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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…
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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.
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Guests discuss the effect Covid-19 is having on transitional justice and atrocity prevention efforts around the globe. Co-hosted with GAAMAC. View the resource here.
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Panelists will examine their work and how peace processes can address gendered components of conflict. View the resource here.
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Developed by the Peace School Foundation of Monte Sole, the “laboratory-visit” program is an experiential guided tour of the Monte Sole Historic Park, which utilizes evidence-based history, oral narratives, dialogue questions and reflection. Between September 29 and October 5, 1944, 800 people in more than 100 places in the area were killed by Nazi SS troops with the help of Italian fascist elements. In addition to discussing the program’s educational pedagogy, the article contains a detailed description of the tour and a bibliography of resources.
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Coalition Board, staff and members discuss challenges women face in sharing their stories and suggest strategies for overcoming them. View the resource here.
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This report synthesizes observations and interviews completed in evaluating the 2016 Eastern State Penitentiary exhibit, Prisons Today: Questions in the Age of Incarceration. This report includes sample observation forms and interview questions, data results, and summaries of the evaluation findings.
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THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR JUSTICE, TRUTH, AND RECONCILIATION French and English This toolkit, Violence Prevention and Dialogue, was managed by the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC)…
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Witnesses and the Changing Goals of Memorialization, published in 2016, explores how the selection of who are chosen as witnesses to violence and how they are allowed to participate in memorialization effects memorialization’s ultimate impact on larger society. The article features the work of three Sites of Conscience – Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization, Liberation War Museum (Bangladesh), and Monte Sole Peace School (Italy)
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Staff and guests discuss how to strengthen justice and accountability around sexual violence against women. Co-hosted with GAAMAC. View the resource here.
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