Religious Leaders Building Peace and the Practice of Interfaith Dialogue: Drawing on the Experiences of Mindanao, Burundi and Nigeria on Wednesday 26 March, 5.00 pm in Quad 2, 1st floor, Geology Department, 360 Leith Walk. Professor Ed Garcia, (Senior Conflict Advisor at International Alert in London) will be in conversation with a panel including, Dr Najibullah Lafraie (Department of Politics), Dr Sung Yong Lee (Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies) and the Revd Greg Hughson (University Chaplain). Building on his own experience in the 1986 peoples revolution in the Philippines, Professor Garcia has spent years promoting and supporting popular participation in peace processes in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Professor Garcia will speak about the utilisation of “religion” as a source of conflict and explore the strength of faith-based resources for peace. Make sure you can come along!
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:45:21 +0000
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