Engaging Youth in an Unknown History
“Let us join together and clear the debris that has been thrown over the bodies of hundreds and thousands of Bangalees. Only then we shall know ourselves. Our brothers, sisters,
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Front Page Dialogue – Women’s Rights
Our latest Front Page Dialogue is now available! The model offers thoughts on how to engage visitors in discussions surrounding the 2017 Women’s March on Washington and women’s rights more generally. You can
Open Letter: Cutting Through the Darkness
Dear Friends, These are deeply troubling times for all of us who work to build a world where dignity, truth and justice shine through the darkness of hatred, fear and
“The Present Needs Memory”
Guatemala was immersed in a protracted internal armed conflict between the government and leftist guerrilla groups between 1960-1996. During these decades, a series of military dictatorships engulfed the country in fraud
Body-Mapping in Uganda
There are a range of tools, both verbal and non-verbal, that assist survivors in coming to terms with past conflict and atrocities. Art methodologies provide an alternate language for survivors to capture
Students Promoting Racial Equity
The Coalition launched From Brown v. Board to Ferguson: Fostering Dialogue on Education, Incarceration, and Civil Rights in October 2015 to address one glaring contemporary legacy of the long history of
My Museum and Me
The Balkan Museum Network supports the development of creative museum professionals and advocates for socially responsible museums in the Balkan region that promote and celebrate learning. It currently encompasses 50 museums of various sizes and
“History Lives in Our Bodies”
Black Women’s Blueprint is a transnational black feminist organization that celebrates the African diaspora, while mourning the violent conditions that created it. Through advocacy, transformative justice mechanisms, and research, it
Did Black Lives Matter? Rewriting History in a Caribbean Context
By Alissandra Cummins, Director, Barbados Museum & Historical Society “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it myself.”[i] This popular quotation – often incorrectly attributed
When Rewriting the Past Is a Good Thing
By Louis Nelson Professor of Architectural History and the Associate Dean in the School of Architecture, University of Virginia Historians have many responsibilities. One of the more important is to
