"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
Ododo Wa's reception shows how solidarity with survivors is not confined by borders. A member of the audience in Winnipeg asked Acan and Amony how they manage their ajiji, which means “trauma” in Acholi. Acan and Amony took the opportunity to explain what the word ajiji means to the audience. It helped the audience to understand Acan's and Amony's experiences in northern Uganda. The question and language demonstrates the connections between the global, the local, and Black diaspora experience. 

Diverse Audience
Diverse international audiences expand the dialogues. The audience considers 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 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, are areas of focus too. Through the exhibit, audience members learn that survivors are not always served by established 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 to foster international solidarities. The line blurs between affected communities and public audiences. The public audience affirms that more efforts are needed towards these issues, whether the help comes from advocates, organizations, or international communities of survivors, to ensure that survivors of war do not share their stories in vain.