A Living Memorial

A Living Memorial2024-11-20T16:42:50+00:00

“…A contribution to truth, an array of facts, the perusal of which it is hoped will stimulate this great American Republic to demand that justice be done…though the heavens fall.” —Ida B. Wells (1862–1931)

What if each person in A Memorial Field had lived a full life?

We lament every incident of racial violence in the uncivil war against unarmed Black Americans. Over 100 memorials in the Field speak to the depravity of police brutality. The short narratives of wrongful deaths expose the racism at the root of our criminal justice system. The living memorial calls us to process the grief as we appeal for police reform. How do we find hope? In the path of suffering, we must have the strength to bear witness.

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ADD A NAME TO A Memorial Field

If you would like to add a person’s story to A Living Memorial, please send us an email that cites three sources that describe a racially-motivated killing of an unarmed Black person engaged in everyday activity until encountering law enforcement. Every name submitted will be carefully considered.

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BRING A MEMORIAL FIELD TO YOUR LOCATION

If a church or institution would like to sponsor an installation in your community, a downloadable version is available. It can be printed locally for an interior or exterior installation. The installation can be an entry point for difficult conversations about co-creating a world without police brutality.

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BRING A MEMORIAL FIELD TO YOUR LOCATION

A Memorial Field lays bare America’s system of policing that includes structures of profiling, violence, and domination. Installing A Memorial Field in a safe place where visitors can reflect on our nation’s history of racial injustice makes a powerful case for police reform. The installation can be an entry point for difficult conversations. The laments for unarmed Black Americans whose lives ended violently and extrajudicially cry out for accountability. Can we co-create a world without police brutality?

ADD A NAME TO A Memorial Field

Names carry weight. Words do, too. When confronted with incontrovertible facts, words can stir our sense of empathy, and encourage action. If you would like to add a person’s story to A Living Memorial, please send us an email. Please cite three sources describing the incident, which must involve the racially motivated killing of an unarmed Black person engaged in everyday activity until encountering law enforcement. Every name submitted will be carefully considered.

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