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Story as Soft Power in Peace Talks: Somia Sadiq

Story as Soft Power in Peace Talks A Brown Bag Lecture with Somia Sadiq Peacebuilder, Storyteller, and Founder of Narratives Inc., an award-winning planning and design firm, and Kahanee, a nonprofit using stories to support peace initiatives In moments of negotiations, data can harden positions, but story softens the ground. Drawing on her novel Gajarah and over a decade of work in peacebuilding, Somia explores how fiction and narrative become quiet but potent forms of influence at the peace table. Done well, in trauma informed ways, stories can move beyond persuasion, invite empathy, shift atmospheres, and create shared spaces where multiple truths can coexist. This lecture examines how metaphors, ancestral memory, and sensory detail can bridge divides, and how mediators, planners, and peacebuilders can leverage the art of story to open new pathways for dialogue and healing. The Brown Bag Lecture Series is produced by the Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace & Justice at St. Paul’s College, University of Manitoba. For more information about the Mauro Institute, visit https://umanitoba.ca/mauro_institute Narratives Inc: https://narrativesinc.com/ Kahanee: https://www.kahanee.ca/ Gajarah - a novel: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/gajarah/9...