Overcoming Violence in Wounded Societies: Perspectives from the Colombian and Kenyan Truth Commissions
How can societies grapple with the legacies of conflict and human rights violations? How might they overcome traumatic cycles of ongoing violence? And what can spiritual traditions teach them about moving forward toward a better future?
Join us for a panel discussion that includes widely acclaimed peacebuilders Rev. Francisco de Roux, former chair of Colombia’s Truth Commission; Tecla Namachanja Wanjala, former vice and acting chair of Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission and a visiting research fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies; and two Colombian attestants to the armed conflict. Hear insights from a panel of experts who know firsthand how countries scarred by decades of violent conflict can build a just and lasting peace. This Zoom Webinar will be available in both English and Spanish.
Following the panel discussion, Humanity United invites all attendees to a special photo exhibition featuring work from FotoDiásporas, which showcases works and narratives of 15 Colombians and their experiences of being forced to live in exile.
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Keough School of Global Affairs Washington Office address: 1400 16th St. NW Suite 120. Washington, DC 20036
Panelists:
Former Chair, Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition, Colombia
Former Vice and Acting Chair, Kenya Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission
Colombian survivor of the armed conflict living in exile, participant of FotoDiásporas
Colombian survivor of the armed conflict living in exile, participant of FotoDiásporas
Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Josefina Echavarria Alvarez (Introductions)
Director of the Peace Accord Matrix program, Associate Professor of the Practice
Leslie Wingender (Moderator)
Director for Peacebuilding, Humanity United
Photo provided by the United Nations Development Programme (Flickr)
*Attending via Zoom
This event is co-sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, which includes the Peace Accords Matrix and Catholic Peacebuilding Network, and the Keough School of Global Affairs, in partnership with Humanity United.
Support also comes from Georgetown University’s Georgetown Americas Institute, which is pleased to welcome Rev. De Roux to Washington, DC. On April 11, the Institute will co-sponsor “Seeking Truth: The Challenges and Achievements of Colombia’s Truth Commission” with the Keough School. Learn More.