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 camp for political prisoners Perm-36. …
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 Museum (formally known as the National …
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. With public access to such …
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 Manager at Coalition member Cultural …
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 museum professional living half the …
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 people fleeing their homelands has …
Front Page Dialogue: Guns In America
In the US, the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in February 2018 – and the subsequent student-led activism demanding federal gun control reform – …
“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 to the injustices of apartheid. …
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 assist these countries as they …
Brown v. Board to Ferguson Toolkit
In 2013-14, black K-12 students were 3.6 times more likely to receive at least one out of school suspension than their white counterparts. Often, students of color are then funneled into juvenile …
