- TRUTH COMMISSIONS &MEMORY PROJECTS
Memria works in collaboration and partnership with truth commissions (or "truth and reconciliation commissions") and related initiatives to provide software and tools to help them gather testimony and stories.
Community history and truth-telling with the Colombian Truth Commission
Memria has been working with the Social Dialogue team of the Truth Commission in Colombia (La Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad, la Convivencia y la No Repetición, or CEV) to collect, curate, and share community histories focused on non-repetition, reconciliation, and peace.
THE CHALLENGE
The Truth Commission in Colombia was established with a 3-year mandate in 2018 in an effort to contribute to sustainable peace in a country wracked by conflict. VivaVoz was established help community storytellers collect and share stories. They sought a solution that:
- Expanded engagement in the process by inviting more people and communities to share their vision of peace
- Invited people all over the country to participate by telling stories
- Helped to change narratives about the conflict in ways that could inspire lasting peace
THE SOLUTION
Memria provided the following tools to help VivaVoz collect and distribute community stories:
- Web-based platform for collecting, reviewing and sharing stories
- Story Booth setup to help with collection in remote areas
- Audio clips extracted from stories, that the FBL team edited into a podcast
- Radio-ready podcasts to be shared through multiple community radion stations
Memria's founder, Louis Bickford, writes about dealing with the past through transitional justice.
Community and catharsis through storytelling
The Covid Story Project is a storytelling platform for anyone to share their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic through short (2-4 minute) audio recordings. During this unique time in our history, the project sought to hear the quirky, uplifting, surreal, honest, and everyday moments we're all experiencing.
