Conference Announcement "Mending the Past: Memory and the Politics of Forgiveness" International Conference Centre de recherche sur l'immigration, l'ethnicité et la citoyenneté (CRIEC), Université de Quebec à Montreal Montreal (Canada) October 13-15, 2004
The conference will study the philosophical, social and ethical issues relating to historic memory, reconciliation and dialogue, with speakers from Latin America, the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It proposes a critical analysis of the issues that are related to the duty of memory and policies of forgiveness. These will include particular measures of reparation such as meaningful recourse, legal avenues, reparations and compensation, and other measures at the national, regional and international levels. Without excluding the set of universal situations arising from these issues, the conference will focus on post-colonial situations in the context of the Americas Aboriginal Peoples and people of African descent. As such, the conference is in line with the Durban Declaration and current efforts to counter racism and discrimination. Conference Website: http://www.criec.uqam.ca/colloquememoire/en/index.htm Contact: Sabrina Bertrand Conference coordinator Centre de recherche sur l'immigration, l'ethnicité et la citoyenneté (CRIEC) Université du Québec à Montréal C.P. 8888, succursale Centre-Ville Montreal, H3C 3P8 Canada phone: +1(514) 987-3000 2233 fax: +1 (514) 987-4638 email: [email protected] _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
