"I know that you've been away from the conflict for many years, but I know that the ajiji--flashbacks are there. Are they gone now? Can you leave those behind? And if you can't, what do you do to turn [off] the flashbacks, to put the shadow behind you? What do you do?"  - Audience Member, CMHR Launch, 23 October 2019 

Language
Dialogues surrounding the Ododo Wa exhibit show how solidarity with survivors cross borders. For example, one audience member in Winnipeg asked Acan and Amony how they manage their ajiji, which means “trauma” in Acholi. The question offered an opportunity for the broader audience to understand what the word ajiji means and to understand Acan's and Amony's experiences in the context of northern Uganda. The question and language demonstrates the connections between the global, the local, and Black diaspora experience. Just as war and conflict forces people to cross borders, so do girls' and women's experiences.

Diverse Audience
Diverse international audiences expanded the dialogues. They considered the links between the exhibit's subject matter and their own context and experience. They posed sympathetic questions and showed concern over survivors' hardships and their needs. The exhibit's ability to generate and hold space for discussion about international cooperation and solidarity for girls', women's, and survivors' issues is demonstrated by the audience's questions about what they can do to help, or if neighboring countries provided assistance at the time of the war. Mechanisms for justice, such as amnesty laws and transitional justice policies, were an area of focus as the audience became aware that survivors have not always been served by such mechanisms. Their questions, comments, and interventions reflect the capacity and effects of the exhibit, as well as its ability to resonate in diverse contexts. 

 “[...] when it happened in Nigeria, we had international communities everywhere[.] [...] [T]here was this hashtag, #bringbackourgirls, but right now it's silenced. There is fading advocacy, people are not talking about it[…]”(Audience member 4, University of Manitoba, 2019) 

Relatable Experiences and Contexts
Discussions led to sharing relatable experiences and made spaces for international solidarities to be fostered. The line between affected communities and general audiences blurred. Upon hearing Acan's and Amony's stories, audience members articulated a commitment to political and social mobilization to ensure that Grace and Evelyn did not share their stories in vain. Audience members affirmed that more efforts are needed towards these issues, whether the help comes from advocates, organizations, or international communities of survivors.