Beyond Theater of Witness Workshop
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom (To register, click here.)
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BOONE, N.C. — Beyond Theater of Witness will host a virtual peacebuilding workshop on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. via Zoom. The workshop is free and open to Appalachian State University students, faculty and staff. To register, click here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Beyond Theater of Witness is a group of four inspiring post-conflict storytellers from Northern Ireland (Fiona Gallagher, Lee Lavis, Anne Walker and Robin Young) who relate their conflict associated experiences of the Northern Ireland Troubles from different “sides” of the conflict: from retired members of state organizations to former combatants, each victims and survivors of violence and aggression in its various forms. They seek not only to relate their accounts of conflict but to actively encourage others to share and learn from their experiences.
Using audio visual material combined with a participatory virtual workshop, this transformative event will enable participants to witness the Northern Irish conflict from the perspective of those involved and participate in the ongoing processes of peacebuilding. Participants will also gain transformative skills in communicating across deep political divides.
The workshop is sponsored by Appalachian State's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies; Department of English; Department of Interdisciplinary Studies; Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Honors College; Office of International Programs and Watauga Residential College.
Visit holocaust.appstate.edu/events for more information. Questions can be directed to the event organizers: Dr. Jessica Martell, associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, via email at martelljl@appstate.edu or Dr. Belinda Walzer, associate professor in the Department of English, via email at walzerbl@appstate.edu.
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Beyond Theater of Witness will host a virtual peacebuilding workshop on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 3:30-4:45 p.m. via Zoom.
Beyond Theater of Witness will host a virtual peacebuilding workshop on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 3:30-4:45 p.m. via Zoom.