Inside a building in San Francisco's Presidio, a team of workers with Futures Without Violence is trying to change the idea of what a museum can be.
"Museums can be so much more than places that show objects. We understand that they can be places where you can tell the stories of real people who have real lived experiences. And you can also help build empathy," said Rachael Smith Fals, the senior vice president of Futures Without Violence.the team at Futures Without Violence hopes to build a Courage Museum.
As part of that connection, the museum has hired camera crews to capture short films of people sharing stories of their trauma and the courage that carried them through it.who've agreed to share their stories of trauma. Her story recounts the feelings after being sexually assaulted on Stanford's campus by a student made national headlines.
"Every time I've told my story around sexual assault, it's been in a courtroom or hospital room or a police station," said Miller. At a prototype booth, visitors will be able to see the videos in what they call an empathy mirror, where people can sit in a booth, listen, and learn.
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