Our Son: The Battle For Forgiveness

A powerful fusion of Theatre, Research, Lived Experience , and Community Mission, where true stories of forgiveness collide with art, healing, and hope.

Lead by Learn 2 Live Director Jermaine Wong, an award winning playwright and spoken word artist, teacher, and father who lost his son to knife crime but who choses to forgive the students involved.

Our Son: The Battle of Forgiveness takes audiences on an unforgettable journey through pain, purpose, and redemption.

This event goes beyond performance. It’s a movement of healing, a space for honest conversation, reflection, and transformation. Through theatre, spoken word, and real-life storytelling, audiences are invited to wrestle with one life-altering question:

“What happens when forgiveness has the final word?”

• A full performance of Our Son: The Battle of Forgiveness (70 mins)
• Live spoken word poetry & Live Experience testimony from Jermaine Wong
• Testimony from Joshua Kelly a teen who has chosen forgiveness over retaliation
• Shared research from Phillipa Lawson who holds a Masters in Phsychotherapy and Masters in Criminology.
• Shared reseach from Dr. Nelda Frater on the benefits of forgiveness on the body
• Panel discussion with special guests & community leaders
• A powerful call to reflection, reconciliation, and hope

• Anyone affected by youth violence, trauma, or loss
• Young people, families, educators, faith communities
• Those seeking healing, hope, and a deeper understanding of forgiveness

In a world where pain often meets retaliation, this event shows another way. The way of forgiveness. It’s not about forgetting, but about choosing freedom. It’s an invitation to rebuild, reconcile, and live again.

Join us for a night that will challenge your heart, renew your faith in humanity, and remind you that forgiveness is the most powerful act of courage.

Full Performance of Our Son, A powerful and emotional stage production exploring fatherhood, loss, and the struggle to forgive. Directed and performed award winning playwright Jermaine Wong

Panel Discussion: The Power of Forgiveness: Forgiveness as a Cultural Intervention for Serious Youth Violence, Chair: Danielle Wong

Networking & Community Reflectons • Open conversation and engagement • Space to process, connect, and relect with refreshments • Resource table for Learn 2 Live Legacy follow-up opportunities

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