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Ferguson: Another Side of the Story
A Q&A with Ferguson Voices editor Jimmie BriggsWe’re excited to share an inside look into one of our newest oral history projects: Ferguson Voices. Ferguson Voices turns to the people of Ferguson, Missouri—activists, pastors, police officers, elected officials, teachers—to …
Recap: #TuneInToTeachers 2016
Thanks to everyone who celebrated Teacher Appreciation week by joining our #TuneInToTeachers campaign! And special thanks to our partners at 826 National, The Teacher Salary Project, Yes! For Teachers, Brave New Films, and the Zinn Education …
A special message from our cofounder
Dear Friends, Recently I was excited to share the news that Voice of Witness is establishing the VOW Story Fund to support urgent, inspiring human rights storytelling. Today, I invite you to join our efforts in …
Diversifying the Story of Dementia
VOW’s Residency at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center We are excited to share that Voice of Witness is the 2015-2016 Hellman Artist in Residence at the University of California San Francisco’s Memory and Aging Center (MAC). …
The Sharing History Initiative is Underway!
School is officially in session, and teachers who received curricula and copies of The Voice of Witness Reader through the Sharing History Initiative have already got their students digging into the stories inside. Here’s what they have …
“Translation Brings Tales of Woe Home to Burmese Readers”
Maggie Lemere, left, and Zoë West, right, at the launch of the Burmese-language translation of the book Nowhere to Be Home, on Saturday, January 18, 2016 in Rangoon. (Photo: Hein Htet / The Irrawaddy) In …
“Finding Where Our Souls Met”
We’re constantly inspired by the amazing oral history projects created by the students and teachers we work with. One of the most dynamic projects we’ve seen this year is Voices from the Storm. Students from Oakland Technical High …
Remembering Knoo Know
We are posting this excerpt to honor the memory of Knoo Know, one of the narrators in Nowhere to Be Home: Narratives from Survivors of Burma’s Military Regime and a visionary human rights and LGBT …
