Criminal Justice
Resources for Learning About and Taking Action Against Racism and Police Violence
Voice of Witness reiterates our full solidarity with Black communities and allies protesting against police brutality, mass incarceration, and the racial injustice inseparable from this country’s history and institutions. We demand accountability and justice for …
The VOW Story Lab: 2 New Projects!
We are thrilled to introduce two new oral history projects incubating in our Story Lab: The Digital Welfare State and From Incarceration to Reentry. The VOW Story Lab is a unique opportunity for storytellers working …
Criminal Justice • Economic Justice • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • Racial Justice • VOW Story Lab
“Growing Up, I Never Saw Ambulances.” Eddie’s Story of Chicago Public Housing
Eddie Leman’s Story At the time of his interview for High Rise Stories, Eddie was enrolled in graduate courses in business administration at Chicago State University. He maintained a busy schedule, studying, coparenting, working at …
From the Archives: Irma’s Story in Inside this Place, Not of It
2019 marks 10 years for Voice of Witness as a nonprofit, and in celebration of this exciting milestone, we’re resurfacing powerful stories from every oral history book in our series. Though time has passed since these …
From the Archives: Rima’s Story in Patriot Acts
2019 marks 10 years for Voice of Witness as a nonprofit, and in celebration of this exciting milestone, we’re resurfacing powerful stories from every oral history book in our series. Though time has passed since these …
Criminal Justice • Cultural and Personal Identity • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • VOW Book Series • VOW Narrators
Spring Lake
by Carl RaybonCarl Raybon is a student at the Prison University Project (PUP) at San Quentin State Prison. His story is one in a series of oral histories that Voice of Witness has collected through collaborative …
My Crossroads Moment
by Troy DunmoreTroy Dunmore is a student at the Prison University Project (PUP) at San Quentin State Prison. His story is one in a series of oral histories that Voice of Witness has collected through collaborative …
Narrator Spotlight: Juan Melendez in Surviving Justice
2019 marks 10 years for Voice of Witness as a nonprofit, and in celebration of this exciting milestone, we’re resurfacing powerful stories from every book in our oral history book series. Though time has passed since …
