How You Can Get Involved

Change doesn’t happen on its own—and rarely alone. Conversation Builds Character is here to help those who are committed, like us, to building a better, more inclusive society.

We began our journey conducting school workshops that empowered educators and taught students. Today, we provide a broader range of support to organizations, initiatives and events dedicated to raising awareness and creating a dialogue for change.

Here are just some of the ways we promote the conversation.

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”

—Martin Niemöller

Upcoming Events

Conversation Builds Character is honored to partner with Lest We Forget and Luigi Toscano to bring the exhibit to St. Louis in 2026. Upcoming programs associated with this exhibit include:

“Black Sugar/Red Blood: The story of Anna” screening with filmmaker Luigi Toscano

Hosted by Soldiers Memorial Military Museum
April 26, 2026 | 1:30 pm

Experience the powerful and moving story that has guided German-Italian photographer and filmmaker Luigi Toscano since the beginning of his memory project, Lest We Forget. The film tells the life of Anna Strishkowa, an 81-year old microbiologist from Kyiv, who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp as a young child and still has no traces of her roots. Moved by her story, Luigi takes on the journey to help Anna uncover her true identity. 

Following the film, Luigi Toscano will engage the audience in a discussion. Free. Registration not required.

Missouri History Museum Bus Tour

April 29, 2026 | 1-4 pm

A special opportunity to join the Missouri History Museum to visit to Lest We Forget, the powerful Holocaust portrait exhibition by Luigi Toscano, UNESCO Artist for Peace. Participants will travel by bus from the Missouri History Museum to The District for a meet-and-greet and private artist-led tour, where Toscano shares the inspiration and human stories behind his moving portraits of Holocaust survivors. This experience is more than a transportation to an exhibition — it is a guided journey designed to encourage personal reflection about memory and remembrance through a group visit to this powerful exhibit. 

Registration Fee: $22 per person

Past Events