'I've met Brighton bomber Pat Magee and Jo Berry, whose father was killed by the bomb. You can't spend time with Pat and Jo and not imagine your problems are very, very small'

摘要

Two decades ago I was working for Anita Roddick at The Body Shop as head of media relations. We kept in touch and in 2004 she funded a powerful exhibition called The FWord, by journalist Marina Cantacuzino and photographer Brian Moody, which featured extraordinary stories of forgiveness. Anita was looking for volunteers to helptakethe project further and suggested I take part, so I became the chair of the trustees of The Forgiveness Project. I just loved it straight away. The Forgiveness Project uses personal stories to do something positive. It explores how forgiveness, reconciliation and conflict resolution can be used to impact positively on people's lives, through the personal testimonies of both victims and perpetrators of crime and violence.