Events

Constructive Resilience: Exploring responses to oppression

How have different groups responded to oppression over the course of history? This event will be an interactive, artistic discussion focused on exploring this theme. Particular emphasis will be placed on the case of the Baha’is in Iran, who have been systematically persecuted for decades. Their response has been described as an example of “constructive resilience”. We will explore further applications of this concept. All are welcome.

About the speaker
Temily Tavangar is a former TV journalist and a current PhD candidate in anthropology at HKU. Her research explores the intersection of religion and development among an indigenous tribe characterized by non-violence. This presentation brings together her research and insights gleaned from her recent participation at the Association for Baha’i Studies Conference in Atlanta, USA, which was funded by a bursary from the Faith and Science Collaborative Research Forum.