The UNESCO Routes of Enslaved Peoples Project and the Global Humanity for Peace Institute, University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD), are jointly hosting an exciting international webinar series entitled: New Perspectives on Collective Healing, Social Justice and Well-Being. These webinars are supported by AfroSpectives, and Spirit of Humanity Forum. REGISTER HERE Keynote Speakers Dr … Continue reading 15 JUNE 2023: Healing Through Transforming Narratives & Public Spaces
Int’l Webinar on Public Health Policy-Making in Africa: What Lessons to be Learnt from the COVID-19 Pandemic? 28 October 2022, 08:00 – 11:00 GMT (UTC)
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Panel Dialogue: “Owning Slavery, Pursuing Justice, Seeking Reconciliation: Lessons from Georgetown and the U.S. Jesuits”
This is a panel dialogue that took place online on April 29, 2021. The background is that in 1838, the Jesuits sold 272 enslaved people, including men, women and children. This was the largest single sale of enslaved people in human history. Some of the proceeds were used to support the development of Georgetown University. … Continue reading Panel Dialogue: “Owning Slavery, Pursuing Justice, Seeking Reconciliation: Lessons from Georgetown and the U.S. Jesuits”
2nd Int’l Symposium: Collective Healing of Traumas: New Possibilities for Peace in Communities Sept 2019
Collective and community initiatives can empower those suffering from the wounds of a violent past to collaborate towards mutual healing, thus creating new possibilities for peace. To better understand the significance of these community-rooted collective healing endeavours, the GHFP and the UNESCO Slave Route Project hosted a one-day International Symposium, at the Royal Society for … Continue reading 2nd Int’l Symposium: Collective Healing of Traumas: New Possibilities for Peace in Communities Sept 2019
1st Int’l Symposium on Healing the Wounds of Slavery Oct 2018: Report
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Overcoming structural racism requires more of people, but also healing
Louis Menand writes in New Yorker February 4th 2019 issue: “institutional racism” or “structural racism”—is much harder to address. It requires more of people than just striking down a law. Read the full article entitled: "The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in Law How Plessy v. Ferguson shaped the history of racial discrimination in America."
UNGA: Commemorating the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade
General Assembly 73rd Session: 38th Plenary Meeting, 21 Nov 2018 Commemoration of the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. Speakers Call for Greater Awareness‑Raising about Dangers of Racism, Prejudice, as General Assembly Reviews Education Programme on Transatlantic Slave Trade - Agenda Item 121. http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/watch/general-assembly-73rd-session-38th-plenary-meeting/5970052087001/?term=
UNESCO Healing the Wounds of Slavery Symposium: Questions discussed
On October 18th and 19th, twenty-eight renowned caring and inspirational experts from multi-disciplinary backgrounds met at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for days of deep sharing, exchange and dialogue around the topic of "Healing the Wounds of Slavery". The symposium included four observers. At the Opening Session, Prof Thomas Banchoff, Georgetown's Vice President for Global Engagement, … Continue reading UNESCO Healing the Wounds of Slavery Symposium: Questions discussed
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