Arts-Based Strategies for Peace-Building

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Saturday, August 13th, 2016
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

The Bethlehem Centre Society will be welcoming Laurel Borisenko, an international expert in humanitarian aid and immigrant integration on August 13th.

During her stay, Ms. Borisenko will be leading a day-long course, focused on peace building. Ms. Borisenko hopes to engage workshop participants in an exploration of creative solutions to conflict using arts-based strategies.

The presenter explains that violent behavior is produced by an individual who lacks the capacity to solve a problem creatively. Drawing upon the John Paul Lederach’s concept of “moral imagination” and examples of three distinct conflict-afflicted communities, Borisenko will teach us how to use our imagination to transcend violence.

The presenter’s Christian teachings reflect the basic tenets of the Bethlehem Centre, where staff and volunteers strive to create space for spiritual education. “It is imperative to provide a platform for people of different spiritual paths to find commonalities and create peace” says Bethlehem Centre Executive Director Kathleen Darby.

Laurel Borisenko’s “Moral imagination: Arts-based Strategies for Peace-Building” is the first in a calendar of new programming coming to Centre this year. Ms.Borisenko’s workshop will run from 9:00am to 3:00pm on August 13th and is open to the public for a fee of 50$.

The day-long event also includes a lunch crafted by the Bethlehem Centre’s certified Chef de Cuisine.