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Mapping personal histories to reclaim a place in history, recover lost land and promote social justice

The District Six Museum in South Africa spearheaded the land claim which ultimately recovered the property and the dignity people had lost in forced removals under apartheid and continues to be a space where people can collect, disseminate and exchange memories of the neighborhood.  In 1966, as a result of the Group Areas Act, the racially integrated neighborhood of District Six in Cape To

Visually representing human rights violations to build awareness

The Lebanese Greenpeace office mapped environmental violations in order to educate the Lebanese population about the toxic industrial waste problem along the entire coast of the country.

Using technology to share information on environmental hazards

Environmental Defense created www.scorecard.org in 1998 to inform people about the level of pollution in their area and to encourage them to lobby the offending industries and their elected representatives to put a stop to it.