If the group is having trouble generating their own ideas for next steps, these suggestions can help get things started:

• Learn more about the transitional justice process.
• Educate yourself about the details of the Spanish civil war, Franco’s dictatorship and Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy through books, films, and other media. Explore POV’s bibliography, available here.
• Learn more about the challenges survivors of state violence face, including mental health, PTSD and other challenges.
• Continue to research and learn about the fight for criminal justice against the Franco regime in Spain as it is changing every year.
• Learn more about the history of the place in which you live, including difficult histories or buried histories. Consult with local libraries, librarians, historians or teachers to guide you in finding information that may not be easy to gather.
• Talk with Spanish friends, family, peers or acquaintances to learn more about their experiences with The Pact of Forgetting and/or learning about Franco.
• Travel to Spain to learn more about Spanish culture and history.
• Stand up against persecution in your own community when you encounter it. Report acts of violence against ethnic and/or minority groups.
• Organize storytelling circles to instill a culture of sharing experiences and truth.
• Participate in a workshop on active listening to develop skills to be able to listen deeply without judgement to other peoples’ stories.
• Talk to a mental health professional about the conditions of your own mental health, including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.