![Overcoming Violence In Wounded Societies](/assets/519346/600x/overcoming_violence_in_wounded_societies.png)
How can societies grapple with the legacies of conflict and human rights violations? How might they overcome traumatic cycles of ongoing violence? And what can spiritual traditions teach them about moving forward toward a better future?
Join us for a panel discussion that includes widely acclaimed peacebuilders Rev. Francisco de Roux, former chair of Colombia’s Truth Commission; Tecla Namachanja Wanjala, former vice and acting chair of Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission and a visiting research fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies; and two Colombian attestants to the armed conflict. Hear insights from a panel of experts who know firsthand how countries scarred by decades of violent conflict can build a just and lasting peace. This Zoom Webinar will be available in both English and Spanish.
Following the panel discussion, Humanity United invites all attendees to a special photo exhibition featuring work from FotoDiásporas, which showcases works and narratives of 15 Colombians and their experiences of being forced to live in exile.
Panelists:
![Former Chair, Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition, Colombia](https://kroc.nd.edu/assets/508680/original/francisco_de_roux.png)
Former Chair, Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition, Colombia
![Tecla Namachanja Wanjala, Former Vice and Acting Chair, Kenya Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission](https://kroc.nd.edu/assets/508655/original/tecla_namachanja_wanjala.png)
Former Vice and Acting Chair, Kenya Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission
![Gloria Marcela, Colombian survivor of the armed conflict living in exile, participant of FotoDiasporas](https://kroc.nd.edu/assets/508658/original/gloria_marcela.png)
Colombian survivor of the armed conflict living in exile, participant of FotoDiásporas
![Karina Ruiz, Colombian survivor of the armed conflict living in exile, participant of FotoDiasporas](https://kroc.nd.edu/assets/508657/original/karina_ruiz.png)
Colombian survivor of the armed conflict living in exile, participant of FotoDiásporas
![John Paul Lederach, Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies](https://kroc.nd.edu/assets/508654/original/john_paul_lederach.png)
Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
![Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, Director of the Peace Accord Matrix program, Associate Professor of the Practic](https://kroc.nd.edu/assets/508656/josefina_echavarri_a_alvarez.png)
Josefina Echavarria Alvarez (Introductions)
Director of the Peace Accord Matrix program, Associate Professor of the Practice
![Leslie Wingender, Director for Peacebuilding, Humanity United](https://kroc.nd.edu/assets/508659/original/leslie_wingender.png)
Leslie Wingender (Moderator)
Director for Peacebuilding, Humanity United
Photo provided by the United Nations Development Programme (Flickr)
This event is co-sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, which includes the Peace Accords Matrix and Catholic Peacebuilding Network, and the Keough School of Global Affairs, in partnership with Humanity United.
Support also comes from Georgetown University’s Georgetown Americas Institute, which is pleased to welcome Rev. De Roux to Washington, DC. On April 11, the Institute will co-sponsor “Seeking Truth: The Challenges and Achievements of Colombia’s Truth Commission” with the Keough School. Learn More.
Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.