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A Shared Life Sentence: Victim Voice and Healing in Restorative Justice Film and Talk By Sebastián Marroquín: April 26, 7:00 to 9:30 pm John Dutton Theatre, Central Public Library Symposium:April 27,9:00 am to 5:00 pm Venu 1008, 1008 14 St. SE in Inglewood This event is being hosted by Spiritual Directions Centre during “National Victims of Violence Awareness Week” as part of the Centre's commitment to healing through greater compassion for self and greater compassion for others as the foundation for sustainable community. Victim voice in restorative justice is an option for victim healing that is rarely explored. Our objective is to introduce victim-centered restorative justice in its multiple forms, and to engage participants and speakers in exploring the promises and the challenges of reconciliation as an option for victim healing. |
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Conference Goals/BenefitsVictim voice in restorative justice is an option for victim healing that is rarely explored. Our objective is to introduce victim-centred restorative justice in its multiple forms, and to engage participants and speakers in exploring the promises and the challenges of reconciliation as an option for victim healing. |
Who will BenefitService Providers and Victims of Violence Police Services Aboriginal communities/organizations Immigrant Services Organizations Victim Services Organizations, Offender Organizations Mental Health Care Providers Justice Programs at U of C and MRU Key stakeholders in Federal/Provincial Governments |
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Friday, April 27 Symposium SpeakersSebastián Marroquín, the son of Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug lord, will be speaking about his journey to reconciliation with the sons of two men murdered by his father. After his life experience, Sebastián came to realize that he wanted to do what he could to end the cycle of hatred and retaliation that characterized his father's world. He also felt called to speak to other young Colombian men who believed that a life in the drug trade would fulfil their dreams. Margot Van Sluytman is an awarding winning poet, author, publisher and international speaker, whose father was murdered when she was an adolescent. Her books include, Sawbonna: I See You, her real life story from murder to meaning, and The Other Inmate: Mediating Justice - Mediating Hope. She has shared the stage with Sr. Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, who enthusiastically supports Margot's vision. Glen Flett, the man who committed the murder, was in trouble with the law since he was a child, and spent 23 years behind bars. He is now the founder and co-facilitator of L.I.N.C. (Long-term Inmates Now in the Community) and believes strongly in the concept of restorative justice with its empowerment of victims and ultimate goal of a safer community for all. Thursday, April 26 evening agenda: Film and Talk by Sebastián MarroquínThe award winning, documentary film, Sins of My Father, will be shown on the evening of April 26, followed by a talk by Sebastián Marroquín and a question and answer period. Sins of My Father is a 2009 Argentine documentary film directed by Nicolas Entel. It tells the story of the children victims of the notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar, from the inside perspective of his son, now living in Argentina under the name Sebastián Marroquín. This important film was hosted by the United Nations in Brussels, in September 2010, to celebrate World Peace Day.In 2005, after declining multiple filmmakers, Marroquín met Nicolas Entel, who suggested making a documentary focused on the sons of the two famous men Escobar ordered killed as well as on Marroquín's inside perspective. When questioned about the usefulness of Marroquín apologizing to the sons of his father's victims for crimes he himself did not commit, Entel said the point was to promote reconciliation. The film makes the point, "It stops here. We are not going to inherit our parents' hatred". Marroquín agreed to participate in the project on two conditions: that "Pablo Escobar" was not included in the title and that his sister was not shown. The film includes personal never-seen-before material of the Escobar family. Sins of My Father won: The Grand Jury Prize: Dox Competition and the Audience Award: Dox Competition at the Miami International Film Festival; The Best Doc Award at the Havana Film Festival; and Was nominated for: The Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema-Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Link to Film Reviews |
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