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Big news for the VOW Education Program
Introducing VOW’s new education associate, Erin Vong. Claire Kiefer to be VOW’s curriculum specialist. Expanding Our Team The summer has been a time of transition and opportunity for the VOW Education Program as we welcome our …
Sharing History 2016-17 Participants Announced
Excitement is in the air. The VOW education team has just notified 34 schools and organizations that they’ve been selected to be part of the 2016-17 Sharing History Initiative. The initiative provides educators, storytellers, and social …
Dispatch from the Field: The Latest on Current Projects
This summer, VOW’s editors have been making big strides on their oral history projects. (Thanks in no small part to everyone who supported the Seed the VOW Story Fund Campaign this past spring!) Here are the latest …
Amplifying Unheard Voices: Our Interns Reflect on VOW’s Annual Oral History Workshop
Editor’s Note: The blog series “I, Witness,” seeks to explore the ethics, challenges, and possibilities of teaching and conducting oral history. VOW summer 2016 interns Miriam Hwang-Carlos and Charlotte Edelstein. Photo courtesy of Lisa Anderson. …
Dispatch from the Field: Interviewing Youth Migrants in Chicago
Following the success of the “Seed the VOW Story Fund” Campaign in May, our VOW Story Fund editors are hitting the ground running with their oral history projects. Editors Steven Mayers and Jonathan Freedman have just returned …
The 2016 Sharing History Initiative is Open for Applications!
The 2016 Sharing History Initiative is officially underway!In service of our commitment to fostering storytelling in classrooms and communities around the United States, the Voice of Witness Education Program has just launched the second annual …
His Life Hangs in the Balance
A Q&A with Solito, Solita Editors Steven Mayers & Jonathan FreedmanWe’re excited to share an inside look into one of our newest oral history projects: Solito, Solita: Youth Migrants from Central America. Solito, Solita (Alone, Alone) sheds light on …
VOW Panel at the Bay Area Book Festival on Sunday, June 5, 2016
Amplifying Unheard Voices: Voice of Witness Editors on Social Justice Storytelling What: Panel & Discussion When: Sunday, June 5, 5:00 – 6:00 pm Where: Dharma College in Berkeley, CA Who: Ayelet Waldman, Mateo Hoke, and Robin S. Levi, moderated by Natalie Catasús …
