Photograph of a woman sitting at the vandalized Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue after protests at the Marcus David Peters Circle.

Monuments Toolkit Blog

Check out the Monuments Toolkit blog below for updates on our work across the nation. You can also visit our Podcast and Webinar series to learn more about the work of other activist groups.

Photograph of stumbling stones being cleaned.

The Stumbling Stones: An International Monument of Reconciliation

4 weeks ago

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By Noah Price, Media & Marketing Program Associate This International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. Since then, artists have created numerous…

Monuments Toolkit Receives NEA Grant

1 month ago

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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…

Book cover of "Grappling with Monuments of Oppression: Moving from Analysis to Activism."

New Book on Monuments of Oppression

2 months ago

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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…

Designation of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument

2 months ago

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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…

Photograph of the Jefferson Davis statue exhibit.

Catching Up with the Jefferson Davis Statue

3 months ago

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By Noah Price, Media & Marketing Program Associate The Jefferson Davis Statue of Richmond, Virginia’s Monument Avenue is one of the most notorious monuments of oppression. It came into widespread…

Preservation in a Time of Precarity: Intersecting Indigenous Intelligence & Artificial Intelligence

4 months ago

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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…

Introducing New Monuments Toolkit Staff

5 months ago

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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…

Photograph of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site

President Biden Designates 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site a National Monument

6 months ago

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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…

Apply Now: Monuments Toolkit Associate Positions

8 months ago

Jobs, Monuments Toolkit, Uncategorized

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…

ICOMOS-USA Receives Grant to Expand and Implement the Monuments Toolkit Project.

ICOMOS-USA Receives $1.5 Million Grant from the Mellon Foundation to Expand and Implement the Monument Relocation, Removal, and Reinterpretation Toolkit

8 months ago

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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,…