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…
More
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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