As part of a trip across America to commemorate and remember the nearly 1 million people killed in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, Amani Africa President Gasana Mutesi stops in Tampa to talk about her experiences as a human-rights activist in East Africa and raise funds for her Central Africa grassroots sustainable peace organization. Mise en Place restaurant hosts a fundraising cocktail-hour reception with Mutesi; the public is invited to attend. 6:30 p.m., 442 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, $45, 813-624-3551, africagrassroots.org.
This article appears in Apr 23-29, 2008.