Peacemakers Trust: Pathways Toward Reconciliation

Pathways Toward Reconciliation
Research and Education

The term "reconciliation" is increasingly on the minds of people all over the world. What is "reconciliation"? Demands of justice and peace often seem to be in tension with one another, especially in situations where historic conflict has resulted in persistent injustice or severe harms and injuries. Peacemakers Trust has been exploring the topic of reconciliation with a view to weaving together several central themes of reconciliation including acknowledgement, apologies, reparations and forgiveness.

Peacemakers Trust directors and consulting directors working on reconciliation:

Catherine Morris | Ernie Fraser | Brishkai Waziri Lund

Bibliographies on reconciliation and related topics:
Working papers and presentations
- Noble Lies, Augustinian Lies and the Post-Modernist Black Hole: Truth, Reconciliation and the Church, paper at Reconciliation: Christian Perspectives – Interdisciplinary Approaches, an academic conference convened by Biblisch-Theologische Akademie, Forum and others, 30-31 August 2017.
- Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery: Film, Lecture by Tl'ul'thut Robert Morales. Victoria, 4 October 2016
- "Making Deals or Making Peace? Beyond Interest-based Negotiation to Reconciliation Between Indigenous Peoples and Canadians." Working paper by Paulette Regan and Catherine Morris.
- "An Apology of Canadians: Moral and Other Vises." Presentation by Catherine Morris, National Conference of the Conflict Resolution Network Canada, Waterloo, Canada, June 3, 2004.
- "The Power of Dialogue in the 'Ministry of Reconciliation'." Presentation by Catherine Morris for World Vision Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 15, 2004.
- "Beyond Interest-based Negotiation Between Indigenous Peoples and Canadians." Paper presented by Catherine Morris and Paulette Regan at Connections 2002: Conflict Resolution: Building a Culture of Peace. Conference of the Conflict Resolution Network Canada, June 12-14, 2002, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Educational workshops on topics related to reconciliation:
- The Challenges of Reconciliation: Basic Concepts, Thailand, March 2005
- Apologies, Non-Apologies and Conflict Resolution, Victoria, Canada, October, 2003
Education and training materials
- Literature review (in progress)
Reconciliation newswatch on reconciliation and transitional justice processes
- Google news on reconciliation
- Peacemakers Trust Alternative News Sources, including links to news on humanitarian action, international news, peace journalism, conflict Resolution, news about Indigenous Peoples, and research resources for journalists and researchers.