Book Event
Oral History Association Conference
The OHA conference runs from October 30 through November 2, 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It brings together a broad range of people and practitioners and features a diverse breadth of oral history work and skill-building. Voice of Witness is leading two sessions: Radical Collaboration: Expanding Narrator Agency and Community Impact (Re)building Community and Honoring Complexity: …
Beginning Again: Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia
Join us for a book launch celebration and conversation about Beginning Again: Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia. This new oral history collection brings together narratives from refugees, migrants, and generations-long residents that explore complex journeys of resettlement. Taken together, the stories present a nuanced look at life in contemporary Appalachia, expand our ideas …
Beginning Again: Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia – Book Launch
Join us for the launch of Beginning Again: Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia, a new book out from Voice of Witness and Haymarket! This collection brings together oral histories of refugees, migrants, and generations-long residents that explore complex journeys of resettlement. In their stories, Appalachia is not simply a monolithic region of poverty …
Cultural and Personal Identity • Economic Justice • Events & Webinars • Migration & Displacement • Racial Justice • VOW Book Series
Global Stories from the Automated Welfare State
Voice of Witness invites you to a behind-the-scenes look at the at the upcoming oral history collection, Global Stories from the Automated Welfare State. Join project co-editor Virginia Eubanks in conversation with author Dave Eggers to examine how the shift towards an automated welfare state has become a growing human rights crisis, and the importance of sharing stories …
Advocacy • Criminal Justice • Economic Justice • Events & Webinars • Political Oppression & Civil Rights
