Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond

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  • Welcome to Why Memory Matters In Palestine and Beyond, a series of global conversations facilitated by the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC), and designed to help Sites of Conscience and their allies build a better understanding of what has led to the situation in Palestine today, encourage critical thinking and dialogue, and inspire action towards building more peaceful societies everywhere. The first part of Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond includes six recorded conversations with guest speakers from academia and the fields of human rights and cultural heritage and will be available here in full on January 13, 2025. We will also host a three-day webinar taking place January 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 2025 that brings together Sites of Conscience members and partners who have faced related injustices in Bangladesh, South Africa, Northern Ireland and elsewhere.
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  • EP 6: Collective Memory: Resisting Erasure with Zaki Aslan

    EP 6: Collective Memory: Resisting Erasure with Zaki Aslan
    Jan 13 2025

    The final conversation in our upcoming “Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond” will be with Zaki Aslan, a cultural heritage specialist who served for 21 years as the Founding Director of ICCROM-Sharjah Regional Conservation Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

    In it, we explore different Palestinian initiatives designed to preserve tangible and intangible heritage and collective memory in the current context. The discussion will also examine how the cultural sector can support those initiatives to resist erasure and combat historical revisionism, drawing connections between Palestine and other ongoing conflicts.

    About the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) is a global network of historic sites and museums that empowers communities to share stories of past traumas to prevent conflicts and human rights abuses today. Through capacity building, networking opportunities and grants, ICSC equips its members – known as Sites of Conscience – to be champions of memory, truth and justice by providing their communities with transformative experiences that help them to counter false narratives, embrace more inclusive histories and advocate for just, equitable systems today. For more information, visit: www.sitesofconscience.org.

    It was edited by Katie Marquette at MediaMarq.

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    44 mins
  • EP 5: All We Lose: Mourning and Reclaiming Cultural Heritage with Sahera Bleibleh

    EP 5: All We Lose: Mourning and Reclaiming Cultural Heritage with Sahera Bleibleh
    Jan 13 2025

    Cultural heritage is a central part of our lives – informing our habits, our memories and our happiness. This also makes it a target during times of war and conflict.

    The fifth conversation in our “Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond” series will examine the rich cultural heritage found in Gaza and other parts of Palestine, how it lives and is transmitted in diaspora communities, and why its destruction is causing irreparable loss. Our guest will be Sahera Bleibleh, an Associate Professor at the United Arab Emirates University, specializing in architecture, urban design and planning.

    About the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) is a global network of historic sites and museums that empowers communities to share stories of past traumas to prevent conflicts and human rights abuses today. Through capacity building, networking opportunities and grants, ICSC equips its members – known as Sites of Conscience – to be champions of memory, truth and justice by providing their communities with transformative experiences that help them to counter false narratives, embrace more inclusive histories and advocate for just, equitable systems today. For more information, visit: www.sitesofconscience.org.

    It was edited by Katie Marquette at MediaMarq.

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    48 mins
  • EP 4: Media and Conflict: Challenging the Narrative with Yara Hawari

    EP 4: Media and Conflict: Challenging the Narrative with Yara Hawari
    Jan 13 2025

    For the fourth conversation in our series, “Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond,” we will explore the role of the media in the making (and acceptance) of atrocities with Yara Hawari, Co-Director al-Shabaka, a Palestinian policy network.

    About the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) is a global network of historic sites and museums that empowers communities to share stories of past traumas to prevent conflicts and human rights abuses today. Through capacity building, networking opportunities and grants, ICSC equips its members – known as Sites of Conscience – to be champions of memory, truth and justice by providing their communities with transformative experiences that help them to counter false narratives, embrace more inclusive histories and advocate for just, equitable systems today. For more information, visit: www.sitesofconscience.org.

    It was edited by Katie Marquette at MediaMarq.

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    31 mins

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