Monuments Toolkit Receives NEA Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ICOMOS-USA to Receive $20,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts for World Heritage USA Monuments Toolkit Project 13 January 2025, Washington DC ICOMOS-USA is pleased…
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New Book on Monuments of Oppression
Cequyna Moore, Director of the Monuments Toolkit project, recently authored a chapter in the new book, “Grappling with Monuments of Oppression: Moving from Analysis to Activism.” Synopsis “Grappling with Monuments…
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Designation of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
By Madeline Bonner, Monuments Toolkit Research & Publications Program Associate On December 9, 2024, President Joseph Biden issued a proclamation establishing the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument in…
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Catching Up with the Jefferson Davis Statue
The Jefferson Davis Statue of Richmond, Virginia’s Monument Avenue is one of the most notorious monuments of oppression. It came into widespread public focus during the 2020 Black Lives Matter…
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Preservation in a Time of Precarity: Intersecting Indigenous Intelligence & Artificial Intelligence
In case you missed it, Cequyna Moore, Program Director of the Monuments Toolkit Project, was a featured panelist for Pratt Institute’s “Preservation in a Time of Precarity: Intersecting Indigenous Intelligence…
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Introducing New Monuments Toolkit Staff
World Heritage USA is happy to introduce our two newest staff members: Madeline (Maddy) Bonner and Noah Price, who have recently begun work on the Monument Relocation, Removal, and Reinterpretation…
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President Biden Designates 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site a National Monument
Washington, D.C., August 16, 2024 – On the 116th anniversary of one of the most notorious acts of violence against the African American community in Springfield, Illinois, President Joseph R. Biden…
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Apply Now: Monuments Toolkit Associate Positions
We’re happy to announce that ICOMOS-USA has received a grant to expand and implement our Monument Relocation, Removal, and Reinterpretation Toolkit (“Monuments Toolkit”). Background During Phase One of the Monuments…
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ICOMOS-USA Receives $1.5 Million Grant from the Mellon Foundation to Expand and Implement the Monument Relocation, Removal, and Reinterpretation Toolkit
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2024 – The Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project initiative has awarded the United States National Committee of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS-USA) a three-year,…
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Celebrate Black History
Every February, we celebrate Black History Month as a time to highlight activities happening now and year round as we journey towards social justice and equitable inclusion for Black Americans…
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