07/06/2026
Thank You for Joining Us
On behalf of United for Sudan, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who joined us for our commemorative gathering marking the anniversary of 3 June 2019 at the Museum für Fotografie in Berlin.
We are deeply thankful to the Museum für Fotografie and the entire team behind the exhibition Inside Archives: Interventions on Leni Riefenstahl’s Nuba Work for opening this important space and for hosting a conversation that reached far beyond the archive itself.
Throughout the evening, we reflected on a question that remains as urgent today as ever:
Who tells the story?
As Sudanese people, this question is not merely academic. It touches the very heart of how our histories, struggles, cultures, and aspirations are represented. For generations, Sudan has often been narrated through the eyes of others—through colonial archives, humanitarian campaigns, headlines, and geopolitical interests. Yet behind every image, every report, and every archive are people with their own memories, experiences, and voices.
The discussion also invited us to look beyond the lens through which the Nuba people have so often been viewed. Rather than seeing them only through the gaze of outsiders, we reflected on the richness of Nuba societies, their knowledge systems, communal traditions, and cultural achievements—reminding us that communities should not be remembered solely through what was done to them, but also through what they have created and sustained.
As we gathered on the anniversary of the Khartoum Sit-in Massacre, we remembered a moment when Sudanese people from different regions, backgrounds, and political perspectives came together to imagine a different future. The sit-in was more than a protest. It became a living community—a place of learning, art, healthcare, debate, music, and collective imagination.
What made that moment extraordinary was not the absence of disagreement. It was the willingness to remain together despite disagreement.
That vision remains deeply relevant today.
Seven years after the massacre, and more than three years into a devastating war, Sudan continues to endure displacement, violence, and fragmentation. Yet the memory of what was built during the revolution survives—not only in photographs and archives, but in people, relationships, stories, and ongoing acts of resistance.
The evening also challenged us to reflect on the limits of remembrance itself. Visibility alone does not stop wars. Documentation alone does not protect civilians. Archives, exhibitions, conferences, and commemorations are important, but they are not enough on their own. The gap between witnessing and acting remains one of the great moral challenges of our time.
At the same time, memory remains a form of resistance. Every testimony preserved, every story shared, every name spoken aloud refuses erasure and affirms the dignity of those whose lives and struggles matter.
We remember the martyrs of 3 June 2019.
We remember the victims of the ongoing war.
We remember not only how the sit-in ended, but what it represented: a vision of a Sudan built on dignity, diversity, participation, and the belief that people have the right to shape their own future.
Thank you to everyone who joined us, contributed to the discussion, shared reflections, and helped create a space for remembrance and dialogue.
The question remains with us:
What kind of future are we willing to stay in the struggle for?
With gratitude,
United for Sudan
Berlin
Museum für Fotografie | Inside Archives. Interventionen zum Nuba-Werk von Leni Riefenstahl | 22.5. – 6.6.2026
