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Making History: How One Nurse is Changing the Story of Dementia
“These are topics that we don’t often explore in the context of traditional medicine.” Partner Spotlight: Jennifer Merrilees Jennifer is a clinical nurse specialist at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC), where she works …
Recap: Post Election Pop-Up Oral History Event
High school students from June Jordan School for Equity in San Francisco process the election results during a “chalk talk” session at the Voice of Witness office. On December 8, 2016, the Voice of Witness education team …
These prizes could be yours when you give to the Make History Campaign…
Make a gift to the Make History Campaign for the VOW Education Program by December 31st and you’ll be automatically entered to win one of these prizes: One standard membership to the Asian Art Museum in …
Making History: How a “Problem Student” Became an Inspiring Teacher
Sandy Amos (left) and his student at June Jordan School for Equity “I wanted to be the sort of teacher that I didn’t have growing up.” TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: Sandy Amos Sandy teaches literature at June Jordan School …
Making History: How a Hurricane Katrina Survivor Helped One Student Find Her Purpose
“This was a turning point in my life.” STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Danielle Covington Danielle discovered her passion for socially engaged theatre in high school, while adapting the VOW book Voices from the Storm: The People of …
Post-Election Pop-Up Oral History Event — Dec. 8
Say It Forward: Today’s Stories for Tomorrow’s Courage A Post-Election Pop-Up Oral History Event with Voice of WitnessWhen: Thursday, Dec. 8th | 12-6pm Where: Voice of Witness, 849 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110 Who: Bay Area educators and students …
Webinar: Developing Student Skills in Oral History
Online WebinarMonday, Nov. 7, 2016 | 3:30 – 4:10pm PST How can storytelling and listening transform a classroom? In the first installation of the Listen Up webinar series, the VOW education team offers practical tools to help you kickstart powerful …
Podcast Feature: VOW on The Literary Life
Author Amy Hassinger (left) featured High Rise Stories on a recent episode of The Literary Life. Amy reads from the book’s introduction by VOW editor Audrey Petty (center). Voice of Witness hit the airwaves this month on …
