Festival Focus

How conflict transforms lives

Wednesday 20 June

Led by the University's Centre for Applied Human Rights and Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit, this Festival Focus, facilitates discussions about the effects that conflicts throughout the world make, both at home and abroad.

The range of events are available to school groups and the public, and include involvement from Human Rights Watch's Ben Rawlence, who has recently written a book on the Congo: Radio Congo: Signals of Hope from Africa's Deadliest War.

3pm, How conflict transforms lives, an interactive debate about the controversial and viral Kony video
6pm, Global and local transformation: The impact of conflict abroad and at home, A panel debate and Q&A Session on the impact of war and conflict abroad and at home.

Exhibitions

An exhibition including interactive stands, provided by a number of societies and organisations, considering the theme What is transformation in relation to conflict? Come along and find out more about conflicts and human rights.

A photographic exhibition in the 3Sixty immersive audio visual space of pictures taken by students from the University’s Centre for Applied Human Rights and Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit taken on field trips to post-conflict countries.

4.30pm to 6pm