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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the call for papers below. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#385623">Call for Papers and Panel Proposals</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#385623"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#833C0B">Sorcery Accusation Related Violence: the Harm and the Healing</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#385623"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#385623">Divine Word University, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#385623">11-13 June 2020</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Witchcraft and sorcery accusations and related violence (SARV) and other harmful practices are of significant concern in Papua New Guinea and across the world.
<a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj7zw/witchcraft-related-violence-un">
There is growing national and international consensus that the issue involves serious human rights abuses and requires urgent action</a>. This conference is an opportunity for those within PNG and across the globe to come together to share experiences, insights
and positive practices to overcome violence and other harmful practices associated with beliefs in sorcery and witchcraft.
<span style="color:#212121">The main themes of the conference are expected to be:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Sharing initiatives in addressing and preventing SARV and other harmful practices associated with witchcraft beliefs<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Responding to the needs of survivors, including questions of repatriation<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Exploring particular impacts of SARV and other harmful practices associated with beliefs in sorcery and witchcraft (for example its impact on children)<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Identifying factors, institutions or groups that catalyse or drive SARV
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Debating the role of the state in addressing SARV, particularly what has been learned about implementation of PNG’s National Action Plan on Sorcery Accusation Related Violence or other national approaches<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in <b>convening a panel</b> at this conference or in
<b>presenting a paper</b> on the themes above or on another topic, please email<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:miranda.forsyth@anu.edu.au"><span style="color:#954F72">miranda.forsyth@anu.edu.au</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>by
<b>30 November</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Limited travel bursaries and financial support <b>is available</b> (especially for “front line” organisations and individuals), so please indicate in your application if you wish to apply for this.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Miranda Forsyth</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> | Associate Professor | RegNet School of Regulation and Global Governance | ANU
College of Asia & the Pacific | The Australian National University | Room 3.20, Coombs Extension Building | Building 8, Fellows Rd, Acton, ACT, 2601 Australia | T: +61 2 6125 1505 | M: 0429903094 | </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="mailto:miranda.forsyth@anu.edu.au"><span style="color:blue">miranda.forsyth@anu.edu.au</span></a> | <a href="http://regnet.anu.edu.au/"><span style="color:purple">regnet.anu.edu.au</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">ANU Pacific Institute</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><img border="0" width="38" height="37" style="width:.3958in;height:.3854in" id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D5900C.B16B8A80" alt="cid:image005.jpg@01D4784C.06702F10"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Co-Convenor</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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