On Tuesday, November 19, VOC’s Latin American Programs Officer, Ana Leca, and Director of Government Relations, Karina Lipsman, were featured guests on a panel for The Heritage Foundation’s Iron Ladies Network. VOC partnered with the Heritage Foundation in their effort… Read More
Vladimir Kara-Murza is a historian, dissident, and until recently, a prisoner of conscience in Russia. Watch as Kara-Murza sits down with Dr. Eric Patterson at the VOC Museum in a new Profiles in Freedom Witness Project episode to discuss his… Read More
VOC was honored to host a group of 47 students from across Latin America as part of the Youth and Democracy in the Americas Summit. These rising leaders from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and around the region listened to a series of… Read More
On Thursday, November 7, students interning at The Heritage Foundation toured the VOC Museum to explore the deadly history of communism. After exploring the museum, students attended a lecture on the founding leaders and enduring legacy of communism, from VOC… Read More
Recently at a conference in Madrid, Elisa Trotta, former ambassador of the Venezuelan government in exile in Argentina, said something incredibly poignant: “In Venezuela, time is measured in victims.” It was an expression of pain, one that describes life under the… Read More
Each year on November 7, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation marks National Day for the Victims of Communism to remember those who have suffered and died at the hands of communist regimes in the past, and to stand for… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation had the privilege to host 48th Vice President Mike Pence at the VOC Museum on Wednesday, November 6. During his visit, Vice President Pence discussed the enduring legacy of communism and explored the heroes… Read More
On Thursday, October 31, students from Providence’s Christianity & National Security Conference toured the VOC Museum to explore the deadly history and enduring legacy of communism. You can learn more about the conference here.
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation is excited to announce a reimagined approach for rising generations of teachers and students to study the deadliest ideology the world has ever seen. Communism: Its Ideology, Its History, and Its Legacy is a supplementary… Read More
Venezuela’s authoritarian regime continues to escalate its human rights abuses, with one of the most disturbing trends being the detention and torture of women and children. As the regime clings to power, it systematically targets vulnerable populations, transforming them into… Read More
