Upcoming Events
Liberation Stories + Public Art
Virtual
Join us for a conversation with Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz about using oral history to honor our past, make meaning of our present, and vision liberated futures. Mi’Jan will share insights from years of experience creating cultural projects and story-rich live events that foster community-building and meaningful social change. We’ll explore topics including:
- Weaving liberation stories into public art and events
- The connections between oral history, cultural memory, and civic engagement
- Mi’jan’s ongoing research into Octavia Butler’s life, work, and archives
Participatory Storytelling Exhibitions
Virtual
Join us for a conversation with Mark Menjívar about participatory projects rooted in oral history, archives, photography, and social action. Mark will share insights from collaborations with artists, educators, youth, and community members to engage in meaningful dialogue and action around immigration and border issues.
In this conversation, we’ll explore topics including:
- Developing participatory public exhibitions and interventions
- Intersections between oral history and socially engaged art
- Creating “All the Sacrifices You’ve Made / Todos Los Sacrificios Que Has Hecho,” a project by Borderland Collective that uses family archives and oral histories in collaboration with migrant farm workers
Documenting Refugee Stories
Virtual
Join us for a conversation with Diya Abdo about oral history as a tool for documenting refugee experiences and advocating for immigrant justice. Diya founded Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR), which advocates for housing refugee families on college and university campuses and supporting them in their resettlement, and led an oral history project recording newcomer experiences.
In this conversation, we’ll explore topics including:
- Practices around relationship-building, privacy, and ethics for storytelling projects with immigrants and refugees
- Ṣawt (“voice” in Arabic), a new oral history project that records and amplifies the voices and experiences of refugees hosted by colleges and universities
- Creatively adapting oral histories into a variety of formats, including comics, literary narratives, videos, and powerful visuals
Community Voices Initiative
Virtual
In this intimate and interactive multi-week course, you’ll will take a deep dive into ethical storytelling and gathering first-person narratives. Participants will learn about project planning and be guided through conducting and editing oral history interviews with a community member, constituent, or colleague. You’ll finish this course with a completed narrative ready to share, as well as a road map for documenting more stories and insights on how to incorporate these strategies into social impact work, community building, fundraising efforts, advocacy, and more.
See the full description, dates, and details here.
