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Introduction: Act2 Programme<br />
The Act2 conference on cultural relations and conflict, hosted by the International<br />
Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva on 20 September 2010,<br />
represents the start of a new engagement for the British Council; one with the UN,<br />
international organisations and NGOs based in Switzerland. Its aim was to<br />
investigate the under-explored relationship between the arts, conflict and peacebuilding,<br />
to identify good practice, and showcase case studies on how the arts<br />
have been used as a tool to address conflict and re-establish postconflict normality.<br />
However, the conference was just one element of the Act2 programme on cultural<br />
relations and conflict. The week before the conference, the British Council<br />
convened in Switzerland a workshop for young people from conflict zones around<br />
the world, to learn how they can apply the arts to peace-building in their own<br />
societies. They brought their experiences from Georgia, Israel, Kenya, Northern<br />
Ireland, Peru, Russia (Chechnya), Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Yemen,<br />
Zimbabwe. Many of their real-life stories were told at the conference.<br />
These Geneva events brought together academics, practitioners, artists, peacebuilding<br />
and other organisations including the ICRC, ILO, War Child, Interpeace,<br />
Shirkat Gah (Pakistan), CMI (Finland) and NATO, to illustrate good practice from<br />
around the world. The Geneva conference also featured Emmanuel Jal, who<br />
spoke of his personal journey from child soldier in Sudan to international rap artist<br />
and peace-building activist.<br />
The British Council is honoured to have the support of two extraordinary patrons for<br />
Act2: Emma Thompson and Emmanuel Jal.<br />
Caroline Morrissey,<br />
Director,BritishCouncil Switzerland<br />
For more information about the British Council’s work in Geneva and in<br />
Switzerland generally please contact us at britishcouncil@britishcouncil.ch or<br />
on +41 (0)31 301 14 73<br />
31. Reconciliation/Aussöhnung – Germany<br />
Ausstellung und Lesung<br />
Vom 29.8.-3.9.2010 fand im Elisenturm im Botanischen Garten in Wuppertal eine Ausstellung<br />
von Acryl- und Aquarellbildern statt unter dem Titel "Landschaften des Herzens" von Bärbel<br />
Schmidt-Dudda. Sie sind Teil ihres Buches "Seelenstern". Darin beschreibt die Autorin Wege<br />
der Aussöhnung des Menschen mit sich selbst, der Natur und allen Geschöpfen, den<br />
Mitmenschen und mit Gott.<br />
Zu Beginn der Ausstellung am 29.8.2010 fand um 16 Uhr eine Lesung statt. Zur Begleitung<br />
spielte ein junger Musikstudent der Wuppertaler Musikhochschule auf seiner Gitarre. Das<br />
Thema Reconciliation stand im Vordergrund: Z.B. Brücken bauen - Frieden leben;<br />
Dialogbereitschaft - Einheit in der Vielfalt; Bewußtseinserweiterung und Kollektivgefühl; Worte<br />
mit versöhnlichem Klang; Sprache des Herzens u.v.m. Im Anschluss daran entwickelten sich<br />
noch lebhafte Gespräche, wobei auch die Gemälde eigene Impulse setzten.<br />
Im Laufe der Woche ergaben sich immer wieder interessante Gespräche mit Besuchern der<br />
Ausstellung. Der kleine Raum war so gestaltet, dass Besucher dort verweilen, schauen und<br />
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