We will once again be running our Diploma in Group Facilitation, Conflict Resolution and Counselling Skills. The course is run in conjunction with NAOS and lasts one year, from October 2013 until October 2014. The course flyer can be downloaded here. The course will be held at the Resource for London, Holloway Road, London, for… more
EVENT: Letting go of the past – Saturday, 8 June 2013
Using narrative-based techniques to explore self-forgiveness and to transform personal stories of mistakes and failure. In collaboration with The Forgiveness Project. Many of us carry stories within us that we hesitate to share with others. Stories of mistakes or failure – times when we let ourselves or others down, or made choices which had consequences… more
Narrative Practitioners Forum: 20th March, London 5.30-8pm
On Wed 20th March the Narrative Practitioners Forum will hold its second meeting at The London Inter Faith Centre, 125 Salusbury Rd, Queens Park, London, NW6 6RG. This is a vibrant creative sharing space for anyone using (or hoping to use) narrative techniques in their work. Personal story and narrative are powerful tools for humanising… more
Upcoming Event – Forgiveness: A Moral Minefield
Marina Cantacuzino will be giving a talk at the Initiatives of Change ‘Greencoat Forum’ on Tuesday 19 March, 7pm, at 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1. Forgiveness divides public opinion down the middle. Some see it as an immensely noble and humbling response to atrocity whereas for others it is a betrayal which releases the aggressor… more
The Forgiveness Project in Kenya
A new version of The F Word exhibition has been created to tour Kenya in the build-up to the elections on 4th March 2013, and beyond. The last elections in 2007 were marred by violence and blood shed. The exhibition includes an additional ten new stories gathered in Kenya over the past six months. By… more
Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness
On 28th January at the Soho Hotel, London, The Forgiveness Project co-hosted a private screening of the documentary feature Beyond Right and Wrong for 100 especially invited guests. The film is directed by Roger Spottiswoode and Lekha Singh and it tells the story of people who have experienced pain and atrocity and yet dedicated their… more
Narrative Practitioners Forum: 23rd Jan, London 5.30-8pm
On Wed 23rd Jan the Narrative Practitioners Forum will hold its first meeting at The London Inter Faith Centre, 125 Salusbury Rd, Queens Park, London, NW6 6RG The Narrative Practitioners Forum is a strong and creative group of organisations and individuals emerging out of the collaborative conference held last June “Stories that heal, Stories that harm” and currently consists… more
Evaluation of our RESTORE prison programme
On 18th October 2012 at the House of Lords we launched the independent evaluation of our RESTORE prison programme. The research was carried out during 2011-2 by the Forensic Psychological Services at Middlesex University. The meeting was hosted by our patron Lord Stone of Blackheath. We were delighted that the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for… more
Walking for Forgiveness
We are hugely indebted to Frankie Owens who is walking from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for the Forgiveness Project. Along the route he’s giving talks to Universities, Probations and Youth Offending Teams about our work, and the book he wrote about his experiences inside prison. This extract below is part of… more
The Forgiveness Project at the United Nations
Report by founder/director of The Forgiveness Project, Marina Cantacuzino: “On the 13th September I had the privilege of speaking in the UN’s General Assembly Hall. The resolution under discussion was “strengthening the role of mediation”. I was there because an upcoming documentary called Beyond Right and Wrong was also being shown to delegates and since… more