On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation hosted its first Ladies Night at the Museum, a discussion and reception featuring VOC Chairman, Dr. Elizabeth Spalding, and Chinese Cultural Revolution survivor, Xi Van Fleet. Opening remarks were… Read More
Leading China scholars, practitioners, and policymakers will discuss Beijing’s evolving threat at Day Two of VOC’s China Forum on October 28, now at the Willard InterContinental. Join House China Select Committee Chairman Rep. John R. Moolenaar and Ranking Member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ambassador Sam Brownback, Professor Frank… Read More
Please join the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and Florida International University’s Cuban Research Institute, CasaCuba, and FIU in Washington D.C. Center on Tuesday, October 21 at the Victims of Communism Museum for a film screening of Cuba’s Eternal Night. What… Read More
On Thursday, September 18, VOC’s Underworld Threats in the Caribbean panel, moderated by Rodrigo Diamanti, founder and president of Un Mundo Sin Mordaza, brought together Rosa María Payá, Pedro Urruchurtu, and Ronna Rísquez to discuss the regional impact of authoritarian… Read More
On Friday, August 22, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation partnered with the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), the Embassies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the Polish American Congress to commemorate 36 years since the Baltic Way. The… Read More
On Wednesday, July 30, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation was honored to host the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and the White House Fellows at the VOC Museum.
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation hosted the Global Peace Foundation and the North Korea Young Leaders Assembly for a special forum highlighting the voices of North Korean escapees. The program featured panel discussions with young defectors, many of whom… Read More
On Monday, July 14, VOC in partnership with the Mieroszewski Center hosted an exclusive conversation with Professor Paweł Kowal, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Polish Sejm. The discussion between Professor Kowal and VOC’s Karina Lipsman explored Poland’s fight… Read More
On Monday, July 14, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation led efforts to mark National Captive Nations Week, in fulfillment of the 1959 congressional resolution adopted during the Eisenhower administration to show American solidarity with nations subjugated by communism. This… Read More
Every year, VOC commemorates what happened on June 4, 1989, when the Chinese Communist Party crushed a massive pro-democracy movement by sending tanks into Tiananmen Square. Beijing has since erased all mention of June 4 from its history. We still… Read More
