Georgia: Peace Prize Winners Tell Tales of Reconciliation
“The root of the intractability of the conflict is the alienation between the parties.”
“The root of the intractability of the conflict is the alienation between the parties.”
Winner hopes to encourage more constructive dialogue around a sensitive issue.
Powerful gesture brings volunteers together to launch empowerment campaign.
Activists work to break down stereotypes and celebrate co-existence.
Grassroots efforts promote solidarity between members of different religions.
Features tell stories of reconciliation and justice in a society still struggling to overcome ethnic divisions.
Discussion groups look at how the stories can help people deal with the legacy of conflict.
Team of monitors will identify anti-minority rhetoric and engage with those who spread it as well as audiences likely to be swayed by it.
“No excuses for silence,” audience at film screening is told.
Film follows trials and successes of mixed-ethnicity women’s football team.