Tien jaar is meer dan een mijlpaal. Het zijn tien jaar vol gedeelde verhalen, ontdekte geschiedenissen, opgebouwde relaties en geleerde lessen. Terugkijkend zijn we vol dankbaarheid voor iedereen die met ons heeft meegelopen. We hebben een wereldwijde gemeenschap gecreëerd. Vooruitkijkend blijven we ons inzetten voor dit werk: luisteren, leren en ruimte maken voor verhalen die wachten om gedeeld te worden.

Dit is wat onze oprichters Jennifer Tosch en Katy Streek hierover te zeggen hebben:

Jennifer Tosch
“Ten years ago, when we co-founded Sites of Memory, I could not have imagined where this journey would lead. I’m deeply moved by how we have worked together to connect people to place, connect the past to the present and create space for conversations about histories that are too often overlooked. What fills me with the greatest gratitude is the global community that has grown around this work: partners, researchers, artists, and participants who have joined us in making hidden history visible. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our journey over the past ten years! The work continues.. looking forward to discovering more stories to be shared.”

Katy Streek
“So many thoughts and emotions come to mind, so many memories. I feel thankful that we’ve been able to share stories for the past 10 years. We’ve been able to do so because of the collective effort! With a great team of storytellers, interdisciplinary artists, partners, audiences, funders and everyone behind the scenes who make it happen. It takes a true community, a Sites of Memory family to make the work possible. In this process I have learned so much, from all the beautiful moments and just as much from the challenges and the mistakes.

For the upcoming 10 years, I wish that we can continue to share relevant and underrepresented stories, in diverse forms (some that are yet to be discovered), and learn and grow collectively in this process.”