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 featuring widely acclaimed peacebuilder Francisco de Roux—the former chair of Colombia’s Truth Commission, and Tecla Namachanja Wanjala, former vice and acting chair of Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission. 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.
Speakers will share their distinctive perspectives, roles, experiences, and lessons learned as part of multiple truth commission inquiries. Their recommendations can help peacebuilders pursue more inclusive transitional processes, broaden the participation of victims and civil society, and build sustainable processes for preventing cycles of violence from recurring.
Following the panel discussion, Humanity United invites all attendees for a special photo exhibition featuring work from Foto-Diásporas, which showcases photographic works and narratives of 15 Colombians and their experiences of being forced to live in exile. Lunch will be provided for attendees after the panel discussion.
Lunch will be provided for attendees after the panel discussion.
Co-sponsored by the Keough School of Global Affairs, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Georgetown Americas Institute, with the Peace Accords Matrix, the Catholic Peacebuilding Network and support from Humanity United.
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Keough School of Global Affairs Washington Office address: 1400 16th St. NW Suite 120. Washington, DC 20036
Opening remarks:
Director of the Peace Accord Matrix program, Associate Professor of the Practice
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 FotoDiaspora
Colombian survivor of the armed conflict living in exile, participant of FotoDiasporas
Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Leslie Wingender (Moderator)
Director for Peacebuilding, Humanity United
Photo provided by the United Nations Development Programme (Flickr)
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