Episode 7: Theatre for Peace & Conflict Transformation Ft. Bonface Njeresa Beti

Written By Meg Nimigon

Bonface Njeresa Beti is an African multi-disciplinary practitioner working through storytelling and theatre-making as a pathway to integrating trauma-informed approaches to structural change. His work has brought him to grassroots communities in Africa, and the world, to work towards breaking cycles of violence and creating stories of peace.  Bonface’s work uses Theatre of the Oppressed methodologies to deconstruct structural and internalized oppression as forms of emancipatory everyday peace. 

You don’t want to miss:

  • The powerful story of how theatre changed Bonface’s life from a young age

  • Examples of using theatre with youth and caregivers in the prison system

  • How Forum Theatre was used to confront gender-based violence in Kenya

  • Stories of using theatre to explore trauma and break the cycle of violence using a healing-centered lens

  • Leveraging Playback Theatre to share stories of home with newcomers in Canada

  • Lessons learned from a lifetime of using theatre to build peace

  • And MORE!

Links and Resources

Meg Nimigon

Meg Nimigon is a Team Synergy Coach who helps remote teams (and their leaders) build dreamy team culture without going into the office. She does this through her Team Synergy Program which engages remote teams on a journey to build trust, connections and to co-create solutions to the challenges they’re facing. She also coaches one-on-one with remote leaders to help them master their mindset so they can reach their ambitious goals, without burning themselves out. Meg brings a unique background to her work as a mindset coach, applied theatre practitioner, and online learning designer – to engage remote teams over Zoom in a way that creates transformative and lasting results.

Instagram: @megnimigon

https://www.megnimigon.com
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