Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Resistance and Remembrance
Communities Drive Change
history collection. These projects will not only improve participants’ practical skills, but engage over 2000 people globally in causes that raise awareness of and avenues for action on urgent social and climate justice concerns. Each pilot will be developed to be replicable and scalable to maximize impact long into the future. “ICSC’s success in catalyzing effective global action is grounded in its commitment to and respect for local knowledge,” explains Executive Director Elizabeth Silkes. “Communities suffer from the legacies of historic oppression in different ways, from entrenched racism to climate injustice, so solutions must be tailored to each local context in order to be both effective and sustainable.” Drawing on ICSC’s singular network of historic sites, museums and archives in more than 80 countries, UNITE will create an unparalleled learning community that allows human rights defenders to learn from others facing similar struggles, and will offer them the strength and solidarity that comes from being a part of a global movement for memory, truth and justice.
ICSC has supported hundreds of community-based pilot projects around the world to preserve and share the narratives of marginalized groups. These dolls were made by survivors of the civil war in Colombia in honor of their missing loved ones. Within each doll is a recording sharing the survivor’s story. The dolls were exhibited throughout the country to increase awareness and break silences surrounding the war.
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