Conference Theme: From Roots to Reparations to Trust Building
Date: February 23, 24 & 25, 2023
Location: Virtual & in person at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), Chicago, IL.
Keynote Speaker: Alice Nderitu, Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide
About the Conference Theme:
Genocide, mass atrocities and other human rights violations are unfortunately expansive in time and space. Such human violence is devastating at the individual and societal levels. Even when the full blown conflict stops, it continues to impact lives in the form of trauma that perpetuates through generations until the deep wounds are addressed. The damage lingers as people try to heal and rebuild their lives after the tragedy. Reconstructing peace feels like a distant hope, and what happens in the years after can either enhance the progress towards trust or hamper progress. The roots of genocide and mass atrocities are numerous and context-bound. Truth telling and establishing the conditions for reparations are emerging as a form of restorative and reparative justice worldwide. Researching and studying them can help to construct methodologies to prevent further atrocities from occurring.
We invite scholars and those working in the field of genocide, human rights, truth telling, reparations, in exploring the roots of mass violence and to prevent future occurences. We encourage popular education and creative and interactive presentations, including hybrid models of presentation.
Suggested presentation topics:
- Strategies of genocide prevention
Reparations
Anti-genocide education
Resisting preparations for genocide
Ubuntu and genocide prevention
Resistance to mass violence
Building trust after a genocide
Honoring known & unknown heroes/heroines
Celebrating acts of solidarity
Compassion & kindness during and after genocide
Rays of hope during genocide
Peace purveyors during genocide
Individual and/or community courage during genocide
Solidarity with the oppressed during genocide
Community-led advocacy
Community solidarity strategies
Community responsibility during genocide
Submission deadline is November 30th, 2022. Acceptance Notification by December 15th, 2022. Authors will have a choice to present virtually or in-person. Accommodation information will be provided upon acceptance.
Organizers:
Research Team for the Center for Genocide and Human Rights Research in Africa and the Diaspora
humanrights@neiu.edu
5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
Phone: 773-442-5772
The Truth Telling Project
thetruthtellingproject@gmail.com
Phone: 413-624-5545
