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March 28, 2023

Creating Change from Within


An Interview with Stacey Garcia Communications Assistant Kassidy Charles recently sat down with Program Manager Stacey Garcia, who is helping facilitate ICSC’s Addressing the Silences…

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March 9, 2023

Protected: Correcting the Record: The Case Study of Brazil


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February 15, 2023

Available Resources: Guns In America


Situated in “red” states and “blue” states, big cities and rural communities, Sites of Conscience and their allies are uniquely positioned to foster constructive dialogue on gun control among a wide subset of people. To support our members in this, ICSC recently hosted “Disarming America,” a webinar on how Sites of Conscience can spark productive conversations about gun control in their communities. In addition, we are pleased to share our Front Page Dialogue: Guns in America, which offers an adaptable model for engaging visitors in dialogue on the subject. Click to access both resources.

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January 12, 2023

If Memory Serves…On the Uses and Abuses of Remembering


In 2023, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, is dedicating its monthly Conscience Matters webinar series to parsing out exactly how memory is best served. Each session will dive into the role memory plays in an urgent, contemporary discussion in the fields of human rights and social justice – drawing on the experiences of survivors, scholars, practitioners, and, most of all, Sites of Conscience who for over twenty years have functioned as laboratories designed to find the most effective, ethical, and equitable uses of memory.

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January 12, 2023

Statement on Brazil, January 2023


The institutions that make up the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) and its Latin American and Caribbean Regional Network (RESLAC) strongly repudiate the terrorist actions that occurred last Sunday, January 8, in the city of Brasilia, when the three branches of the Brazilian state were invaded and vandalized by organized right-wing groups identified with former president Jair Bolsonaro. These actions of extreme violence, which systematically and in a coordinated maner seek to disrupt the rule of law, are the greatest threat to democracy in Brazil since its return in 1985 after 21 years of military dictatorship.

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December 20, 2022

The Duty to Remember: Fighting for Truth and Justice in The Gambia


In honor of her father Saul Ndow, who was forcibly disappeared in The Gambia in 2013, Nana-Jo Ndow founded the African Network Against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED), a youth-led civil society organization in 2018 to assist Gambians in healing old wounds and securing justice for victims and survivors. In this interview, she and Sirra Ndow, ANEKED’s Country Representative, speak with ICSC about the Site of Conscience’s mission and growth.

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December 16, 2022

Correcting the Record: Sites of Conscience Reflect on Their Own Collections


In 2022, ICSC developed a one-of-a-kind methodology through a year-long initiative entitled “Correcting the Record.” The methodology – which will be published in a toolkit in February – provides a roadmap for Sites of Conscience and other allies to assess and recalibrate their repositories in order to offer more inclusive historical narratives and expand their impact building more equitable, just, and resilient societies. Communications Assistant Kassidy Charles recently talked with Silvia Fernández, ICSC’s Global Networks Program Director, to learn more about the project.

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December 15, 2022

Explore Our Impact


The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is pleased to release our 2022 Impact Report, which explores how Sites of Conscience the world over are preserving and amplifying memory, how memory is catalyzing truth-telling, and how truth-telling is leading to accountability and justice.

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December 14, 2022

History in Conversation: Youth and Atrocity Prevention


Our Global Initiative for Justice, Truth, and Reconciliation (GIJTR) hosted a three-day Youth and Atrocity Prevention roundtable in early November 2022 in Bali. The event equipped seven youth activists from from Indonesia, the Balkans, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Philippines with the skills to establish grassroots and early response strategies for atrocity prevention.

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November 17, 2022

Correcting the Record Virtual Global Workshop


As part of the Coalition’s 2022 global initiative, Correcting the Record: Building Inclusive, Equitable, and Engaged Societies One Narrative at a Time, the Coalition hosted a two-day virtual global workshop on November 29-30, 2022.

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November 17, 2022

Project Support Fund 2023


The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is pleased to announce that applications for its 2023 Project Support Fund are now being accepted, with the consultation period from November 15, 2022, until January 15, 2023 and final submissions due on February 15, 2023.

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October 4, 2022

Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall


The Coalition’s Kassidy Charles recently talked with Krista McCracken, a researcher and curator at the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, a Site of Conscience in Ontario, to learn more about the site’s commitment to Indigenous-driven, decolonized history practice.

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October 4, 2022

Bosque Redondo


The Coalition’s Kassidy Charles recently sat down with Aaron Roth, the historic site manager at the Bosque Redondo Memorial at Forth Sumner, and Manuelito Wheeler, an advisor to the site, to discuss the space’s evolution and its lessons learned for other Sites of Conscience.

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October 4, 2022

Apply for 2023 Internships


We are excited to continue our internship program for 2023 in partnership with Newcastle University in which Sites of Conscience can apply to host a student from NU to intern at their site. Applications are due on October 26, 2022.

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May 3, 2022

Supporting Women’s Right to Choose


The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is outraged by reports that the U.S. Supreme Court appears positioned to overturn Roe v. Wade, which protects…

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May 2, 2022

Creating the Platform: Museo Internacional para la Democracia


Camila Yanzaguano Bravo, a Communications Associate at the Coalition, recently spoke with Gustavo Meoño Brenner, the Coordinator of Memory and Human Rights at Museo Internacional…

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May 2, 2022

Justice for All: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire


Angi Williams, a Communications Associate at the Coalition, recently spoke with Suzanne Pred Bass, Executive Board Member at the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition, located…

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April 7, 2022

Human Rights and Heritage: A Call to Relocate the 2022 World Heritage Committee Session from Russia


In solidarity with our Ukrainian members, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience strongly urges UNESCO to move its upcoming World Heritage Committee session –…

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April 1, 2022

Creación de la plataforma: Museo Internacional para la Democracia


Camila Yanzaguano Bravo, Asociada de Comunicaciones de la Coalición, habló recientemente con Gustavo Meoño Brenner, Coordinador de Memoria y Derechos Humanos del Museo Internacional para…

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March 29, 2022

Standing with Montpelier’s Descendant Community


For over two decades, James Madison’s Montpelier has been recognized as a leader among historic sites for its collaborative work between descendant communities, staff, board…

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March 24, 2022

تحدّي الصّمت: رسم الخرائط الرّقميّة من أجل مُحاربة الإفلات من العقاب


يسرّ التّحالف الدّولي لمواقع الضّمير أن يدعوكم إلى حضورِ ندوته الشّبكيّة العالميّة الأولَى لهذا العام، تحت عنوان “تحدّي الصّمت: رسم الخرائط الرّقميّة من أجل مُحاربة…

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March 24, 2022

Forgotten No More: Statement on the Bangladesh Genocide


On the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience stands with its founding member, the Liberation War Museum,…

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March 23, 2022

Confronting Silence: Digital Mapping to Fight Impunity


The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience will host its first global webinar of the year, “Confronting Silence: Digital Mapping to Fight Impunity,” on March…

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March 10, 2022

2022 Member Survey


Every three years, the Coalition works closely with our members, staff and Board to update our strategic plan which serves to guide our programming around the world…

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March 1, 2022

Members at Risk


Statement on the Liquidation of International Memorial March 1, 2022 The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) condemns, in the strongest terms possible, the…

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February 25, 2022

Statement on Ukraine


On February 24, 2022, Ukrainian civilians awoke to the sounds of shelling and explosions following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order of an invasion of the…

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December 27, 2021

Global Summit 2021: New Alliances for Lasting Change


“The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience has made possible connections that would have been almost impossible for individual organizations to achieve on their own…There…

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December 27, 2021

Making Space: Centering Indigenous Experiences


“What this project has provided for me is the invaluable experience of more spaciousness in my heart and mind. This liberating effect has convinced me…

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December 18, 2021

Migrations Museum Network


The Migration Museums Network is a group of museums that envision an open multicultural society, where human mobility is a universal right. They believe museums…

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December 14, 2021

تقليصُ أسبوع العمل إلى أربعة أيّام في التّحالف الدّولي لمواقع الضّمير


بيان صحفي  نيويورك 1 كانون الأوّل/ ديسمبر 2021   يسرّ التّحالف الدّولي لمواقع الضّمير أن يُعلنَ عن تجريب نظامِ أربعة أيّام عمل في الأسبوع، وذلكَ…

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December 14, 2021

Les sites de conscience et la semaine de travail de quatre jours


COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE VILLE DE NEW YORK, ÉTAT DE NEW YORK 1er DÉCEMBRE 2021 La Coalition internationale des Sites de conscience a le plaisir d’annoncer…

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December 14, 2021

Semanas laborales de cuatro días y Sitios de Conciencia


COMUNICADO DE PRENSA NUEVA YORK, NY 1 de diciembre de 2021 La Coalición Internacional de Sitios de Conciencia se complace en anunciar que pondrá a…

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December 14, 2021

Les sites de conscience et la semaine de travail de quatre jours


COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE VILLE DE NEW YORK, ÉTAT DE NEW YORK 1er DÉCEMBRE 2021 La Coalition internationale des Sites de conscience a le plaisir d’annoncer…

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December 1, 2021

Four-Day Workweeks and Sites of Conscience


PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, NY June 30, 2022 After a six month pilot period, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is pleased to announce…

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November 25, 2021

#MeMemorial


Solidarity Statement on International Memorial November 17, 2021; Updated on November 25, 2021 and December 21, 2021 The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience stands…

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November 15, 2021

#SurvivorsKnowBest


In November 2021, the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR) and Amplifier, a nonprofit design lab that brings together artists and activists, launched…

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September 27, 2021

2021 Project Support Fund Awardees


The Coalition is pleased to announce that four Sites of Conscience were awarded Project Support Fund grants (PSF) in 2021. Awardees will each receive grants…

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September 20, 2021

Confronting the Past to Ensure a Peaceful Future


Ashley Nelson, Director of Communications at the Coalition, recently spoke with Tütengül Küçüker, Empowering CSOs Fellowship Coordinator at the Hrant Dink Foundation, a Site of…

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September 17, 2021

Body-Mapping: A New Vision of Hope for the Future


Ashley Nelson, Director of Communications at the Coalition, recently spoke with Amina Krvavac, Executive Director of the War Childhood Museum (WCM), a Site of Conscience…

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August 23, 2021

Old Sturbridge Village: Contextualizing History


Ashley Nelson, Director of Communications at the Coalition, recently spoke with Derek Heidemann, Director of Collections & Research at Old Sturbridge Village, a Site of…

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August 10, 2021

Remembering Sergei Kovalev


It is with great sadness that we at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience note that prominent human rights defender, Soviet dissident, and one…

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July 27, 2021

Shared Journeys: A Virtual Exhibition


Ensuring that all histories – especially the most marginalized – are preserved and shared is a priority for Sites of Conscience around the globe. To…

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May 25, 2021

Register Now: Embracing Religious Diversity


July 27-29, 2021 This workshop is open only to members of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.  To register, click here. For Agenda (English),…

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April 28, 2021

The Search for Mass Graves in Georgia


Despite acknowledging Georgia’s independence a year prior, in 1921 Russian forces overtook the country, declaring it a Soviet Socialist Republic. In subsequent decades, repression of…

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April 28, 2021

LGBTQI+ Rights in the Dominican Republic


While same-sex conduct is not technically criminalized in the Dominican Republic, unlike many Caribbean countries, LGBTQI+ Dominicans routinely face violence and discrimination. In this interview,…

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April 19, 2021

Alissandra Cummins, New Board Chair


The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is thrilled to announce that Alissandra Cummins is the new Chair of our Board of Trustees. Director of…

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February 10, 2021

Revisiter le Rwanda


Créé en octobre 2017 par des réfugiés burundais vivant au Rwanda, Site of Conscience Forum for Vigilant Memory (FVM) travaille à éduquer les gens sur…

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February 5, 2021

Member Profile: A Discussion with Amber Johnson from the Justice Fleet


The Justice Fleet is a mobile Site of Conscience based in St. Louis, USA, that fosters community healing around racism and identity through art, play,…

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February 4, 2021

Statement of Condemnation for the Killing of Lebanese Activist Lokman Slim


February 4, 2021 New York, NY Statement available in Arabic, French and Spanish According to available information, Lokman Slim, a longtime Lebanese activist and Hezbollah…

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February 2, 2021

Revisiting Rwanda


Established in October 2017 by Burundian refugees living in Rwanda, Site of Conscience Forum for Vigilant Memory (FVM) works to educate people about genocide, assist…

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January 7, 2021

Statement on the Violence at the U.S. Capitol


In response to the shameful violence and lawlessness at the U.S. Capitol yesterday, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience restates its unwavering commitment to…

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December 9, 2020

Food for Thought: A Celebration of International Migrants Day


Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life. To celebrate their…

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November 6, 2020

Sites of Conscience and Democracy


Sites of Conscience across the globe know from experience that the slide from democracy to dictatorship can happen far more quickly than most people imagine….

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August 27, 2020

En Solidaridad: CIDH y Dr. Paulo Abrão


Agosto 26, 2020 La Coalición Internacional de Sitios de Conciencia (la Coalición) apoya a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) en la condenación de…

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August 24, 2020

Indigenous Perspectives on Art, History, Landscape and Memorialization – Complimentary Consultations


Are you a New York State museum, historical society or heritage organization that wishes to engage more deeply in work related to Indigenous peoples? To…

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July 29, 2020

TIME Magazine: Confederate Monuments and Other Disputed Memorials Have Come Down in Cities Across America


The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a global network of historic sites, museums and memory initiatives, tells TIME that the process of replacing “symbols…

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July 22, 2020

Upcoming Webinars


[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With over 300 members in more than 65 countries, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience offers unprecedented access to a range of sites and…

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June 23, 2020

Race and Policing Front Page Dialogue


Between July 2014 and April 2015, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray and Walter Scott – all African American men – lost their lives at…

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June 2, 2020

The Past Is Present: Sites of Conscience in Solidarity


Dear Friends, The historic system of racism in the United States lays a path of destruction through our present, claiming lives at the hands of…

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May 3, 2020

Stronger Together: A COVID-19 Webinar Series


Upcoming COVID-19 Webinars For Previous Webinars, See Below Activism and Advocacy during the COVID pandemic Wednesday, June 17th at 10 am EST (New York) As…

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May 2, 2020

Angel Island, COVID-19 and Collective Innovation


Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF), a Coalition member in San Francisco, California, is no stranger to the subjects of isolation and resilience. The “Ellis…

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May 1, 2020

What Is the Pandemic Teaching Us About Sites of Conscience?


COVID-19 is impacting all aspects of our world, including the fields of culture and heritage, in countless ways. Indeed, from art galleries in France to…

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April 8, 2020

COVID-19 Public Square


To best support members during this time, we have created the following Virtual Public Square as we know that even while we must be physically…

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March 23, 2020

COVID-19 Digital Front Page Dialogue


On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As of September 30, 2020, there have been over 33 million confirmed cases…

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March 19, 2020

Finding Support: Cultural Programming in Challenging Times – A Webinar


Join us for our next Conscience Matters Webinar April 9, 2020 8:00 AM New York / 9:00 AM  Rio de Janeiro / 2:00 pm Cape…

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March 13, 2020

Join Collective Care Chats – Members Only


With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, it is all too easy to feel a sense of worry and isolation. At this time, we at the Coalition…

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March 10, 2020

Pathways of Innovation: Civil Society Advancing Transitional Justice


Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation The Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR) – a flagship program of the Coalition – is…

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March 10, 2020

Understanding and Addressing Violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Transitional Justice: An Assessment Tool


Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation In countries transitioning from conflict or authoritarian rule, it is crucial that all members of society – especially women and minorities…

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February 13, 2020

Webinar – Weddings at Former Plantations?


February  Weddings at Former Plantations? Determining Event and Visitor Behavior Policies at Historical Sites This webinar will be held on June 5th at 10 am…

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February 6, 2020

Declaración sobre el proceso de suspensión de la membresía del Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica de Colombia


El 1 de febrero de 2020, la Coalición Internacional de Sitios de Conciencia suspendió la membresía del Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica en Bogotá, Colombia,…

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February 5, 2020

Declaración sobre el proceso de suspensión de la membersía del Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica de Colombia 


El 1 de febrero de 2020, la Coalición Internacional de Sitios de Conciencia suspendió la membresía del Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica en Bogotá, Colombia,…

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February 4, 2020

Statement on the National Center for Historical Memory


On February 1, 2020, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience suspended the membership of the National Center for Historical Memory in Bogotá, Colombia from…

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January 24, 2020

Statement on the International Court of Justice Ruling to Protect Rohingya Muslims


The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is fully supportive of the ruling by the International Court of Justice at The Hague that Myanmar must…

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December 11, 2019

Standing Up Together – Strengthening Women’s Leadership Capacity


Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly,  without claiming it, she stands up for all women. – Maya Angelou In…

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December 10, 2019

The Yazidi Memorial and Museum of Remembrance


Working with partners Nadia’s Initiative (NI), Un Ponte Per (UPP), and local stakeholder groups, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is currently developing plans…

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December 9, 2019

Documenting Human Rights Violations with Rohingya Communities


“We are hungry for justice and human rights” explained a Rohingya community leader to Ereshnee Naidu-Silverman, Senior Director of the Coalition’s Global Transitional Justice Initiative…

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December 9, 2019

Rethinking the Landscape: Haudenosaunee Women


How can museums, historical societies and local communities deepen and richen their understanding of Haudenosaunee culture and develop tools for revisioning exhibitions, programs and public…

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October 17, 2019

Combatting Youth Migration in The Gambia


According to the International Organization for Migration, 45% of the population in The Gambia was under 15 years old in 2015. Over the last few…

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October 16, 2019

Historias y Recuerdos


Coalition member Colibrí Center for Human Rights focuses on ending disappearances and upholding human dignity along the US-Mexico border. Since its founding in 2013, Colibrí has collected over…

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October 10, 2019

Migration Dialogues in El Quiché, Guatemala


Mayans represented a majority – about 83% – of the over 200,000 people killed in the Guatemalan civil war (1960-1996). Guatemalan Coalition member International Institute of…

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July 31, 2019

Ground Up: African Youth Transitional Justice Academy


Since 2014, the Coalition’s Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR) has applied Sites of Conscience methodology to assist survivors, civil society organizations (CSOs)…

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July 31, 2019

Changing the Status Quo: Museum Decolonization Institute


The Abbe Museum, a Coalition member in Bar Harbor, Maine, showcases the history and cultures of Maine’s Native people, the Wabanaki, through changing exhibitions, special events, education…

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July 31, 2019

Citizenship and Democracy in Brazil’s Schools


The Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR), a Coalition member based in New York, works to prevent genocide by building a worldwide community with the…

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May 24, 2019

American Association for State and Local History’s Annual Meeting in Philadelphia


The Coalition is proud to be co-hosting the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from August 28-31, 2019. The…

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May 20, 2019

Women of Conscience


Women’s leadership and peaceful societies are inextricably linked: One cannot exist without the other. While this fact is well documented, women around the world continue…

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May 16, 2019

Project Support Fund Now Open


The Coalition is pleased to announce that applications for its 2019 Project Support Fund are now being accepted, with the consultation period taking place from…

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March 20, 2019

“It Takes Great Courage to Face the Facts:” On Women’s Activism in the MENA Region


  Originally trained as a pediatric specialist, Maha Alsakban founded Coalition member Women’s Human Rights Centre in 2003. Based in Diwaniya, in south central Iraq, WHRC…

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March 19, 2019

Bearing Witness: Women’s Experiences in Detention


“I think we were not conscious of the mistreatment we suffered as women, at least not as conscious as we are today. In that situation,…

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December 13, 2018

The Art of Inclusion: Reimagining Indigenous Representations


  The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience will soon launch a 12-month initiative entitled The Art of Inclusion with support from the New York State…

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December 13, 2018

Channels of Trust: Working with Marginalized Communities in Colombia


The conflict in Colombia claimed the lives of over 200,000 people between 1958-2013. To help those affected, and begin to bridge historic divides in the…

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November 7, 2018

Dialogue Across Difference in Sri Lanka


The Coalition’s Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation has been working with civil society organizations in Sri Lanka since 2015 to facilitate communication between…

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October 24, 2018

Serious Play: Institutional Creativity with Linda Norris


Since her first volunteer job at the Chemung County Historical Society in upstate New York at the age of 14, Linda Norris has been reflecting…

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October 24, 2018

A Woman of Action: Pearl S. Buck and the House that Honors Her


Through its Methodology and Practice department, the Coalition offers a range of trainings and consultations to help museums, historic sites and other cultural organizations engage…

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September 13, 2018

Never Remember: Searching for Stalin’s Gulags in Putin’s Russia


In 1995, in the Perm region of the Russian Federation, a unique memorial museum of the history of political repression was created in the former…

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September 12, 2018

Museum of Dialogue: Maidan’s New Home


Responding to social upheavals and ongoing human rights abuses in “real time” is a challenging but critical component of what Sites of Conscience do. The Maidan…

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September 11, 2018

Following the Gulag’s Footprints


Founded in 2009, Gulag.cz (Czech Republic) shares and circulates information about the Soviet gulag and its connection to the totalitarian regime in the USSR more generally….

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September 9, 2018

Unlocking Dialogue & Action: A Concept for the Spaç Prison


Closed in 1982, the remote and foreboding Spaç Prison once held Albania’s imminent political prisoners under the Communist regime. In this essay, Mirian Bllaci, a Program…

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August 8, 2018

Brazil and the Power of Place


In June 2018 I had the privilege of joining the Coalition as the Regional Program Manager for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. As a…

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June 28, 2018

Front Page Dialogue: The Refugee Crisis


There are currently over 65 million forcibly displaced people around the world, more than at any other time since World War II. The number of…

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April 30, 2018

“The Very Personal Is What Changes People’s Consciousness:” An Interview with Activist Shirley Gunn


For Shirley Gunn, activism and personal stories have long gone hand in hand. Born in Cape Town in 1955, she grew up as an eyewitness…

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March 27, 2018

Video Series: Transitional Justice in MENA


In the past decade, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have experienced tremendous political upheaval and, in many cases, brutal conflict. To…

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December 20, 2017

Building a Learning Community: Lessons for a Holistic and Sustainable Approach to Transitional Justice


In countries transitioning from conflict or authoritarian rule, it is crucial that all members of society – especially women and minorities – are included in the envisioning and building…

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October 23, 2017

Together We Respond: A Virtual Conference


 A Virtual Conference on Memory and Human Rights Today December 11, 2017   Members: Free Non-members are invited to pay $25 per session; $60 for all…

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September 28, 2017

We Need to Go to the Communities: Human Rights in the Philippines


September 21, 2017 marked the 45th anniversary of the beginning of the Martial Law era under Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. During the decade-long period,…

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September 28, 2017

Students Sustaining the Peace in Sierra Leone


  “Did the fighters kill civilians?” “What will happen in the event of another war?” “Can we establish clubs to talk about the war since…

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September 26, 2017

Building Bridges for Human Rights


Memoria Abierta, a collective of human rights organizations based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, works to raise awareness and knowledge about state terrorism in order to…

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September 14, 2017

Video Series: Transitional Justice in MENA


ON THE BRINK: ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE IN YEMEN In the past decade, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have experienced tremendous political upheaval…

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September 7, 2017

We Must Go the Extra Mile: On DACA, Education and Advocacy


As immigration continues to be a heated topic around the world, our members work tirelessly to amplify the voices and support the rights of migrant populations. This…

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September 1, 2017

Apply Now for the Project Support Fund


The Coalition is pleased to announce that Round 1 of the 2018 Project Support Fund is now open, with the consultation period taking place from…

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August 21, 2017

Community Building and Action after Charlottesville


Dear Friends, The recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia are a stark reminder of the power of sites of memory to either deepen division or inspire…

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June 28, 2017

K(NO)W JUSTICE K(NO)W PEACE – The People, The Process, The Project


Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) is an interactive history museum that provides the nation with the most comprehensive interpretation…

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June 28, 2017

Beyond the Uniform: Strategies for Bridging Differences


From 1968 until 1998, Northern Ireland was involved in a brutal conflict commonly known as “The Troubles” – dividing those who felt the country should remain part of the primarily…

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June 28, 2017

Media Watch on Hate Speech Project


The Hrant Dink Foundation was established in 2007 in Istanbul, following the assassination of Hrant Dink, the founder of the Turkish-Armenian Agos newspaper. The Foundation is…

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May 23, 2017

The End of an Era: On History, Context and Confederate Monuments


Heated discussions are taking place as confederate monuments are being dismantled across the American South. The Coalition recently spoke with Louis Nelson, Professor of Architectural History…

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March 30, 2017

Front Page Dialogue: The Paris Agreement


Human activity has begun to take a significant toll on the earth’s weather patterns, increasing temperatures and raising sea levels. This, in turn, has led to…

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March 24, 2017

We Are the Ocean: An Indigenous Response to Climate Change


The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience in Seattle, Washington is dedicated to the history and narratives of the Asian Pacific American community….

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March 24, 2017

“The Environment Isn’t Just the Things; It’s the People.”


The Rafael Cintrón Ortiz Latino Cultural Center (LCC) was established forty years ago at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) out of an urban…

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March 24, 2017

Door of No Return: Climate Change and Maison des Esclaves


While leaders around the globe cast doubt on climate change, the effects of global warming and rising sea levels are taking an increasingly human face….

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March 15, 2017

Project Support Fund Awardees


2017 – Round 1 The Coalition is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2017 Project Support Fund, Round 1 are: Kdei Karuna (Cambodia), the Matilda…

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March 7, 2017

The First of Many: Thoughts on Dialogue Facilitation and Inspiring Conversation, Empathy and Action


This blog – by Samantha Hunter, a Specialist in Education at Eastern State Penitentiary – is the first in a series of posts from participants…

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March 3, 2017

Engaging Youth in an Unknown History


“Let us join together and clear the debris that has been thrown over the bodies of hundreds and thousands of Bangalees. Only then we shall…

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February 17, 2017

Front Page Dialogue – Women’s Rights


Our latest Front Page Dialogue is now available! The model offers thoughts on how to engage visitors in discussions surrounding the 2017 Women’s March on Washington and women’s…

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February 4, 2017

Open Letter: Cutting Through the Darkness


Dear Friends, These are deeply troubling times for all of us who work to build a world where dignity, truth and justice shine through the…

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February 4, 2017

Open Letter: Cutting Through the Darkness


Dear Friends, These are deeply troubling times for all of us who work to build a world where dignity, truth and justice shine through the…

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February 4, 2017

Open Letter: Cutting Through the Darkness


Dear Friends, These are deeply troubling times for all of us who work to build a world where dignity, truth and justice shine through the…

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February 4, 2017

Open Letter: Cutting Through the Darkness


Dear Friends, These are deeply troubling times for all of us who work to build a world where dignity, truth and justice shine through the…

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February 1, 2017

Open Letter: Cutting Through the Darkness


Dear Friends, These are deeply troubling times for all of us who work to build a world where dignity, truth and justice shine through the…

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January 9, 2017

Students Promoting Racial Equity


The Coalition launched From Brown v. Board to Ferguson: Fostering Dialogue on Education, Incarceration, and Civil Rights in October 2015 to address one glaring contemporary legacy…

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January 9, 2017

Students Promoting Racial Equity


The Coalition launched From Brown v. Board to Ferguson: Fostering Dialogue on Education, Incarceration, and Civil Rights in October 2015 to address one glaring contemporary legacy…

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January 9, 2017

Students Promoting Racial Equity


The Coalition launched From Brown v. Board to Ferguson: Fostering Dialogue on Education, Incarceration, and Civil Rights in October 2015 to address one glaring contemporary legacy…

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January 9, 2017

Students Promoting Racial Equity


The Coalition launched From Brown v. Board to Ferguson: Fostering Dialogue on Education, Incarceration, and Civil Rights in October 2015 to address one glaring contemporary legacy…

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January 9, 2017

Body-Mapping in Uganda


There are a range of tools, both verbal and non-verbal, that assist survivors in coming to terms with past conflict and atrocities. Art methodologies provide an…

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January 9, 2017

Body-Mapping in Uganda


There are a range of tools, both verbal and non-verbal, that assist survivors in coming to terms with past conflict and atrocities. Art methodologies provide an…

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January 9, 2017

Body-Mapping in Uganda


There are a range of tools, both verbal and non-verbal, that assist survivors in coming to terms with past conflict and atrocities. Art methodologies provide an…

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January 9, 2017

Body-Mapping in Uganda


There are a range of tools, both verbal and non-verbal, that assist survivors in coming to terms with past conflict and atrocities. Art methodologies provide an…

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January 9, 2017

“The Present Needs Memory”


Guatemala was immersed in a protracted internal armed conflict between the government and leftist guerilla groups between 1960-1996. During these decades, a series of military dictatorships…

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January 9, 2017

“The Present Needs Memory”


Guatemala was immersed in a protracted internal armed conflict between the government and leftist guerilla groups between 1960-1996. During these decades, a series of military dictatorships…

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January 9, 2017

“The Present Needs Memory”


Guatemala was immersed in a protracted internal armed conflict between the government and leftist guerilla groups between 1960-1996. During these decades, a series of military dictatorships…

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January 9, 2017

“The Present Needs Memory”


Guatemala was immersed in a protracted internal armed conflict between the government and leftist guerilla groups between 1960-1996. During these decades, a series of military dictatorships…

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December 12, 2016

“The Present Needs Memory”


Guatemala was immersed in a protracted internal armed conflict between the government and leftist guerrilla groups between 1960-1996. During these decades, a series of military dictatorships…

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December 12, 2016

Body-Mapping in Uganda


There are a range of tools, both verbal and non-verbal, that assist survivors in coming to terms with past conflict and atrocities. Art methodologies provide an…

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December 12, 2016

Students Promoting Racial Equity


The Coalition launched From Brown v. Board to Ferguson: Fostering Dialogue on Education, Incarceration, and Civil Rights in October 2015 to address one glaring contemporary legacy…

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October 28, 2016

My Museum and Me


The Balkan Museum Network supports the development of creative museum professionals and advocates for socially responsible museums in the Balkan region that promote and celebrate learning. It currently encompasses 50…

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September 27, 2016

“History Lives in Our Bodies”


Black Women’s Blueprint is a transnational black feminist organization that celebrates the African diaspora, while mourning the violent conditions that created it. Through advocacy, transformative…

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September 27, 2016

Did Black Lives Matter? Rewriting History in a Caribbean Context


By Alissandra Cummins, Director, Barbados Museum & Historical Society   “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it myself.”[i] This popular…

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September 27, 2016

When Rewriting the Past Is a Good Thing


By Louis Nelson Professor of Architectural History and the Associate Dean in the School of Architecture, University of Virginia   Historians have many responsibilities. One of…

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September 16, 2016

Intergenerational Dialogue: Connecting Past and Present in Cambodia at Youth for Peace


By Long Khet Founder and Executive Director of the Peace Institute of Cambodia-Youth for Peace Cambodia’s history is marked by decades of civil war and…

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July 20, 2016

Mapeo de la Memoria


Por Julio Solórzano Foppa, Chair, Memorial para la Concordia El Mapeo de la Memoria es una iniciativa del Memorial para la Concordia –MPC- y constituye el registro…

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July 20, 2016

Memory Map


By Julio Solórzano Foppa, Chair, Memorial para la Concordia Para una versión en español, haga clic aquí. The Memory Map is an initiative by the Memorial para la…

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July 20, 2016

The Art of the Prototype


Located in Santa Fe, the Museum of International Folk Art is home to the world’s largest collection of folk art. With over 135,000 artifacts from…

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July 20, 2016

Project Support Fund Awardees


2016 – Round 2 Getting a new public program off the ground requires funds, technical know-how, and promotional marketing. The Coalition’s Project Support Fund gives members…

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July 19, 2016

Mapeo de la Memoria


Por Julio Solórzano Foppa, Chair, Memorial para la Concordia For an English translation, click here. El Mapeo de la Memoria es una iniciativa del Memorial para…

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June 2, 2016

Re-Imagining a Peaceful Future in South Sudan


By: Ereshnee Naidu-Silverman, Senior Director of the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation In December 2013 – less than two years after it was declared…

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June 1, 2016

Spaces for Hope


The Coalition recently spoke with Justine di Mayo, Co-Founder and Director of Act for the Disappeared (ACT), a Lebanese Human Rights organization created in 2010 by…

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April 25, 2016

Reclaiming Colonia Dignidad


By Margarita Romero President of Asociación por la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos Colonia Dignidad Silence and secrecy are part and parcel of torture. Perpetrators…

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April 25, 2016

Member Profile: Asking Difficult Questions at the Abbe Museum


The Abbe Museum in Bar Habor, Maine, aims to inspire new learning about Native people in Maine, the Wabanaki, with every visit. Through changing exhibitions, special events…

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April 25, 2016

New Members of the Coalition


The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience has welcomed four new members in recent months. Please visit here for more information, or to renew your membership.  …

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April 20, 2016

Welcoming Alexei Khamarkhanov


The Coalition is delighted to welcome the newest member of our staff, Alexei Khamarkhanov, who joined the team in March 2016. As Finance and Operations…

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April 12, 2016

Museums Engage Youth on Race, Education and Incarceration in the United States


Press Release The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience announces From Brown v. Board to Ferguson, a national initiative to foster dialogue on race, education…

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March 24, 2016

صندوق دعم المشاريع: دعوة لتقديم مقترحات السنة المالية 2016، الجولة 2


صندوق دعم المشروعات الخاصة بالتحالف: دعوة لتقديم مقترحات السنة المالية 2016، الجولة 2 صندوق دعم المشاريع دعوة لتقديم مقترحات السنة المالية 2016، الجولة 2 يهدف…

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March 24, 2016

Fondo de apoyo a proyectos: llamado a presentar propuestas año fiscal 2016, 2.a vuelta


FONDO DE APOYO A PROYECTOS LLAMADO A PRESENTAR PROPUESTAS AÑO FISCAL 2016, 2.a vuelta El Fondo de Apoyo a Proyectos pretende impulsar la habilidad de…

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March 11, 2016

Project Support Fund Recipients, FY2016 Round 1


We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s first round of our Project Support Fund Grant.   Nonviolence International Southeast Asia NISEA works…

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March 3, 2016

Labor Rights, Women and Activism on the Border


By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, Ph.D. Director, Institute of Oral History & The Borderlands Public History Lab The University of Texas at El Paso Women workers…

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March 3, 2016

“At the Stroke of a Pen, My Life Changed Forever”


By Bonney Djuric Director, Parramatta Female Factory Precinct (PFFP) and Lily Hibberd Artist and Co-Founder of PFFP Memory Project and DECRA ARC Fellow at NIEA/UNSW A…

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March 3, 2016

War and Motherhood in Sri Lanka


“Yes, I am going to tell you about a few things which may provoke your thinking.” From 1983 to 2009, Sri Lanka was devastated by a civil war that…

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February 16, 2016

Members in Motion: Five Members Ask Five Questions during Black History Month


  Throughout the Coalition’s network, members are having conversations and opening new doors on the subject of race and civil rights. Black History Month offers…

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February 11, 2016

From School to Prison: Race in the United States Today


By Tramia Jackson, Program Associate for the United States Network Justice, race, and incarceration reform have recently been at the forefront of conversations in homes, schools,…

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February 9, 2016

Revitalization of La Maison des Esclaves


Few places in the world capture the magnitude and brutality of the slave trade like La Maison des Esclaves on Gorée Island in Senegal. Built…

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January 29, 2016

Transitional Justice Today


By: Ereshnee Naidu-Silverman, Senior Advisor with the Coalition’s Global Initiative for Justice, Truth, and Reconciliation “Transitional justice needs to be about the people, not satisfying…

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January 28, 2016

Member Profile: Remembering Means Acting at Casa do Povo


Casa do Povo is a place like no other in Brazil. Established in 1953, the cultural center was founded as a living monument in memory…

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January 28, 2016

New Members of the Coalition


  The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is honored to welcome its newest members. For more information, or to renew your membership, please click here….

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