“Aurora’s story reminds us that the archive isn’t just where history lives, it’s where power lies. Who gets remembered? Who gets forgotten? These are questions of justice,” says Saakyan. Participants reflected on what it means to document lived experience, and were invited to begin archiving their own stories, from their names, to objects or moments that carry personal or collective meaning. “Archiving isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about survival. It’s how we resist forgetting.”