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
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.
Building a Learning Community: Lessons for a Holistic and Sustainable Approach to Transitional Justice
In countries transitioning from conflict or authoritarian rule, it is crucial that all members of society – especially women and minorities – are included in the envisioning and building a new future. While many
We Must Go the Extra Mile: On DACA, Education and Advocacy
As immigration continues to be a heated topic around the world, our members work tirelessly to amplify the voices and support the rights of migrant populations. This week, after the Trump administration said
Apply Now for the Project Support Fund
The Coalition is pleased to announce that Round 1 of the 2018 Project Support Fund is now open, with the consultation period taking place from September 1-October 1, 2017, and
Community Building and Action after Charlottesville
Dear Friends, The recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia are a stark reminder of the power of sites of memory to either deepen division or inspire broad commitment to social justice.
K(NO)W JUSTICE K(NO)W PEACE – The People, The Process, The Project
Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) is an interactive history museum that provides the nation with the most comprehensive interpretation of post-Civil War southern society.
“The Environment Isn’t Just the Things; It’s the People.”
The Rafael Cintrón Ortiz Latino Cultural Center (LCC) was established forty years ago at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) out of an urban student struggle for educational equity.
Door of No Return: Climate Change and Maison des Esclaves
While leaders around the globe cast doubt on climate change, the effects of global warming and rising sea levels are taking an increasingly human face. From the outskirts of Santiago,
