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Deepening Community-led Storytelling through VOW’s Exploratory Year
In 2023, VOW launched our Exploratory Year, a dedicated time to deepen community-driven processes and listen to community partners. During the Exploratory Year, VOW will facilitate a series of meetings and convenings with our partners, …
VOW Vision Plan: A Community-led Approach To Amplifying Unheard Voices
The past two years have been a time of reflection and transition within Voice of Witness (VOW) as we approached the end of our five-year vision plan. Entering 2022, we wished to explore equity and …
Education Leadership Transitions at Voice of Witness
Voice of Witness is in the midst of planning for the transition of our longtime Education Program Director, Cliff Mayotte, who will be leaving VOW at the end of 2022. A constant source of light, …
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 …
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Unheard Voices of the Pandemic: New Booklet Shares Narratives of Injustice During COVID-19
The new Unheard Voices of the Pandemic booklet is out today! Order the book here. When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in early 2020, early media coverage characterized the disease as a “great equalizer.” As …
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10 Things You Can Do To Support Voice of Witness
Here are ten things you can do to further your partnership with Voice of Witness and support ethics-driven human rights storytelling. 1. Read. Check out the entire Voice of Witness Book Series and commit to …
Ending Anti-Asian Violence and Dismantling White Supremacy and Misogyny
The heartbreaking acts of violence in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 16, reflect a larger trend of discrimination and violence toward Asians and Asian Americans that has only increased since the pandemic began, fueled by anti-Asian …
Introducing VOW’s New Curriculum Specialist Amplifying Stories of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico
Voice of Witness is excited to introduce Dr. Zaira Arvelo Alicea, the new Curriculum Specialist for VOW’s oral history book project Mi María: Surviving the Storm. Mi María is a forthcoming collection of first-person narratives …
