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Remembering H M Stanley and a Welsh colonial past

Posted by Dyfed on Thursday, July 22, 2010, In : Healing nations

We find it easy in Wales to blame others for any harm done through colonisation of other countries by the British or other European Empires. We can paint a picture that is very black and white, charging the English or the Spanish say with imperialistic crimes while absolving ourselves of any culpability. The truth, however, can often be more subtle and when we begin to scratch the surface of history we find that we too, at ...

Responding to Saville

Posted by Dyfed Roberts on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, In : Healing nations

Can a society ever recover from the wounds of imperial power that have created deep bitterness and resentment? Can a community torn in two by national and religious differences ever be made whole, where both sides feel accepted, valued and equal? What role does justice and the pursuit and punishment of the guilty have to play in ensuring this wholeness? These are the deeper questions raised and as yet unanswered following t...

Ethnic tensions in Kyrgyzstan

Posted by Dyfed on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, In : Healing nations

The ethnic tensions and violence in Kyrgyzstan is becoming a feature on our news bulletins. It is yet another example of nations struggling to conduct their lives following the gaining of independence from colonial powers. One sad feature of this pattern is that people of different ethnic, religious, or some other backgrounds turn against each other – an indication, perhaps, of the effects of that old colonial t...

Abolishing St David's Day?

Posted by Dyfed on Monday, March 1, 2010, In : Healing nations

Should we abolish the practice of celebrating patron saints of countries? Today is ‘St David’s Day’ here in Wales. Across the nation little girls will go to school wearing what is deemed to be the national dress; people will wear daffodils or leeks on their breast; societies will gather for a meal and a celebration. But apart from the fun, is there any real point in any of it and has the time come for us to...

Rhiannon Lloyd interview - part 1

Posted by Dyfed on Saturday, February 27, 2010, In : Healing nations

Rhiannon Lloyd stops wars in Africa. It's as simple as that. Hear her talk about her work, her beliefs, and her hopes for nations being healed in this first part of three interviews. It's five minutes long - but worth it.

Rhiannon Lloyd interview

Posted by Dyfed on Monday, January 25, 2010, In : Healing nations

To launch the new website and blog I have an interview recorded with Rhiannon Lloyd. There is a taster below and the full interview can be seen on the Interviews page of the site.

Rhiannon is involved with reconciliation work in various countries - though manily in Africa. Her work has brought about much needed healing in the communities of Rwanda and Congo especially.

In the interview she talks about her work, the theology that underpins it, and also her hopes for healing for the nations, espe...
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