Dear friends and colleagues,

Lebanon Support and forumZFD cordially invite you to the launch of their “Mapping of Initiatives addressing the past in Lebanon”:
“Reconciling with the Past, Countering Amnesia” 

The “Mapping of initiatives addressing the past in Lebanon”*, documents initiatives between 1990 and 2017 that aimed at addressing past conflicts and their aftermath in Lebanon. This mapping, initiated by forumZFD (Forum Civil Peace Service) and concluded by Lebanon Support, serves as a tool to identify existing and lacking efforts in the process of addressing the past in Lebanon. The mapping is available here: https://civilsociety-centre.org/hist/initiatives-addressing-conflicts

During the event, Lebanon Support and forumZFD will present this mapping, as well as the infographic and key findings of the report developed based on the database. The presentation will be followed by a panel intervention of a range of actors from civil society, education, and policy making who will share their insights and experiences on initiatives addressing the past in Lebanon.

Names of the panelists:

• Mr. Ghassan Moukheiber, Former Member of Lebanese Parliament and Human Rights Activism 

• Ms. Wadad Halawani, Head of Committee of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon

• Ms. Lamia Abi Azar, Founding Member of Zoukak Theatre Company

• Ms. Yara Ayoub & Ms. Hala Abi Saleh, Students 

For further information and confirmation of attendance, contact us on: events@lebanon-support.org before the 14th of September with the subject line: Reconciling with the Past, Countering Amnesia 

Date: Tuesday 18, September 2018, from 6pm to 8:30pm.
Location: Antwork (Hamra), link to the map: https://goo.gl/maps/kGYyCaWkL9s 

Schedule:
6:00-6:45pm: Introduction and presentation of the mapping and findings
6:45-7:30pm: Panel 
7:30-8:30pm: Reception and networking

Please note that the panel interventions will be held in Arabic and English, with simultaneous interpreting available in both languages.

*This mapping is part of Lebanon Support’s History of Conflicts project, which aims at understanding conflictuality in Lebanon from a historical perspective, and analysing the forms and contestations of political violence in Lebanon. Check the project page on this link: http://civilsociety-centre.org/hist/

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