Contribute a personal or family story.

You are cordially invited to share a story you think should never be forgotten.

1) Chose a theme: You are welcome to contribute reflections on your own or handed down war experiences, your upbringing, your faith, or lack of faith, your thoughts on war, religion, discrimination, oppression, freedom, remembrance, honor, values, family, family members, resistance movements, fears or seeking refuge in today’s world. Choose something you want future generations to remember.

2) Write and submit your story in the form below. If you choose to remain anonymous you can change the names in your story. Submitted stories will appear in the blog section of the site without the author’s name. If you make a video, please limit it to under 5 minutes. If you chose to remain anonymous, record audio and stay out of the viewfinder during the recording.

3) Volunteer your assistance to the Colored By War project. note:  Although we can be angry with helpless feelings of rage after a terrorist attack such as on Dec. 13, 2015 in Paris, there are some constructive things we can do. We can use the arts to express our frustrations turning into writing and drawings and making history as we do so. War belongs to all of us.

4) Support this project by depositing donations to the Dutch account of IBAN NL 45 INGB 0003 458909 t.n.v. M.M. Franken te Amsterdam.

5) Please send us the ISBN numbers of relevant books written by postwar generations about the subject of war to e-mail address: info@coloredbywar.com

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Name *

Date of birth *

E-mailadres *

A story not to be forgotten *

To which generation do you belong? *

2nd (my parent(s) was (were) alive in WWII)

3rd (my grandparent(s) was (were) alive in WWII)

I wish to remain anonymous

Are your parents still alive?

yes

no

Terms of Agreement: RELEASE: By submitting an entry under your own name or under the name of another, you acknowledge taking complete responsibility for any misuse of copyright or other agreements made with or by third parties, thereby releasing Monica van Rijn from any liability. You also agree to allow Monica van Rijn complete artistic freedom which entitles her to display your entry publicly, bundle your work with that of others and publish them in print or online. Be sure to date and indicate If you choose to remain anonymous by submitting a declaration (by post or by e-mail) along with your written or visual entry for the installation. Monica van Rijn reserves the right to include all contributions from others in her art work to be sold without informing or reimbursing participants in any way and remains exempt of any publishing or copyright disputes occurring later on. *

yes, I agree