March 25, 2009, Washington, DC: This April, survivors from Darfur and five previous genocides will join advocates and people of conscience around the world to observe Genocide Prevention Month.

Survivors and advocates chose April as a month of commemoration because the tragedies of Darfur, Bosnia, Rwanda, Cambodia, the Holocaust and Armenia all have major anniversaries in April.

The month will launch March 31 with a sneak preview of The Last Survivor, a documentary to be released later this year about four survivors involved in anti-genocide advocacy. After the 20-minute screening, former CNN anchor Andrea Koppel will moderate a discussion among a group of survivors, anti-genocide advocates, policy experts, and the filmmakers.

The event will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Tickets are $6, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Genocide Prevention Project.

The Genocide Prevention Project has supported The Advocacy Project’s work with BOSFAM (Bosnian Family), a group that works with Bosnian war survivors. BOSFAM has produced the Srebrenica Memorial Quilt, which will be shown during Genocide Prevention Month events in April.

AP has also signed on to a pledge to observe Genocide Prevention month. Through the pledge, more than 50 organizations from over 10 countries are calling on powerful nations of the world to make genocide prevention a priority and to take immediate action on the worsening situation in Darfur.