Project summary
A grassroots reconciliation workshop was held at the Women's College in the University of Sydney, 1-6 pm on Tuesday, 29 September 2015. This workshop was part of the major conference entitled "Wounds, Scars, and Healing: Civil Society and Pacific Basin Reconciliation", held at the University of Sydney, 30 September - 2 October 2015. There were four overseas Japanese guest speakers and four local guest speakers. Conference attendees included postgraduate students, general public attendees and volunteer students. It was a vibrant meeting with questions, answers and comments from attendees who brought in their social, cultural, legal and religious perspectives on the aspects of reconciliation.
The dates for the accompanying photographic exhibition: 23 September to end November 2015.
http://sydney.edu.au/arts/conference/postwar_pacific_basin_reconciliation/
Total project value: $39,112
Australia-Japan Foundation grant: $21,112 (GST excl)