Please join the Liberian Truth & Reconciliation Commission Diaspora Project for
Healing through Faith: A training conference for Liberian faith leaders in the Diaspora
Date: March 7-8, 2008
Location: Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN, USA 55108
There is no fee to attend the conference, but space is limited. For more information or to express interest in attending please contact Liberia-TRC@advrights.org.
Click here for registration materials and program.
The conference is designed to give faith leaders in the Liberian Diaspora key skills to support congregants as the TRC begins public hearings in Monrovia and in the United States. Participants will receive updates about the TRC process in the United States & United Kingdom, may attend plenary sessions on "Forgiveness as a Spiritual Process" and "Key Issues in the Liberian Diaspora" as well as skill-building sessions on
Pastoral Care & Counseling
International Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
Psychosocial Support for TRC Public Hearing Participants
Forgiveness from the Islamic Perspective
Alternative Dispute Resolution & Restorative Dialogue.
Distinguished presenters for the conference include Liberian community leaders from around the United States, faculty members from Luther Seminary, staff from The Advocates, and counseling professionals from the Center for Victims of Torture.
The Advocates (formerly Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights) is the Liberian TRC’s implementing partner in the United States & UK. Mirroring the TRC’s work in Liberia, The Advocates is leading the effort to involve the Liberian Diaspora in the TRC process. Get more information about the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Diaspora Project by watching an on-line video. The video features Liberians talking about the importance of the TRC process. Visit http://liberiatrc.mnadvocates.org/ or go straight to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC5ubo_T4Cg . General Information is also available on The Advocates for Human Rights’ website: http://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/.
For more information contact The Advocates for Human Rights at (612) 341-3302 ext. 128.