The Promise and Limits of Restitution: Returning to ‘Congo’: V (formerly Eve Ensler) and Bayo Akomolafe in Conversation

How do our concepts of trauma and violence matter today? What does it mean to be safe in times of exposure? Is there an iteration of forgiveness that is a political refusal to reinscribe the conditions that needed forgiving? Are there limits to saying sorry?

Join us on December 1, 2022 (8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PST / 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET / 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CET) for our next event in the ongoing series the Edges in the Middle, where V (formerly known as Eve Ensler, award-winning author of The Vagina Monologues) and Democracy & Belonging Forum Global Senior Fellow Bayo Akomolafe will explore ‘Congo’ – not merely as a country in Central Africa and site of V’s “City of Joy”, but as a useful metaphor to explore contemporary politics. In a time when things are heating up (quite literally), V and Bayo will examine and discuss trauma, forgiveness, restoration, healing, safety, and a politics that goes beyond.

Registration is free. A link to gain access to the virtual event will be sent via email before the event. Live ASL interpretation and closed captions will be provided.

Questions or accessibility requests? Please email: evan.yoshimoto@berkeley.edu