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Japanese American National Museum
National Civil Rights Museum
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Women's Rights National Historic Park
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Corporación Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi
Memoria Abierta
The Workhouse
Terezín Memorial
Peace School Foundation of Monte Sole
Mednoe Memorial Complex
Gulag Museum at Perm-36
Maison des Esclaves
District Six Museum
Constitution Hill
Liberation War Museum
| Activating the Past | Today's Issue | News & Updates |
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| District Six Museum | Displacement | ICOM–U.S. Celebrates Sites of Conscience Impact on Human Rights and Civic Engagement |
District Six Museum memorialises the history of forced removals under the Apartheid system in South Africa, and uses the process of remembering to challenge all forms of social oppression. The Museum's Ambassadors Program trains teenagers to discuss the history of displacement and racism in District Six with their peers, families and community members in order to promote values of community and tolerance. Learn more about the District Six Museum. |
Displacement happens when people are forced from their homes and communities as a result of deliberate actions taken by other human beings for reasons that range from war, ethnic cleansing, and political differences to urban renewal. A refugee is a displaced person who has fled or was forced to flee his or her own country. Internment is when a displaced person is confined within a definite area.
Where have people faced similar issues in the past?
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May 25, 2010 -The International Council of Museums–U.S. (ICOM-U.S.) awarded its 2010 International Service Citation to the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, recognizing the impact of Sites of Conscience in the museum field, and the Coalition’s leadership in museum-based international relations.
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