Associate Professor Mara Alper’s documentary "Forgiveness" will be screened by the Victim Offender Mediation (VOM) program in the Prison Fellowship International in England & Wales and at the University of Oregon Conflict Resolution Services and Restorative Justice Program.
Prison Fellowship England and Wales is one of 112 independent Prison Fellowship organizations chartered to Prison Fellowship International (PFI). They provide leadership training, program research and design, and relief and development projects to prisoners and their families. As a non-governmental organization (NGO), PFI maintains consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is an active participant in the United Nations Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
“Forgiveness” will also be screened by the University of Oregon’s Conflict and Resolution Services, which offers mediation, group facilitation, conflict coaching, neutral observer training and other services to students, faculty, and staff. It will also be used in the Restorative Justice Program, a collaborative effort between Conflict Resolution Services and The Office of Student Judicial Affairs. Restorative justice is an approach to addressing violations that focuses on the needs of those harmed by violations, offender accountability, repairing harm to the greatest extent possible, and on building community.
“Forgiveness” is a documentary that explores the possibility for profound healing through four powerful stories: from a prisoner, a recovering alcoholic, a grieving mother, and a renowned world leader, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
