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JALA TSEBO SEMINAR SERIES

 * //Ex-combatants as Peace Promoters//**

Constitution Hill, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), the Coalition for Peace in Africa and the Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa (NiZA) invite you to the book launch of

“Struggles in Peacetime”
Working with ex-combatants in Mozambique, their work, their frustrations and successes Building peace in war-torn societies is a challenge requiring sustained and multi-pronged strategies. The struggle for peace takes on many forms and involves a wide range of proponents. An important question facing these societies is whether ex-combatants, who were once key participants in the conflict and are now commonly seen as a key stumbling block to peace, have the potential to become vital actors in building sustainable peace. The picture presented in this publication provides a refreshing new perspective on this question. It challenges common stereotypes, explores and introduces new local capacities for peace, and asks deeper questions about the meaning of peace in the communities torn apart by war and now fractured by ongoing social, political and economic injustices.


 * Speakers:**

Programme Manager of the Transitional Justice Programme at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
 * //Working with ex-combatants – a South African Perspective//** by **Hugo van der Merwe,**


 * //Ex-combatants in Mozambique//** by **Jacinta Jorge,** Director of Propaz, an ex-combatants organization working for peace in Mozambique.


 * //Regional perspectives on the role of ex-combatants in peacebuilding//** by **Pauline Dempers** Chairperson COPA Southern.


 * //Book launch//** by **Esther Droppers**, Program Officer at the Human Rights and Peacebuilding programme, NiZA


 * //Chairperson://**


 * Richard Smith** is Peacebuilding Manager at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.


 * __Venue__**: **Old Fort** conference, Constitution Hill, 1 Kotze Street, Braamfontein (see attached map)


 * __Date__****:** **28th March** 2006


 * __Time__****:** **17h00** for 17h30 – 19h00


 * Parking**: Available on the Fort Parade Ground (entrance in Kotze Street)


 * For further information, confirmation etc., please contact:**

Kenneth Collis at **kcollis@csvr.org.za** or Spencer Chiimbwe at **spencer@actionsupport.co.za**