Dr. Elizabeth Spalding, Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and Founding Director of the VOC Museum, spoke with Alice Popovici of Smithsonian Magazine about the importance of exposing the “sober” and “troublesome” aspects of life under communism.
VOC’s President and CEO, Dr. Eric Patterson, writes for Providence Magazine on the historic package of foreign policy funding that was passed by Congress to aid Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel.
On February 8, VOC hosted an exclusive event entitled “Voices for Freedom” which featured nearly a dozen witnesses of communism, including a keynote by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. He spoke about the stark differences between free countries and those under communist rule.
The International Labor Organization has adopted nearly all of the recommendations detailed in a research paper from VOC, in a major update to its forced labor guidelines not seen in over a decade.
VOC’s Director of Government Relations, Karina Lipsman, was appointed to the Virginia General Assembly’s Office of New Americans Advisory Board.
On April 17, 2024, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation (SB 1264) which strengthens Florida’s education standards that require teaching on the dangers and evils of Communism.
In October 2023, a dozen Latin American countries gathered in Mexico to address the ongoing migration crisis in the Western Hemisphere. They concluded that much of the blame should be placed on Washington’s Cuban and Venezuelan sanctions.
Ana Leca, Program Officer for Latin America Programs at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, writes for Fox News about President Nicolás Maduro’s latest crackdown on free speech in Venezuela.
On April 10, 2024, VOC’s President Emeritus, Ambassador Andrew Bremberg, testified before the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organization in a hearing entitled “The Chinese Communist Party’s Malign Influence at the United Nations — It’s Getting Worse.”… Read More
