Dear Readers,
The CCTS seminar that was held on Wednesday 3 June 2009 at the Charity Centre, Stephenson Way, London, marked a departure for CCTS, in that it focused on conflict transformation work in the UK rather than in other countries. ‘Community cohesion’ is a contested term, viewed by some people as masking an attempt to avoid conflict. This report gives further food for reflection on that debate.
Speakers from three organisations made presentations about their work. Hannah Pennock of Peace Direct spoke about the Truce 20-20 Project with young people in East London; Hen Wilkinson talked about the Community Resolve project, which she initiated, in Bristol, and Mark Hinton and Heather Parker spoke about the Foleshillfields Vision Project in a run-down area of Coventry. The presentations were followed first by questions, and then by group and plenary discussions.
The result was a lively and informative seminar enabling participants to consider the approaches of the three groups and more general points about conflict transformation work at home and abroad. The seminar was co-facilitated by Alex Moore and Diana Francis. This report was written by Michael Randle.
Conflict Transformation and Community Cohesion
I: Truce 20-20
II: Community Resolve
III: Foleshillfields Project in Coventry
Some Key Issues and Debates from the Plenary and Group Discussions
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