The following workshop report is based on a 15 November 2007 CSVR workshop that looked to examine the role ex-combatants play in memorialization processes in post-TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission) South Africa. Several key stake-holders were invited from government departments,…
This report highlights the findings of research conducted with educators; learners; survivors; children and grandchildren of survivors; ex-combatants; and professionals working within the field of history, memory and memorialization. The report focuses on themes of life in the new South…
The study is based on documentary and field research and discussions held at a working group hosted by CSVR. The research focused on the role of memorialisation in transitional justice, focusing on the case studies of Argentina, Chile and South…
The following document is a list of key Memorialization references in the Southern Africa Reconciliation Project (2005).
As the 24th of September draws closer, many of us lament the fact that this year, the last holiday in the year, until the December festivities that is, falls on a Saturday, and sadly not a day off work for…
The purpose of the subsequent report is to assess the role of memorialization in the process of transition from colonial rule to independence (Namibia, Zimbabwe), from apartheid to non-racist democracy (South Africa), from colonial rule and post-colonial dictatorship (Malawi), or…