Amazing, Thanks Janet Presser

The Willard Suitcase Exhibit Online

www.suitcaseexhibit.org

Hi all, for all you old staffers out there I note in Wednesdays Mercury Newspaper a small notice for the passing of DR Jerry Von Bamberger, former Director WCC.

Paul Mayne

Hi all,

In creating understanding of why it is so important for Willow Court to become a Site of Conscience I think we should have more information about the history of  deinstutionalisation, starting with the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights in 1947 (http://www.un.org/events/humanrights/2007/hrphotos/declaration%20_eng.pdf), the Australian (http://www.wwda.org.au/govtdisoverview.htm) and Tasmanian Government legislation (http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/disability/disability_services_act_consultation_on_draft_bill) that recognised the rights of people with disabilities, and the movement within Tasmania to support deinstitutionalisation.  All of this history is very important to the call for Willow Court to become a Site of Conscience, but may not be understood in the wider community.

Anne Salt

A big welcome to Members of the Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance. It’s great to share this journey with you and trust that the project that you are passionate about will be realised. I think we share many issues and core beliefs.

Cheers

Mark Krause

Sites of Conscience:

•interpret history through historic sites;

•engage in programs that stimulate dialogue on pressing social issues;

•promote humanitarian values as a primary function; and

•share opportunities for public involvement in issues raised at the site.

Cheers

Mark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hNnSGflpAE

The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is a worldwide network dedicated to the belief that by remembering the struggles of the past, we can question our current reality and create meaningful change for the future.
Sites of Conscience are memorials of deep human significance, to suffering and struggle, tragedy and triumph.
But they don’t just teach us about the past – they transform us. They help us see our shared goals and our shared responsibilities.
Comprised of sites in countries around the globe, the Coalition helps places of memory become places of action around today’s issues: discrimination, intolerance, xenophobia, genocide.
At the heart of the movement are creative and pioneering projects that bring people together to learn and talk more openly about the past and how we might create a more just future.
Learn more about this organization by visiting our website, www.sitesofconscience.org, or following our Twitter feed, @SitesConscience.

New

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7p8A43q8sY

Willow Court Bites Glenora or G Ward

www.youtube.com

In support of Willow Court Tasmania. A site of Conscience facebook group.

Willow Court “Bites” Muriel Knight Park

https://willowcourttasmania.org/films/