On 1st June 2023, during the second session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, a Special Event was co-created by the UNESCO and the GHfP Institute, featuring our team’s presentations on how the intergenerational dialogue and inquiry has contributed to healing, resilience and well-being. Our partners highlighted the magic of the … Continue reading Special Event on 1st June 2023 during 2nd Session UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent Special Event
Journal of Genocide Studies and Prevention Special Issue: Mass Atrocity and Collective Healing
This Special Issue brings together five articles from different disciplines. It aims to contribute to the emergent critical voices in research about collective trauma and collective healing by introducing novel perspectives and inviting further debates on the relevant issues evoked. For this reason, the Special Issue focuses on collective healing through a number of prisms. … Continue reading Journal of Genocide Studies and Prevention Special Issue: Mass Atrocity and Collective Healing
26th May 2021 UNESCO Webinar: The Legacy of Slavery, Transgenerational Trauma & Collective Healing
At this exciting international event, the UNESCO Slave Route Project and the Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace Research Institute (GHFP) brought together high-profile speakers and artists to launch “Healing the Wounds of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery: Approaches and Practices: A Desk Review.” This timely Report draws together the perspectives of researchers and practitioners to map … Continue reading 26th May 2021 UNESCO Webinar: The Legacy of Slavery, Transgenerational Trauma & Collective Healing
Dr Joy DeGruy on How to Address the Legacy of trans-Atlantic slavery
In this A Narrative of Love conversation, the UNESCO Slave Route Project Advisor, Dr Joy DeGruy, explores what it feels for black African Americans to negotiate the multiple challenges of living in a racist society, including internalised racism, the learned helplessness, and structural dehumanisation. Dr DeGruy also highlights key elements that can move the society towards healing, at both … Continue reading Dr Joy DeGruy on How to Address the Legacy of trans-Atlantic slavery
Large-Group Psychology: Racism, Societal Divisions, Narcissistic Leaders, and Who We Are Now
A new and updated exploration of large-group psychology from world-renowned psychoanalyst Dr Vamik D. Volkan. This timely book investigates the underlying psychology of the societal divisions occurring in the world and includes the author’s personal observations and experiences of racism as a ‘voluntary immigrant’ to the US over six decades ago. Large-Group Psychology: Racism, Societal … Continue reading Large-Group Psychology: Racism, Societal Divisions, Narcissistic Leaders, and Who We Are Now
Desk Review Report: Mapping Approaches to Healing the Wounds of Slavery
Supported by the UNESCO Slave Route Project, the GHFP has completed a Desk Review aimed at mapping meaningful approaches to healing the wounds of slavery. The Desk Review draws on a conception of healing wounds that perceives the wound of trans-Atlantic slave trade and slavery as systematic dehumanisation. This in turn highlights the imperative of … Continue reading Desk Review Report: Mapping Approaches to Healing the Wounds of Slavery
Remembering the unremembered: A Key to Healing
In her review of Toni Morrison's book "Beloved", Dr Scherto Gill suggests that one of the book's features be that it allows us to remember the unremembered, and reminds us of the need to face the oppressed collective memories of slavery. Without embracing these memories, the unremembered continues to hold our societies, and we live … Continue reading Remembering the unremembered: A Key to Healing
Trauma of slavery and epigenetics
Epigenetics is the study of biological mechanisms that will switch genes on and off.
Coming to the Table
The name of the organization comes from the “I Have a Dream” speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King. The mission of Coming to the Table is to “provide leadership, resources, and a supportive environment for all who wish to acknowledge and heal wounds from racism that is rooted in the United States’ history of slavery.”
Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) enterprise has initiated a national process aimed at addressing centuries of racial inequities in the United States. TRHT seeks to advance racial healing in communities across the country to create environments where everyone can thrive.
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