EC - Sites of Conscience: Activating Historic Sites for Human

Liz Sevcenko, founding Director of the International Coalition of Historic
Site Museums of Conscience, will speak this Wednesday, January 30 from
4:00-5:00 p.m. in the Moore Humanities Building (MHRA) rm. 2209. Her
talk--“Sites of Conscience: Activating Historic Sites for Human
Rights”--will describe how confronting difficult historical memories can
foster public dialogue on pressing contemporary issues.

The Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience works with over 1300
initiatives in more than 90 countries—from the District 6 Museum in South
Africa to the Gulag Museum in Russia to the National Civil Rights Museum in
Memphis:
http://www.sitesofconscience.org/index.php/home/en/


Attend, write a 2-3 page paper summarizing and reacting to the film. +10%