Grief is an important p art of any process of loss, so why don't we mourn the loss of our pea ce?
In this program, we will focus on the feelings of grief and sadness that people experience when peace feels lost. Peace is no t just the opposite of war. The loss of peace is for many of us the l oss of feelings of safety. It is the loss of light heartedness, no lo nger being able to pass through life without a certain level of fear.
Grieving peace is about seeking community so that the gr ief felt by the individual will be alleviated by being together. Thro ugh a discussion group, similar to NEWConnective’s o ther grief groups, we will explore important topics such as grief, tr auma, and peace using art and literature. Together with the group, we will determine which loss of peace we will mourn and how t he group can find common ground thanks to and despite their unique ex periences.
During this event, we will explore the n ature of mourning in relation to peace, we will look at the importanc e of art in relation to trauma, and we will look at possible way s to give space to mourning the loss of peace. This series of me etings consists of four sessions, in which you as a participant are e xpected to take part in all four; in other words, we hope to take the se steps in processing together. In the last session we wil l explore how we can implement the experiences from this group in our day-to-day life.
This program is for all people wh o mourn peace, not only those who have experienced war first-hand but also those who have experienced it through their phone screens, or w ho, for other reasons, no longer feel they can live “in peace” wi thin today's society.
Art by: Yonah de Beer (INSI art)
DESCRIPTION: In this program, we will focus on the feelings of grief a nd sadness that people experience when peace feels lost. Peace is not just the opposite of war. The loss of peace is for many of us the lo ss of feelings of safety. It is the loss of light heartedness, no lon ger being able to pass through life without a certain level of fear.& nbsp; Grieving peace is about seeking community so that the grief fel t by the individual will be alleviated by being together. Through a d iscussion group, similar to NEWConnective’s other gr ief groups, we will explore important topics such as grief, trauma, a nd peace using art and literature. Together with the group, we will&n bsp;determine which loss of peace we will mourn and how the grou p can find common ground thanks to and despite their unique experienc es. During this event, we will explore the nature of mour ning in relation to peace, we will look at the importance of art in r elation to trauma, and we will look at possible ways to giv e space to mourning the loss of peace. This series of meetings consis ts of four sessions, in which you as a participant are expected to ta ke part in all four; in other words, we hope to take these steps in p rocessing together. In the last session we will explore how we can implement the experiences from this group in our day-to-day l ife. This program is for all people who mourn peace, not only those who have experienced war first-hand but also those who hav e experienced it through their phone screens, or who, for other reaso ns, no longer feel they can live “in peace” within today's societ y. Art by: Yonah de Beer (INSI art) G rief is an important part of any process of loss, so why don't we mou rn the loss of our peace? END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR