{"id":12292,"date":"2026-04-22T07:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/?post_type=events&p=12292"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:57:41","slug":"sites-of-conscience","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/events\/sites-of-conscience\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking into the Future: Sites of Conscience as Spaces for Truth, Justice and Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As part of her visit to the C\u00b2DH<\/a>, Dr. Ereshnee Naidu-Silverman will present the mission, work, and activities of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. She explains: “Since 1999, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) has ignited a global movement to confront the world’s most entrenched injustices. By harnessingthe profound power of collective memory, ICSC has forged a dynamic network of over 1,200 museums, historic sites, memory initiatives, survivor networks, activists, and civil society organizations spanning 80 countries. Together, we are not just confronting the past; we are actively building more inclusive, just, and peaceful futures.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ereshnee is the Executive Director of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience <\/a>ICSC. Since joining in 2007, she has led the expansion of ICSC\u2019s regional networks across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), extending its reach to human rights and victims\u2019 organizations from post-conflict contexts. Her leadership in advancing ICSC\u2019s memory and memorialization work led to the creation of the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR) in 2014, a program she co-founded that pioneered ICSC\u2019s multidisciplinary, trauma-informed, and survivor-centered approach to transitional justice and peacebuilding. Born and raised in South Africa, Ereshnee\u2019s work bridges the worlds of arts, culture, justice, and human rights. With experience across the non-profit and public sectors and in a range of contexts, Ereshnee holds a Bachelor of Arts and two Master of Arts degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand\u2014the first in Dramatic Arts and the second in Forced Migration Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n