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I WANT TO CALL IT ‘NEW
COVENTRY’ AS IT WILL BE A
PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN
ABOUT RECONCILIATION,
DIGNITY AND TO VALUE
HUMAN RIGHTS.
Peace isn’t a permanent state – it has to be worked at constantly.
Reconciling individuals, communities, nations is a long process that needs
courage, resilience and above all, hope. So our work, and the inspiration
provided by our iconic buildings, is always needed and never-ending.
One of our international peace prize winners, Therese Mapenzi from the
DRC, was so moved by our work of reconciliation, and inspired by the
words, ‘Father, forgive’, that she now talks of creating transformation in
her war torn country by building a ‘new Coventry’ in the DRC. “I want
to call it ‘New Coventry’ as it will be a place for people to learn about
reconciliation, dignity and to value human rights. It’s a memorial that will
be built by the community and for the community. As the community
builds this memorial together so we can learn from each other and say
to the rest of the country that we don’t want the violence to be repeated
again here.”
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