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Public Dialogue


Human Insecurity and Peacebuilding: Diaspora Perspectives and Roles

Dialogue Purpose

This dialogue is part of an ongoing public engagement series that examines the unique role of the diaspora resident in Vancouver who are committed financially and personally to development activities in the global south. Diaspora-driven development efforts have a powerful impact in the global south that reverberates here in Metro Vancouver. While often informal or grassroots, these initiatives demonstrate the benefits and unique strengths of the diaspora – cultural awareness of communities of origin and residence, fluency working in dual cultures, awareness of local issues and concerns (translocal), and long-term personal commitment to projects and communities.

Many diaspora communities and individuals in BC have escaped civil unrest and/or conditions of personal insecurity in their countries of origin, or the countries where they lived, before arriving in Canada.

From this safer refuge many work tirelessly to transform conflict and raise awareness about human insecurity in their regions of attachment. 

Among other questions, this important dialogue will explore:

  • What has been learned about the diaspora’s capacity to transform conflict and bring about increased human security in regions of attachment?
  • In what ways do diaspora play an effective and legitimate role in gaining global support for human rights and security?
  • What are the possibilities and roles for creating greater human security and transforming conflict?

Blog Series

  • The Effect of Culture on Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Iraq [Read more]
  • A Backgrounder on Human Insecurity and Peacebuilding: Diaspora Perspectives and Roles [Read more]
  • Canada as the Platform: Bridging the Dialogue on Peace [Read more]
  • Holding the Mirror: On Writing “The Dry Season” through the Diasporic Lens [Read more]
  • The Dialogue Series: What have we learned so far? [Read more]