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CHOICES: THE DVD Most of the stories on the website are short extracts from the DVD "Choices on the way to peace".
The DVD is a resource used in workshops, small groups and personal study for anyone interested in aspects of healing and recovery from conflict, trauma or abuse. ...............................
WIDOWS OF GENOCIDE Hamid warmly welcomed us into her home. "My two children and I went from house to house begging for shelter. We often received sympathy until people found out that I was HIV positive. Then they would throw us out."
I noticed the home-made pictures on her wall. "How do these help?" I asked, and our translator read, "Wealth is not life. Poverty is not a character." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three years after the Rwandan genocide, Josephine decided to contact the neighbour who had killed her brother. She said, "I have two things to say to you..." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The way to peace can be a complicated journey. Every confronting event in my life involves a choice in how I will respond. I may just want to forget about it and try to get on with life. If I'm really hurt, it will be a lot easier to focus on the person who hurt me and think about what I'd like to happen to them! Or I may feel pressured to forgive, even though I'm not ready for that. Like so many Rwandese, Josephine lost many friends and family. Three years after the genocide, she was still full of painful memories. Fearful, struggling... But over the following months she startled everyone with the strength and creativity of her response. This is a little of Josephine's story. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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