Dear Friends, We are so grateful for your generous support and encouragement, which has enabled us to provide tools for healing for so many across the country this year. The questions with we engage participants at the beginning of each workshop are more relevant than ever, for example: What effect did
Father Michael just completed two successful workshops in Chattanooga, TN, coordinated by Rev. Cathy Harrington. Participants included members of the Healing on Both Sides group, who have lost children from gang violence, police officers, social workers and therapists. Here is an article that appeared in anticipation of his visit. Thank you to all who made these programs
Father Michael Lapsley, an Anglican Priest and social justice activist based in Cape Town, South Africa, tells his story of triumph over tragedy and the founding of the Institute for Healing of Memories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZJPkHWYmBc
PBS Feature on Healing of Memories in AZ Father Michael Lapsley is an Anglican priest who was sent to South Africa during the institutionalized racial segregation of apartheid. He became a chaplain to Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress and a target of the white supremacy government. One day Lapsley opened a package that turned out
One Step Toward Healing explores the stages of healing through interviews and footage of Healing of Memories workshops.
Father Michael Lapsley speaking at Salvadoran Lutheran University and remarks at All Saints Day commemoration in San Salvador https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjO3E3btfq0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQjVkMYrFRc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4B1GdQBnjI
The “One Love: Festival of Healing” is part of Project Arboretum initiated by Cammissa Solutions to address social, economic and environmental justice issues in Paarl. The project also aims to build the skills of especially young people and provide sustainable economic development in the area. The project is supported by the Drakenstein Municipality and will contribute to
Healing Journeys: Responding to the World Map of Pain International Conference 21 - 23 September 2016 Cape Town, South Africa The Institute for the Healing of Memories will be hosting its fifth International conference, “Healing journeys: Responding to the World Map of Pain” September 21 - 23 at the Welgelee Conference Centre in Paarl. The conference will bring together healing
Wednesday, June 8, 7pm - 9pm All Saints Church, Sweetland Hall 132 North Euclid, Pasadena, CA 91101 The documentary film, In our Son’s Name, follows Phyllis and Orlando Rodriguez over more than a decade as they struggle with grief and search for meaning after their son, Greg, is killed in the World Trade Center on September 11,
Father Michael at the United Nations panel on “Atrocity Crimes, Transitional Justice and Healing of Memories”: organised by the World Council of Churches together with South Africa's Permanent Mission to the UN. https://vimeo.com/164589619
