Clara Filippi is a Nouméa-born PhD candidate, currently a Visiting Fellow at ANU, doing her PhD at UCLouvain and she’s interested in how New Caledonia transmits its violent past (a period called the “Events”). She completed her schooling in New Caledonia and left to do her bachelors degree in Montreal. Before heading to Belgium for her masters degree she spent some time in the New Caledonian government, working on customary affairs and familiarised herself with local customary law. On her return from Belgium, Clara became involved in civil society initiatives before founding the project “school of peace” 3 years ago with 2 of the 3 provinces of New Caledonia. It promotes peace, empathetic listening and reconciliation in classrooms by teaching non-violent communication that encourages cooperation between students and the discovery of different cultures.