activists and academics. The dialogue work intensified from day-long interactions to longer
residential gatherings,which enabled us to work on issues of victimization, victim-perpetrator
entanglement, and the exploration of wounding and healing at a quality and depth which was
lifechanging for participants and facilitators alike. One of the dialogues involved a four day
process of daily Native American purification lodges and Native Talking Circle process. Many of
the participants had experienced torture, abuse, occupation, exile, racism and other forms of
oppression. To this day, the time spent together for those who attended remains a truly
significant benchmark in their healing journey.