“Who will Dare Begin the Process of Recovering the Truth?” This was a statement made by an elderly participant at one of the meetings held on 26 November 2009. The statement summarizes the general feeling of the people who participated in this outreach. Participants in different meetings asked many questions regarding “the Truth”. The expressions were different but the wisdom was the same. In other areas, they asked questions regarding how far we must go back: Who can be trusted with handling the truth? Who is brave enough? “Who will dare begin the process of recovering the truth?” was selected for its sharpness. The participants are confronting a complex process head-on, and they ask a very relevant question: WHO WILL DARE? The “Victim” Tree The picture at the centre is that of a tree that fell “victim” to political violence in Chipinge Central. Villagers told the facilitators that angry supporters of one political party approached the tree one day, armed with axes, and brought it down because it “belonged” to a certain political party. The “victim tree” had become a meeting place for supporters of that political party.

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