Environmental Justice
10 Actions To Support Puerto Ricans in the Aftermath of Climate Disaster
While news of climate change has been top of mind for years, so rarely do we get to hear directly from the people most impacted—those on the frontlines of climate disaster—about their experiences. Last year, …
Bringing Light to Climate Migration
Climate change is a human rights issue affecting more people every day. Drought, famine, floods, sea level rise, wildfires, biodiversity loss, and many other environmental changes will displace an estimated 200 million people by 2050. …
The 2022 Sharing History Initiative: Amplifying Unheard Voices
Apply for the 2022 Sharing History Initiative to amplify marginalized voices. The Sharing History Initiative introduces oral history and social justice storytelling to under-resourced classrooms and communities around the United States by providing educators, organizations, …
Education • English Language Learners • Environmental Justice • Racial Justice • Sharing History Initiative
Brenda Flores Santiago Awarded Puerto Rico’s “Medalla de la Juventud Puertorriqueña 2021”
Voice of Witness is excited to announce that Brenda Flores Santiago, a collaborator on the VOW book Mi María: Surviving the Storm, is one of the 38 young people in Puerto Rico to receive an …
Looking Back at 2021 and Forward at 2022
In ways we couldn’t anticipate, 2021 was a rollercoaster of optimism and despair with the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccines, and new variants. While it was another challenging year without much of the in-person work that …
Education • Environmental Justice • News • Racial Justice • Sharing History Initiative • Unheard Voices of the Pandemic • VOW Book Series • VOW Consultancies
Storytelling for Advocacy: Amplifying Sanctuary Voices
Amplifying Sanctuary Voices is a community-based oral history project centering the stories of Bay Area residents who have migrated to the US seeking sanctuary. Amplifying Sanctuary Voices (ASV) is a storytelling initiative led by East …
Announcing Next Book Release: Narratives from Puerto Rico
Mark your calendars! The next book in the Voice of Witness series, Mi María: Surviving the Storm, is officially launching on September 14, 2021. Mi María shares 17 first-person stories of surviving Hurricane María and …
Voice of Witness Editor Ricia Chansky Wins Oral History Association Teaching Award
Dr. Ricia Anne Chansky, professor in the English department at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, is the coeditor of the forthcoming Voice of Witness (VOW) project, Mi María: Surviving the Storm. Voice of …
