Victims Of Communism Memorial Foundation Inc

PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA

BUILDING COMMON GOALS FOR DEMOCRACY

HIGHLIGHT AND SUPPORT THE CUBAN ARTISTS, ADULTS, AND CHILDREN/YOUTH PARTICIPANTS IN THE JULY 11 PROTESTS FACILITATING PLATFORMS AND STRATEGIES TO RAISE THEIR VOICES AND ELEVATE AWARENESS OF THE SITUATION IN CUBA.

THE VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MUSEUM WILL EXPAND ITS REACH AND IMPACT THROUGH STRONGER ENGAGEMENT WITH EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C., REGION, AS WELL AS THROUGH ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND DIGITAL CAPACITY. THIS PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN VISITOR ENGAGEMENT BY INCREASING AUDIENCE OUTREACH, SCHOOL GROUP TOURS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO EXPAND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LECTURES, CREATIVE ACTIVITIES, AND INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOL VISITORS, WHILE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS, RESEARCH FELLOWS, INTERNS, AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OUTREACH TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, SCHOOL TOURS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, AND INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.

HONOR THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?S GLOBAL IMPACT - CELEBRATE AMERICA?S 250TH [THE VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (VOC) WILL HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WITH AN ESSAY CONTEST THAT WILL TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT FREEDOM MOVEMENTS THAT DIRECTLY CITED OR PARAPHRASED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. THIS WILL DEMONSTRATE TO CITIZENS AND STUDENTS THE EXCEPTIONAL NATURE OF THE AMERICAN ?EXPERIMENT? IN SELF-GOVERNMENT AND ORDERED LIBERTY. THE FOUNDATION WILL RECOGNIZE UP TO 52 OUTSTANDING STUDENT ESSAYS THAT FOCUS ATTENTION ON HOW THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INFLUENCED DECLARATIONS, SPEECHES, AND OTHER POLITICAL WRITING IN FOREIGN CONTEXTS DURING THE 20TH CENTURY. WE ARE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN SHORT ESSAYS THAT FOCUS ON THOSE SEEKING FREEDOM FROM COMMUNIST AND MARXIST SYSTEMS.]