Video resources
General
- Moving to a post-conflict context in the Basque Country (May 2011) Video of a presentation given by Conciliation Resources' Kristian Herbolzheimer.
Peace is back on the political agenda in the Basque Country. Conciliation Resources' Adviser on Peace Processes, Kristian Herbolzheimer, was invited to a three-day seminar on Peace, Conflicts and Co-existance at the University of Navarra in the Basque Country. Kristian discussed trends and challenges in global peacebuilding and how they relate to the Basque Country. Watch the video
Accord
- Accord 22: Building peace across borders War does not respect political or territorial boundaries. There is a policy gap with international conflict responses and strategies still focusing on the nation and state as the central unit for analysis, policy responses and intervention. This video introduces Accord 22's findings and interviews Conciliation Resources partners who contributed case-studies to the Accord. Watch the video
- Conciliation Resources launches Accord 22 in Washington DC This is a video link to a presentation of the findings of Conciliation Resources' Accord publication: "Building Peace Across Borders". The presentation was given in February 2011 by Accord contributors and Gary Milante, World Bank, at the SAIS John Hopkins University in Washington DC. Watch the video
Kashmir
- Trading for peace in Kashmir (March 2011). Conciliation Resources partners, from either side of the Line of Control in Kashmir, Ayesha Saeed and Zafar Choudhary, discuss how a recently opened trade across the Line of Control is helping to build peace among communities in Kashmir. Watch the video
West Africa
- Talking borders (March 2010) Our 20-minute docu-drama gives a voice to communities in the border regions of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, whose daily lives are blighted by petty corruption, routine harassment and bureaucracy. Produced and directed by Bremen Donovan and Aubrey Wade. Watch it now on YouTube.
- A path to peace (2004) A 30-minute video on community
peacebuilding in southeastern Sierra Leone, Conciliation Resources.
Copies available on request.
Caucasus
- Absence of will: a journey through Georgia’s conflict zones (2009) This film by our partners Studio Re is set against the background of the August 2008 conflict in South Ossetia. It follows two young Georgian students searching for answers to why their country went to war in the early 1990s, and why a peace deal remains elusive. Available as a DVD, via the Studio Re website and on YouTube.
- Dialogue through film DVD (2008)
A selection of short films from a unique project on the conflict over Nagorny Karabakh. Made by young Karabakh Armenians and Azerbaijanis, these films chart the hopes, fears and humour of people living with the consequences of conflict. Watch on YouTube. - Joint Georgian-Abkhaz documentary films are available for download in Russian and English from the website of our partner in Georgia, Studio Re.
Abkhazia – one side of a conflict (2004) - a Georgian journalist’s view on life and attitudes in Abkhazia a decade after the year-long war between Georgia and Abkhazia.
Ten years on and still waiting (2004) - offers an Abkhaz perspective on Georgia and the aspirations of its people, including those displaced by the conflict.
Karabakh (2004) - a film made jointly by Georgian and Abkhaz journalists about the conflict over the territory of Nagorny Karabakh.
Northern Ireland experience (2003) - a film made jointly by Georgian and Abkhaz journalists about the conflict in Northern Ireland.
Hoping for peace (2002) - focuses on the impact of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict on the residents of the Gal/i region.
East and Central Africa
- Community peacebuilding and the Lord's Resistance Army Conflict (March 2011). Conciliation Resources' partner, Archbishop Odama, speaks about regional, community-based attempts to peacefully resolve the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) conflict. The LRA conflict has spread since 2008 from Uganda into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Central African Republic (CAR) and Southern Sudan. Watch the video
- BBC interviews: Archbishop Odama discusses cross-border peacebuilding and LRA conflict Conciliation Resources' partner, Archbishop Odama of Gulu in northern Uganda, discusses the challenges of peacebuilding now that the Lord's Resistance Army conflict has spread from Uganda into neighbouring countries. Watch the BBC report and in-depth interview
- Conciliation Resources critques US strategy on Africa LRA conflict (November 2010) Conciliation Resources' East and Central Afria Programme Director, Kennedy Tumutegyereize, appears on the BBC World TV to comment on the US administration's new strategy for disarming the Lord's Resistance Army. Read more and watch the video
- Monitoring the return of internally displaced people (IDPs) in northern Uganda (2008) was produced by the Social Communications Department of Gulu Archdiocese, Uganda. This 20-minute video gives an update on challenges facing people leaving the large IDP camps for smaller resettlement camps or their original homesteads. Watch the film or read the transcript.
- Local voices on 'decongestion' and the return of internally displaced people in northern Uganda (2007) was produced by the Social Communications Department of Gulu Archdiocese, Uganda. This 15-minute video looks at local attitudes towards moving people from the large camps for internally displaced people to the smaller resettlement camps closer to their original homesteads. Watch the film or read the transcript.
- Local voices on justice in Uganda (2006) A 20-minute video by Constance Abwoyo and Simon Olweny of the Social Communications Department of Gulu Archdiocese. This looks at local attitudes to the intervention by the International Criminal Court in northern Uganda, and local approaches to justice. more...
- The 1995 Atiak massacre (2005) Constance Abwoyo
and Simon Olweny Social Communications Department, Caritas Gulu. A
30-minute video of the hearings with displaced people living in Atiak
camp, where victims spoke publicly about the 1995 massacre for the
first time. It marks the first step of our work with partners to develop
local truth telling processes. For more information contact cr@c-r.org
Audio resources
- South
Caucasus radio diaries (2006) Our partners have been
recording real life stories from ordinary people since 2002. These diaries
are broadcast on radio stations and published in newspapers across the
South Caucasus. Listen to a selection of Russian-language
audio diaries. A book about
this project can also be downloaded. Read
more about the project.
- Abkhazia – a view from within (2004)
This audio CD produced by our partner in Abkhazia, Radio Soma, documents
life in Abkhazia by exploring the capital Sukhum/i and its inhabitants,
the business community and religion. Listen
to excerpts on
Soma’s website.
