The Forgiveness Project

Dear Friends,  

We are delighted to report on the F Word’s continued success around the world! 

In April, the USA version of the exhibition travelled to Harvard University for their ‘Forgiveness: Interdisciplinary Perspectives' conference. Organised by Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science, the conference hosted a range of inspiring thought leaders and academics from around the world who shared their insights into forgiveness and peacebuilding. Pre-Conference events were sponsored by Templeton World Charity Foundation and The Forgiveness Project. The Forgiveness Project’s founder, Marina Cantacuzino and Freddy Mutanghua (Executive Director of the Aegis Trust and Director of the Kigali Genocide Memorial) spoke on the panel, ‘How to go from the Science to Practice of Forgiveness’: You can watch the discussion and the full opening event here.  

Here in the UK, we have been focused on delivering our online series on self-forgiveness, which was hosted by our project coordinator Sandra Barefoot. During this series, Sandra was joined by five members of our storyteller community, who each explored the role of self-forgiveness in their experiences of crime and violence. We anticipate the release of the recorded versions of this series in Autumn, which we will announce via our newsletter and social media platforms.  

If you are interested in hiring out the F Word for your organisation or community, please take a look at the information listed on our site, or contact Georgia at georgia@theforgivenessproject.com.  

Thank you so much for your continued support – we couldn’t do this work without you.  

Warmest wishes,  

Rachel Bird