Forgiveness Project
The Forgiveness Project is an association founded in London in 2004 , which aims to contribute to a future free of conflict and violence through an intensive and ideologically neutral engagement with the subject of forgiveness . To this end, the Forgiveness Project works on various levels with perpetrators and victims who work through and share their life stories and thus radiate the courage to change. The biographies collected in an exhibition should show what forgiveness can set in motion and should stimulate visitors to reflect on the positive power of forgiveness and to think about alternatives to revenge and retribution.
history
The first traveling exhibition was shown for the first time in 2004 in London. Since then she has made guest appearances in over 300 locations worldwide in churches, public buildings, prisons and schools. On the 25th anniversary of the failed bombing of the IRA to Margaret Thatcher ( " Brighton bombing ") to issue the Forgiveness Project was to be seen in the British Parliament.
In 2010, the exhibition was translated into German under the direction of Martin Kasemann and awarded as part of a tour of Germany from October 2010. It has been seen in churches, parishes, schools, prisons and other places. The tour was operated by koogito under license from The Forgiveness Project London . The Institute for Restorative Practices (based in Berlin) has been cooperating with the Forgiveness Project since 2018 and awards the German-language exhibition in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The article "Encounters between victims and perpetrators can make a difference" deals with stories from the exhibition and the approach of restorative justice .
Web links
- Forgiveness Project (Engl.)
- Institute for Restorative Practices (German-language exhibition of the Forgiveness Project)