TALK
TUESDAY 31 MAY 2011, 19H
CITY HALL - METZ (57)
Apartheid: confession and forgiveness
Conversation between Sophie Pons, a journalist at Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Father Robert Féry
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Screening, Chandelier (2002), by the South-african artist Steven Cohen
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L’archevêque Desmond Tutu (Prix Nobel de la Paix), Président de la Commission Vérité et Réconciliation. © DR
Following the historic election of the black president Nelson Mandela, which ended over fifty years of apartheid rule, the dark shadow of carnage hung over South Africa. In order to prevent any breakout of violence, the new government created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1995–98). Headed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Commission provided a forum for the executioners and their victims to speak out in order to shed light on past crimes, to build a collective memory, and mend the divisions through repentance and forgiveness.
A Johannesburg Correspondent for AFP between 1995 and 1998, Sophie Pons closely followed the activities of the Commission. She comes to FRAC to bear witness to this unique human experience.
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