Healing a Violent World: Healing Invisible Wounds

The Innocence Project Exoneree Presentation

I promised to post the slides for the March 24 presentation/workshop/discussion with exonerees from wrongful convictions at the Innocence Project Conference at Harvard Law School. It was an honor to speak with you all and to hear your experiences.

Here is the presentation: Download innocence_project.ppt

Book Reading/Darfur Fundraiser

Watch for our upcoming video post from the March 3 book reading and fundraiser for the Lincoln Sudbury High School chapter of Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND), co-sponsored by the Whistle Stop Cafe in Lincoln, MA. I read from Healing Invisible Wounds at the event, then local STAND representatives spoke about the situation in Darfur and how people can get involved to put an end to the genocide occurring there. An open discussion followed, and a $500 check from the Whistle Stop Cafe's sales of Healing Invisible Wounds was presented to STAND.

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"Healing Invisible Wounds" Book Reading, Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA 2/2/07

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View video of my reading from the book at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, MA. I discuss human resilience and the potential for psychological self-healing - lessons learned in my 25 years of working with refugee populations and torture survivors. I describe the connections between humiliation, depression, and violence; and the work that remains to be done by acknowledging and supporting the relationship between personal healing, social healing, and social justice.

On William James and Seeing Clearly: Video 2 from 2/2/7 Reading at Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA

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Click on the image to view video 2 from the Harvard Book Store reading. Here I talk about "i momenti" - moments of revelation, seeing clearly, William James, spirituality and healing. Also featured is my friend, storyteller Brother Blue.