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When Linda Norris and Chris Whitehead first met at a conference several years ago, they knew they wanted to create a partnership of some kind….
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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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In June 2024, millions of citizens will have the opportunity to participate in the European Parliament election. Voting represents the most direct way of influencing the composition of the European institution and, therefore, the future of the region and its role in the most pressing global challenges – including escalating conflicts, the polarisation of our societies, the climate crisis, human rights violations, and persistent economic inequalities. In this context, ICSC-Europe has launched the #VoteWithMemory digital campaign. The initiative highlights the importance of learning from Europe’s historical past to better address current crises and avoid their escalation and repetition. Read the open letter and join the campaign.
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This recent project, Understanding Racism as a Risk Factor in Atrocity Crimes, identifies telltale patterns and signs of how racism leads to large-scale human rights abuses and genocides.
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Dr. Jodi Skipper (she/her) is a Professor of Anthropology and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi, who considers the role of historic preservation in imagining more sustainable and healthy futures for U.S. communities. In the Q&A, Dr. Skipper explains what inspired her to study anthropology, how she thinks academia can be more supportive of community work, and the fascinating research she’s recently participated in – in her own hometown.
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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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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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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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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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Since the brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, it has become clear that Russian and pro-Russian forces have been committing widespread conflict-related sexual violence. Over the past year, our Global Initiative for Justice, Truth & Reconciliation team has worked with organizations on the ground in Ukraine to investigate and document these crimes.
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We invite you, Sites of Conscience around the world, to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the respect for human rights and international humanitarian law by all parties, and the provision without restriction of humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza.
Sign our statement today.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Our team recently developed a new resource for societies dealing with forced displacement, to help them transition from cycles of violence to peace and acceptance.
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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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To spark action on transitional justice in America, ICSC produced Transitional Justice in America, a six-episode podcast series that raises awareness of how these processes can help the United States correct course and foster healing.
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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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The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) is deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is…
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In celebrating Independence Day with hot dogs, tri-color bunting and spectacles in the night sky, we become players in a national mythology of exceptionalism. The hard edges of our past are buffed to the point of being unrecognizable. This is not unique to the United States, of course, it is a global phenomenon of revisionist stories, markers and memorials, presidential decrees and official holidays designed to turn the page on histories of horror that have never been acknowledged, much less redressed. We must ask the question — at what cost do we celebrate erasure?
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