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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