INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF SITES

INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF SITES OF CONSCIENCE ("THE ORGANIZATION") IS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MUSEUMS, HISTORIC SITES AND MEMORY INITIATIVES DEDICATED TO CREATING A MORE JUST AND PEACEFUL FUTURE THROUGH REMEMBERING PAST ATROCITIES, MASS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND STRUGGLES FOR JUSTICE. IT IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD THAT PROVIDES THE RESOURCES THAT HELP SITES OF CONSCIENCE EVOLVE FROM PLACES OF PASSIVE LEARNING INTO CENTERS FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC PROGRAMS. FOUNDED IN 1999 BY A GROUP OF NINE SITES ON FOUR CONTINENTS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN TO OVER 350 MEMBERS IN 65 COUNTIRES, WORKING IN REGIONAL AND THEMATIC NETWORKS IN AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, EASTERN EUROPE, EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.