THE first two-day international conference organised by Warrington’s Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, takes place on Thursday and Friday, January 27-28 at the Peace Centre, Warrington.
International Approaches to Building Peace: from Global to Grassroots has
attracted speakers from across the world, including South Africa, Norway and Northern Ireland.
Founded in 1995 following the tragic deaths of Tim Parry and Johnathan Ball in the IRA bombing of Warrington in 1993, the Foundation aims to promote the understanding, management and non violent resolution of conflict.
Presentations will address a range of issues facing both Governments and communities worldwide including violent conflict in Africa and the implementation of peace building and mediation programmes in Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine.
A Eurasian perspective from the International Alert will highlight initiatives in the Caucuses which support civil society in building peace and responding to conflict.
Speakers will include Roelf Meyer, the former Minister of Defence
for South Africa and Dr Neil Ferguson, Associate Professor at Liverpool Hope University.
Day two of the conference will focus on the Foundation’s work with victims of conflict through its Survivors for Peace programme. This offers survivors of political violence the opportunity to undertake training to develop leadership skills enabling them to become positive role models within their communities. Workshop sessions will explore the use of storytelling and dialogue and
shared experience in effective peace building. Also, the why’s and the how’s of peoples’ involvement in conflict.
Foundation chief executive, Clare White said: “We are delighted to be able to host this conference which has attracted such high calibre speakers. The conference is the first time the Foundation has been able to bring representatives from across the world together to learn from each other in this way. It also marks the culmination of three years BIG Lottery funded
work through our Survivors for Peace programme, which has enabled many victims and survivors of conflict to undertake positive activities back in their own communities.”
Further information is available from Clare White on 01925 581231 mobile 07760 271 562 or Jo Dover on 01925 581240 or email [email protected]
THE first two-day international conference organised by Warrington's Tim
Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, takes place on Thursday and
Friday, January 27-28 at the Peace Centre, Warrington.
Conference for peace
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