| 16/09/2010 | second meeting of Video project |
Combatants for Peace Visit to England, 21-30 July 2010
Hosted by Encounters, In association with The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, Amnesty International UK and The Centre for Peace and reconciliation studies at Coventry University.
From 21st to 30th July 2010, Encounters hosts our TulKarem-Tel Aviv group for a UK tour of public events to share their personal stories and non-violent creative methods for resolving conflict, with a focus on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. TulKarem-Tel Aviv group uses theatre as a tool for dialogue, action and transformation.
Our UK hosts, Encounters, are an arts practice working at the intersection of social and ecological sustainability to offer frameworks for people to explore their identity and imagine new interconnected stories to live by.
Encounters and Combatants for Peace invite you to join them at:
Warrington Peace Centre (www.foundation4peace.org)
SATURDAY 24th JULY
10am - 5.30pm Rainbow of Identities workshop
Day-long experiential exploration of the complexities of conflict, led by Combatants for Peace.
Places are free. To apply please contact kerri@waking-up.com to complete form by Friday 16th July.
7.30 - 9.30pm No Victory in Violence: An Evening with Combatants for Peace
Members of Combatants for Peace share their journeys from division and violence towards non-violence and peace. Book via lynn.hitchen@foundation4peace.org or 01925 581236.
Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies, Coventry University (www.coventry.ac.uk/peacestudy)
TUESDAY 27th JULY
7.30 - 9.30pm No Victory in Violence: An Evening with Combatants for Peace
Members of Combatants for Peace share their journeys from division and violence towards
non-violence and peace. Book via Andrew Rigby at mailto:lsx134@coventry.ac.uk.
Frontline Club, London
WEDNESDAY 28th JULY
7.00 - 9.00pm Israel and Palestine: Combatants for Peace
Members of Combatants for Peace share their journeys from division and violence towards non-violence and peace. Chaired by The Guardian’s Middle East Editor, Ian Black.
Book at http://www.frontlineclub.com
Amnesty International UK, Human Rights Action Centre, London
THURSDAY 29th JULY
10am - 5.30pm Rainbow of Occupation day-long workshop led by Adrian Jackson, a leading Boal translator, expert on the Theatre of the Oppressed, and Artistic Director of Cardboard Citizens Theatre Company. Image games and theatre techniques to offer different perspectives on the conflict.
Places are free. To apply please contact kerri@waking-up.com to complete form by Friday 16th July.
7.00 - 9.30 pm No Victory in Violence: An Evening with Combatants for Peace
Members of Combatants for Peace share their journeys from division and violence towards non-violence and peace. Chaired by Kristyan Benedict, Campaign Manager, Amnesty International UK.
Book at http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?ID=1606
More about the events:
No Victory in Violence: An Evening with Combatants for Peace
Members of Combatants for Peace reveal some of the personal stories of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict that are simply not heard in the UK or Europe. Moments of seeing ‘the other side’ through different eyes - seeing others’ daughters as your own, the enemy’s’ doctor as your own life-saver; stories of meetings of minds rather than guns, transitions from checkpoint commando to creative peace-maker, from desperation to reconciliation; life-changing shifts in perception that pave the way for compassion and collective imagination of how to live alongside others. The evening offers a mix of forms of presentation and dialogue including theatre scenes to bring some of these stories to life, inviting the audience to respond and take part in shaping the proceedings.
Rainbow of Identities (Warrington) and Rainbow of Occupation (London)
Both are day-long experiential, participative workshops offering up to 30 places at each venue. The workshops will draw on the innovative methodologies of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed to explore the complexities of conflict, the roles of oppressed, oppressor, the victim and how our real and projected identities perpetuate notions of hopelessness and despair. We will look for ways to view the other / the enemy / the alien / the one who is dangerous as intrinsically linked to us. We will look at how we can transform our own narrative through the active and different choices we make. The workshops are a place for profound personal exploration and questioning of our identity in relation to others, rather than an opportunity to discuss the politics of the Middle East.
Combatants for Peace UK visit is funded by
J.A. Clark Charitable Trust, The Cornish Foundation and other donors
For further information about the visit, please contact Ben Yeger, Creative Director of Encounters and UK representative of Combatants for Peace on mailto:ben@encounters-arts.org.ukor 07977 449901.
