Storytelling Best Practices
Applied Oral History in Action: A Project on Family Separation
By Fanny Julissa García Fanny Julissa García is an oral historian and narrative change strategist. Last summer, she worked as a consultant for Voice of Witness. She shares her independent work here as the project …
VOW Pilots New Storyteller Initiative with Country Queers
The VOW Storyteller Initiative is a new program from Voice of Witness that aims to support editors from marginalized communities, regardless of their level of experience, who may be struggling to find mentorship or afford …
Cultural and Personal Identity • Education • Storytelling Best Practices • VOW Storyteller Initiative
Hear from VOW Intern Dominique: Reflections on a Remote Internship
By Dominique Janvier, Voice of Witness intern and University of Chicago student When I contacted Voice of Witness in early May, my expectations for the summer were quite bleak. With the coronavirus pandemic at its …
Looking Back at 2019 and Forward at 2020
In 2019, Voice of Witness had a lot to celebrate. We released Say it Forward: A Guide to Social Justice Storytelling – our DIY guide that outlines our critical oral history methodology – and Solito, Solita: Crossing the …
Creating a Brave and Safe Space for Storytelling
We at Voice of Witness know well that the process of story sharing can be transformational and life-changing for both audience and storyteller. But behind the simple act of asking others to share their stories, there …
Meet Our Summer Interns Margaret and Eliana
This summer, we have been fortunate to have four wonderful interns join us to support our work. In this post, two of our interns Margaret O’Hare from Haverford College and Eliana Swerdlow from Yale reflect on their summer at …
Summer Reading List: Our Favorites for 2019
What are you reading this summer? The VOW staff put together a summer reading list of some of our favorites! 1. A sweeping history–and counter-narrative–of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the …
Cultural and Personal Identity • Migration & Displacement • Racial Justice • Storytelling Best Practices • VOW Book Series
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 …
