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March 18, 2018

Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation

This toolkit was written by the Coalition’s Secretariat to accompany Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation, an exhibit created by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). It provides basic grounding in the methodology behind facilitated dialogue, including the crafting of evocative questions, the use of appropriate dialogue techniques and suggested facilitator responses. Additionally, there are three program models to open new conversations about immigration, identity, race and social justice.

March 18, 2018

Building a Learning Community: Lessons for a Holistic and Sustainable Approach to Transitional Justice

THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF SITES OF CONSCIENCE In countries transitioning from conflict or authoritarian rule, it is crucial that all members of society – especially women and minorities…

March 18, 2018

Building Peace By Teaching Peace

Created by Coalition member Nonviolence International Southeast Asia, this toolkit assists teachers and peace educators on conducting peace education with school-age children and youth. The toolkit includes planning activities and check lists, personal narratives of historic events and evaluation processes.

October 8, 2022

Last in Line: Racism and the History of Public Health

Using examples from past and present, panelists discuss the history between public health and discrimination. View the resource here.

March 18, 2018

Making Chega! a Reality: Memory and Memorialization in Timor-Leste

Making Chega! A Reality: Memory and Memorialization in Timor-Leste is a report from Coalition’s 2011 Asian Sites of Conscience Regional Meeting. The report discusses the use of memory as a mechanism to contribute to post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. Held at the invitation of the United National Post Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation, the gathering was attended by Coalition members from Bangladesh, South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste and the United States.

October 9, 2022

Member Spotlight: National Human Rights Museum

Learn about the National Human Rights Museum in Taiwan and its programming and exhibitions. View the resource here.

October 8, 2022

Member Spotlight: The Partition Museum

Staff from the Partition Museum, a Coalition member in India, discusses its oral histories, personal artifacts, and response to Covid-19. View the resource here.

March 19, 2018

Picturing Coexistence and Conflict

Created by Coalition member, the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) and World Comics India (WCI), this publication features eight-page comics, written by and for the Galle District of Sri Lanka, as a means of fostering meaningful and productive dialogue across religious and ethnic boundaries. Written in English, Sinhalese and Tamil, the comics include the experiences and perspectives of school children, teachers, village leaders, members of village-level women’s groups, journalists and monks on religious and ethnic coexistence.

October 8, 2022

Rewriting History: Lessons from Eurasia

In this webinar, hear from Sites of Conscience members from Eurasia about Soviet legacies, truth, nationalism, and more. View the resource here.

October 9, 2022

We Are Present

In this session, we virtually launched “We Are Present: Women’s Histories of Conflict, Courage, and Survival,” our latest virtual publication. View the resource here.

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