Memory matters. Who is deemed worthy of remembrance correlates directly to who is allowed to feel they belong, who is protected, and who has rights.
ICSC Online Global Event Series | Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond, Jan. 21-23, 2025
Register now for "Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond," ICSC's three-day webinar series on January 21-23, 2025, which will bring together Sites of Conscience members and partners in Bangladesh, South Africa, Northern Ireland and elsewhere to reflect on what has led to the situation in Palestine today, encourage critical thinking and inspire action toward building more peaceful societies everywhere.
National Civil Rights Museum Event | Why Isn’t Remembering Enough to Repair? 8/23/23
What comes after we remember, from apology and forgiveness to reparations and justice? Rhetoric professor Andre E. Johnson, the Monument Lab co-founder and artist Ken Lum, and reparations leader Robin Rue Simmons join Zócalo and the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis to discuss what repair looks like, and how different people and places have stumbled and succeeded in its pursuit.