a non-religious New York not-for-profit corporation that provides resources, support and advocacy for youth raised in restrictive, isolated or high-demand communities, sometimes referred to as “cults” by society at large. RISE International CIC is a community interest company registered in England and Wales, Company number 6266210, that works to protect children from abuse in cults. RISE International Foundation is a New York not-for-profit corporation.
