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Felicity Harrison

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Felicity Harrison

Felicity Harrison is the head of department for sustained dialogues at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation.

Young woman with serious expression is looking at the camera. She is wearing a piece of red tape over her mouth as a sign of silent protest. Photo: Getty Images
CONSTITUTION

Have South Africans lost the ability to be offended or must we be intolerant of intolerance?

For us to have a truly reconciled country, those who practice hate speech need to be held to account for their actions

  • Felicity Harrison
5 min read
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the first TRC hearing in East London in 1996. But the process of healing has not yet ended.
INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION

What is reconciliation in the South African context?

In 2021, there were 16 different understandings of the concept. At the top of the list is the understanding of reconciliation as forgiveness. This is understandable but…

  • Felicity Harrison
4 min read
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 19: Protesters demonstrate outside 180 The Strand who is hosting some fashion events, holding a banner saying ‘Cancel London Fashion Week’ on February 19, 2022 in London, England. Extinction Rebellion Fashion protesters are demanding that the British Fashion Council cancels London Fashion Week as the fashion industry is heavily reliant on fossil fuels for the production of cheap synthetic textiles. London Fashion Week they say encourages overproduction, overconsumption and a throwaway culture. (Martin Pope/Getty Images)
ACCOUNTABILITY

Cancel culture is the antitheses of reconciliation

The essence of reconciliation and justice are accountability and restoring relationships. Cancel culture emphasises accountability without the possibility of restoration

  • Felicity Harrison
3 min read
The curfew reveals to us a state that is willing to act irrationally. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BILL OF RIGHTS

Who decides the common good?

Striking a balance between individual liberties and the welfare of broader society

  • Felicity Harrison
6 min read