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Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month
A Narrator Shares His Hopes for What Activism and the Arts Will Do for His Hometown of Tehuacán Martín was raised in a family of activists in Tehuacán, Mexico. He has spent over twenty years …
Voice of Witness on KALW’s Your Call
On Monday, August 24, Voice of Witness was featured on KALW’s Your Call, a call-in show hosted by Rose Aguilar that focuses on politics, culture, dialogue, and debate. Listeners had an opportunity to call in …
Launching Today: The Voice of Witness Sharing History Initiative
In celebration of ten years of amplifying unheard voices, we’ve launched the Sharing History Initiative. We are excited to announce that the Voice of Witness Education Program has just launched the Sharing History Initiative. This one-year national …
Meet Praveena Fernes, the Newest Member of the Voice of Witness Education Advisory Board
The Voice of Witness education team is excited to announce the newest member of our education advisory board, Praveena Fernes. She will be joining current members Gerald Richards, Nishat Kurwa, Rick Ayers, Katie Kuszmar, and …
I Am Not My Parent’s Mistakes: Stories from Children of Incarcerated Parents
Editor’s Note: The “I, Witness” blog series explores the ethics, challenges, and possibilities of teaching and conducting oral history. Sophie Edelhart is a student at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San …
Knowing Nothing: Curiosity in Oral History
Joell Hallowell is a writer, editor, and experimental filmmaker living in San Francisco. She was an interviewer and assistant editor of Underground America (Voice of Witness 2010) and is currently working on a VOW-related project …
We All Have a Story to Tell
Editor’s Note: The “I, Witness” blog series explores the ethics, challenges, and possibilities of teaching and conducting oral history. Trevor Barton is a 4th grade teacher and a writer who lives in Greenville, SC. He …
Oral History and Vulnerability
Editor’s Note: The “I, Witness” blog series explores the ethics, challenges, and possibilities of teaching and conducting oral history. Oral History and Vulnerability By Cliff Mayotte, VOW Education Program DirectorRenowned oral historian Alessandro Portelli refers …
