Saturday, 9 April 2011 -
Friday, 22 April 2011
St Martin-in-the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London.
Local artist Terry Duffy's provocative artwork is on a global tour of peace and reconciliation from Liverpool to Jerusalem and will be on display at St Martins-in-the-Fields. This enormous and powerful cross will form the backdrop of an important two week long challenging confrontation, exploration and reflection upon the outcome of conflict in the world today.
Duffy says 'My artwork shakes people out of their comfort zone and challenges them to realise the reality of suffering in the world today. It cries out enough is enough! and challenges us all to work harder for greater peace and reconciliation.'
Across nine evenings an inspirational set of speakers will give talks in the church on how violence and suffering have affected their lives - including a special event on Sunday 17 April when the BBC world affairs correspondent Mike Wooldridge chairs the an important discussion Witnesses to Conflict, with Lindsey Hilsum (Channel 4) and Marie Colvin (Sunday Times) in which they explore what it means to report on global violence and the impact it has had on their own lives and values.
The other speakers are:
· Artist Terry Duffy, who will talk about why he painted the cross and its journey (Monday 11
April)
· Revd Richard Carter, a priest who faced the kidnapping and murder of seven members of
his community while they were working for peace in the Solomon Islands (Tuesday 12
April)
· Bobby Baker, an artist and author who has struggled with the pain and fear of mental
illness (Wednesday 13 April)
· Lucy Kralj, a nurse and counsellor who has been working for many years with survivors of
torture and gross human rights violations.(Thursday 14 April)
· Major John Catto, a British soldier who has served operationally in both Iraq and
Afghanistan (Friday 15 April)
· Dr Swee Ang, an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon who for 28 years has been involved in
providing medical aid for Palestinians both in Lebanon and Gaza. (Monday 18 April)
· Simon Western, an academic, leadership consultant and father bereaved by his son's
homicide (Tuesday 19 April)
· Sheila Cassidy, a doctor and author, imprisoned and tortured in Chile, who now works as
a palliative care physician. (Wednesday 20 April)
For more information about the events:
http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/page/church/community/education/current.html
For more information about the work and Terry Duffy:
www.victim-no-resurrection.co.uk
Local artist Terry Duffy's provocative artwork is on a global tour of peace and reconciliation from Liverpool to Jerusalem and will be on display at St Martins-in-the-Fields. This enormous and powerful cross will form the backdrop of an important two week long challenging confrontation, exploration and reflection upon the outcome of conflict in the world today.
Duffy says 'My artwork shakes people out of their comfort zone and challenges them to realise the reality of suffering in the world today. It cries out enough is enough! and challenges us all to work harder for greater peace and reconciliation.'
Across nine evenings an inspirational set of speakers will give talks in the church on how violence and suffering have affected their lives - including a special event on Sunday 17 April when the BBC world affairs correspondent Mike Wooldridge chairs the an important discussion Witnesses to Conflict, with Lindsey Hilsum (Channel 4) and Marie Colvin (Sunday Times) in which they explore what it means to report on global violence and the impact it has had on their own lives and values.
The other speakers are:
· Artist Terry Duffy, who will talk about why he painted the cross and its journey (Monday 11
April)
· Revd Richard Carter, a priest who faced the kidnapping and murder of seven members of
his community while they were working for peace in the Solomon Islands (Tuesday 12
April)
· Bobby Baker, an artist and author who has struggled with the pain and fear of mental
illness (Wednesday 13 April)
· Lucy Kralj, a nurse and counsellor who has been working for many years with survivors of
torture and gross human rights violations.(Thursday 14 April)
· Major John Catto, a British soldier who has served operationally in both Iraq and
Afghanistan (Friday 15 April)
· Dr Swee Ang, an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon who for 28 years has been involved in
providing medical aid for Palestinians both in Lebanon and Gaza. (Monday 18 April)
· Simon Western, an academic, leadership consultant and father bereaved by his son's
homicide (Tuesday 19 April)
· Sheila Cassidy, a doctor and author, imprisoned and tortured in Chile, who now works as
a palliative care physician. (Wednesday 20 April)
For more information about the events:
http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/page/church/community/education/current.html
For more information about the work and Terry Duffy:
www.victim-no-resurrection.co.uk