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"Ododo Wa" Community Dialogues YouTube: "Advocating for Justice and Reparations in Uganda" Video: This is an annotated YouTube video documenting a discussion panel in which Evelyn Amony, Grace Acan, and Isabelle Masson discuss the exhibit and advocating for justice and reparations in Uganda. The panel was held 24 October 2019 at the Moot Courtroom of Robson Hall, Faculty of Law building at the University of Manitoba

The Perspectives of Project Partners

The CSiW project explores the social and legal meaning of conjugal slavery in times of war and the implications of this gender violence in post-conflict situations. Its research spans conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Community-based organizations in Africa are central partners as are local non-governmental organizations and researchers.

Partners are integral to facilitating community dialogues when the traveling exhibit tours. Further, the exhibit fosters new partnerships and opportunities. As the Museum Director of Uganda National Museum, Nelson Abiti, stated during the exhibit's launch at the Museum:

[...] we are excited for this exhibition on Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War. At this chance, I would like to recognize the presence of our partners who have brought this exhibition for us. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, York University, and the Refugee Law Project. I would like to recognize the presence of our dear sisters, Evelyn Amony and Grace Acan, you’re most welcome. [...] I remember in 2012, 2013 of being welcomed to the Aboke Girls School and was put in contact with many of you [survivors] […]. We didn’t want to bring the stories without your input.

Following presentations and dialogues at the Uganda National Museum, one partner remarked that the traveling exhibit "is a good way of taking the museum to the community which gives them space to interact with the objects and stories of affected people. This further promotes reconciliation and healing." Another partner noted that "sharing stories also forms a platform for healing" while another partner added that "to move forward following war we need to know what happened and acknowledge it fully - for healing."

Read project partner Juliet Adoch's reflection about facilitating public discussion in relationship with the traveling exhibit in Uganda.

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Quotes featured on this page are drawn from the 6 December 2019 "Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War" traveling exhibit launch at the Uganda National Museum. If you would like to request a transcript of the presentations and facilitated community dialogue, send your request to csiwproj@yorku.ca.

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1. Survivors Page: this is the beginning of the path through the survivors' perspectives and responses to the traveling exhibit. Survivors' perspectives are centred in the exhibit itself. And, the exhibit has been presented to survivors of conjugal slavery in war. This path also includes a co-authored reflection by Evelyn Amony and Grace Acan about their experiences presenting the exhibit to survivors, affected communities, and the general public in Canada and in Uganda.
5. The Public

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