Advocacy
For Lifetimes to Come: A Community Voices Initiative Oral History Anthology
We are proud to share For Lifetimes to Come, a selected collection of oral history narratives from three cohorts of VOW’s Community Voices Initiative (CVI) course from May 2025 through March 2026.
Storytelling for Justice: Insights from EJW 2025
Voice of Witness was thrilled to be a part of Equal Justice Works’ 2025 Leadership Development Training!
Advocacy • Criminal Justice • Economic Justice • News • Racial Justice • Storytelling Best Practices
Storytelling in Practice: Fall 2025 Series
Join us for Storytelling in Practice, a series of intimate conversations with practitioners on community-rooted storytelling projects.
Embracing Complexity Through Oral History: An Interview with Maggie Lemere
In an interview with VOW Intern Claire Reisberg, Maggie Lemere discusses her approach to oral history, her love of mentorship, and her belief in making place a character.
Community Voices Initiative: Fall 2025
In this intimate and interactive multi-week course, participants will take a deep dive into the practice of oral history and ethical storytelling with Voice of Witness (VOW). Using insights and examples from our 15+ years …
“What’s your story?”: Jonathan Menjivar on the Importance of Mentorship and Storytelling
In a conversation with VOW Intern Claire Reisberg, Jonathan Menjivar discusses his career path, storytelling journey, and transition from mentee to mentor.
2025 Workshop Series: Oral History Storytelling Skills and Ethics
Storytelling is a powerful way to build community and advance justice through education and advocacy. Over the past 20 years, Voice of Witness (VOW) has developed an ethics-driven oral history methodology that documents first-person narratives …
Community Voices Initiative: A New Multi-Week Storytelling Course
In this intimate and interactive multi-week course, participants will take a deep dive into the practice of oral history and ethical storytelling with Voice of Witness (VOW). Using insights and examples from our 15+ years …