Economic Justice
Climate Disaster & Colonialism in Puerto Rico: New VOW Book Shares First-Person Stories after Hurricane María
Mi María: Surviving the Storm is out today! Order the book here. The latest addition to the Voice of Witness oral history book series, Mi María, launches today, September 14, in advance of the four-year …
Economic Justice • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • Racial Justice • VOW Book Series
Partner Spotlight: An Interview with Centro Legal de la Raza
Founded in 1969, Centro Legal de la Raza is a legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of low-income, immigrant, and Latino communities through bilingual legal representation, education, and advocacy. Voice of Witness spoke …
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
From the Archives: Sanjay’s Story of Activism After the Bhopal Chemical Disaster
2019 marks 10 years for Voice of Witness as a nonprofit, and in celebration of this exciting milestone, we are resurfacing powerful stories from every oral history book in our series. Though time has passed since …
Voice of Witness at the Howard Zinn Book Fair
On December 8, 2019, the Howard Zinn Book Fair in San Francisco will feature speakers from two Voice of Witness books: Solito, Solita: Crossing Borders with Youth Refugees from Central America and Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture. The …
From the Archives: Rosario’s Story of Farmworker Strikes in Chasing the Harvest
2019 marks 10 years for Voice of Witness as a nonprofit, and in celebration of this exciting milestone, we are resurfacing powerful stories from every oral history book in our series. Though time has passed since …
From the Archives: Nadia’s Story in Out of Exile
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 …
Advocacy • Economic Justice • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • VOW Book Series • VOW Narrators
RadGram: Weaving the Story of the Powerful Grandma
By Zoe Swartz and Praveena Fernes Our story begins with a radical grandma, Ranong Kongsean, who had a vision for uniting her friends through weaving in order to support her community’s fight for environmental justice. …
