Arts

A Story of Racial Injustice Inspired This Moving Poem from a Middle Schooler
We’re about midway through the 2016-17 Sharing History Initiative, and we’re witnessing a lot of exciting work from participating teachers and students. Jennifer Dean is an 8th grade English teacher at Leander Middle School, a Title I school …


VOW on PBS Book View Now at 2017 AWP Conference
PGlmcmFtZSB3aWR0aD0iNjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQyNiIgc3JjPSJodHRwOi8vcGxheWVyLnBicy5vcmcvdmlyYWxwbGF5ZXIvMjM2NTk1NDMwMS8iIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBtYXJnaW53aWR0aD0iMCIgbWFyZ2luaGVpZ2h0PSIwIiBzY3JvbGxpbmc9Im5vIiBzZWFtbGVzcyBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4+PC9pZnJhbWU+ In an interview with PBS Book View Now, VOW’s executive director and co-founder Mimi Lok spoke about VOW’s work at the intersection of literature and human rights. The interview took place at the 2017 …


Making History: How a Hurricane Katrina Survivor Helped One Student Find Her Purpose
“This was a turning point in my life.”  STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Danielle Covington Danielle discovered her passion for socially engaged theatre in high school, while adapting the VOW book Voices from the Storm: The People of …


“Finding Where Our Souls Met”
We’re constantly inspired by the amazing oral history projects created by the students and teachers we work with. One of the most dynamic projects we’ve seen this year is Voices from the Storm. Students from Oakland Technical High …


Dec. 2: OakTechRep Performs Excerpts from Voices from the Storm
Arts Alliances: Real Time Collaboration Location: SoleSpace, 1714 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CADate: December 2, 2015  |  7:30-9pm Come join OakTech Rep, Oakland Technical High School’s award winning theatre company, as they perform excerpts from their …


OakTechRep Presents: Voices from the Storm
Oakland Technical High School’s award-winning, critically acclaimed student company OakTech Rep will perform a theatrical adaptation of Voices from the Storm: The People of New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath. The group will …