books
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: 10 Actions You Can Take
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day and beyond, take action to support Indigenous communities. The Voice of Witness book How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America shares contemporary first-person stories in the long and ongoing …
Unheard Voices of the Pandemic: New Booklet Shares Narratives of Injustice During COVID-19
The new Unheard Voices of the Pandemic booklet is out today! Order the book here. When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in early 2020, early media coverage characterized the disease as a “great equalizer.” As …
Advocacy • Criminal Justice • Economic Justice • Migration & Displacement • News • Racial Justice • Unheard Voices of the Pandemic • VOW Book Series
Climate Disaster & Colonialism in Puerto Rico: New VOW Book Shares First-Person Stories after Hurricane María
Mi María: Surviving the Storm is out today! Order the book here. The latest addition to the Voice of Witness oral history book series, Mi María, launches today, September 14, in advance of the four-year …
Economic Justice • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • Racial Justice • VOW Book Series
Indigenous Resistance & Resilience: New VOW Book Shares First-Person Stories from Native North America
How We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America is out now! The latest addition to the Voice of Witness oral history book series, How We Go Home, launches on October 6, in advance of …
10 Dynamic Resources for Black History Month
For Black History Month, Voice of Witness put together a list of 10 key resources for deepening understanding of Black history and racial justice. The list includes a mix of organizations, resources, and nonfiction books …
Voice of Witness at the Howard Zinn Book Fair
On December 8, 2019, the Howard Zinn Book Fair in San Francisco will feature speakers from two Voice of Witness books: Solito, Solita: Crossing Borders with Youth Refugees from Central America and Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture. The …
Solito, Solita Shortlisted for Juan E. Méndez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America
Voice of Witness’s latest oral history book, Solito, Solita, has been shortlisted for the Juan E. Méndez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America. Solito, Solita (“Alone, Alone”) is an urgent collection of oral …
Puerto Rico, Healing After Hurricane María
Two years ago, Hurricane María hit the island of Puerto Rico, and today, survivors across the island are still healing. Electricity goes in and out, buildings remain abandoned, and the lingering stress of recovery has …
