Art for Prosperity
February 2012
Malawi is a country targeted by the UN's 2025 Development Goal of extreme poverty eradication. Mike Gondwe (a FIHRM speaker in 2010 and 2011) and his team of three travel to regions in need and teach art, teach through art, advocate for art education in schools and the revival of traditional, sustainable crafts, and provide professional development.
Visit https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/Crowd/Details/63 to see a short film explaining Mike's project and a chance to make a contribution.
African History, Reparations, Healing and the way forward…..
February 2012
An Evening Panel Event
5.30pm – 8.30pm
Friday 10 February 2012
World Museum, Liverpool
You are invited to a panel evening with special guest speakers: Esther Stanford, internationally acclaimed Reparationist, Dr Kimani Nehusi, African historian and Dr Mark Ledwidge, political scientist. This panel of African-centred, community activists will discuss African civilisations, Kemet (ancient Egypt), the meaning of Reparations, healing the wounds of enslavement and the future. Chaired by Liverpool Councillor Anna Rothery.
Treasure House Theatre
World Museum
William Brown Street
Liverpool, L3 8EN
- Pre-booking is essential
- Free Admission
- Light snacks & Refreshments
To book, email learning@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Black History month 2011
October 2011
National Museums Liverpool ran an event for black history month (BHM), a very powerful and moving story about Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King (the Angola 3) who have been held in solitary confinement for almost 4 decades for attempting to speak out against inhumane treatment and racial segregation in Angola USA . Robert King, the only freed member of the group released after 29 years, attended our event on the 14th October. A film called In the Land of Free explores their plight, and its Director of the film Vadim Jean, also attended this BHM evening event. We screened the film and held a Q&A with Robert and Vadim. To find out more, and support the campaign see the website.
View pictures from our 'Angolan 3' event
FIHRM Conference 2010 publication available now
October 2011
Publication information
Title: Museums Fighting Human Rights
Editor: Gregory Chamberlain
Author: various
Cost: £19.95 (+ £5 shipping)
Published: September 2011
Publisher: Museum Identity
Book available on the Museum Identity website
Fleming ‘embarrassed’ by Human Rights Act debate
October 2011
David Fleming, Director of National Museums Liverpool, spoke this week in defence of the Human Rights Act during a conference in Liverpool for museums that fight injustice.
Read the full interview on the Museums & Heritage website
FIHRM 2011: Under the patronage of UNESCO
October 2011
We are delighted to announce that, for the second year running, the FIHRM conference will run under the patronage of UNESCO. The 2011 conference is also supported by ICOM and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Conference now fully booked
September 2011
The forthcoming FIHRM conference which runs from 10-13 October 2011, is now fully booked.
Nearly 200 delegates will attend. This year's conference will focus on the theme: Fighting for equality: social change through human rights activism.
We are delighted that all tickets have been booked for the event which will see campaigners from around the world attending.
This is the second FIHRM conference for museums which fight injustice. FIHRM was launched in 2010 to bring together some of the world’s leading museums and organisations which deal with sensitive and controversial subjects such as transatlantic slavery and the Holocaust.
FIHRM 2011: second conference announcement
December 2010
Based on the hugely successful feedback of FIHRM's inaugural conference, we are happy to announce the second FIHRM conference to take place from 10-13 October 2011 at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool.
More information coming soon!
Find more about the inaugural conference and papers and presentations.
New Council Members
November 2010
FIHRM is delighted to welcome to new members to the FIHRM Council to help develop our global network. Richard Freedman, Director of the South African Holocaust Foundation in Cape Town and Lonnie Bunch, Founding Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC joined the FIHRM Council this month. Find out more.
FIHRM Conference - huge success!
“A long overdue event – a fantastic concept with enormous potential for human rights and museums globally.”
“Inspiring conference – groundbreaking.”
The inaugural conference took place on 15+16 September 2010 at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, where 98 delegates from 19 countries discussed many perspectives on museums and human rights.
The conference ran under the patronage of UNESCO and the overall theme of the conference was Museums Fighting for Human Rights
ind more about the inaugural conference and papers and presentations.
Museums Fight for Human Rights
(Official Press relase) September 2010
Campaigners from around the world will converge on Liverpool for the first ever conference for museums which fight injustice.
The Federation of International Human Rights Museums (FIHRM) will have its inaugural meeting in the city on 15-16 September.
The conference will be coordinated by National Museums Liverpool’s critically acclaimed International Slavery Museum at the Albert Dock. It will welcome key human rights activists from around the globe.
UNESCO's Angela Melo to speak at FIHRM conference
July 2010
We will be delighted to welcome Ms Angela Melo, Director of the Division of Human Rights, Human Security and Philosophy at UNESCO to the inaugural FIHRM Conference.
Liverpool Hope University - new FIHRM Partner
July 2010
We are delighted to announce Liverpool Hope University as a new FIHRM partner. The FIHRM conference is supported by the Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies at Liverpool Hope University.
Find out more about Liverpool Hope University.
Free the Slaves President confirmed as guest speaker at Conference
May 2010
We are happy to announce Kevin Bales, Founder and President of Free the Slaves as a keynote speaker at the FIHRM conference in September. Kevin will consider what role museums can play in active campaigning.
The Freedom Sculpture, on display at the International Slavery Museum, Liverpool, UK
