Racial Justice
VOW Response to Chauvin Conviction: More Work Ahead
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Last year, the death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers led to national …
Honoring Theresa Martinez, VOW Narrator and Human Rights Advocate
Voice of Witness mourns the loss of Theresa Martinez, a narrator in VOW’s book Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women’s Prisons. Spending years in and out of prison, Theresa became a fierce …
Storytelling for Advocacy: A Temporary Protected Status Campaign with East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
Based in Berkeley, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant provides legal services, community organizing, and transformative education to support low-income immigrants and people fleeing violence and persecution. VOW is a member of the Amplifying Sanctuary Voices storytelling …
Teaching Asian American Stories and History: Resources for Educators
By Erin Vong, Voice of Witness Education Specialist and Program Coordinator The growing anti-Asian rhetoric in this country has hit very close to home for me, as a daughter of Chinese and Vietnamese refugees and …
The 2021 Sharing History Initiative: Amplifying Indigenous Voices
Apply for the 2021 Sharing History Initiative to amplify Indigenous voices in your community! The Sharing History Initiative introduces oral history and social justice storytelling to under-resourced classrooms and communities around the United States by …
8 Things You Can Do To Support the AAPIs in Your Life
By Mimi Lok, Executive Director of Voice of WitnessOriginally posted on social media on March 24, 2021 In the week since the Atlanta shootings, which claimed the lives of eight people—six of whom were AAPI …
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 …
Looking Back at 2020 and Forward at 2021
Needless to say, 2020 has been a difficult year. In the face of immense challenges, we are proud of what Voice of Witness was able to accomplish in collaboration with our dedicated network of narrators, …
