#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 an advocacy campaign to assist
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 located in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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 distant at this time, we…
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 Town / 6:00 pm Bangladesh
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 the past few decades significant
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 for a museum and memorial
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 to be excluded from the
“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 works to equip women with
