Since 2015, the VOW Education Program’s Sharing History Initiative has supported passionate and underfunded teachers, storytellers, and community leaders in bringing social justice-based storytelling into their communities. In summer of 2016, the VOW Education Program …
A Q&A with our Education Associate Erin Vong & Teacher Sam Aguirre from O’Connell High School This past year, we’ve been working on a consultancy project with San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to introduce …
by Carl RaybonCarl Raybon is a student at the Prison University Project (PUP) at San Quentin State Prison. His story is one in a series of oral histories that Voice of Witness has collected through collaborative …
by Praveena Fernes I was 15 when I was first introduced to best practices in storytelling through Voice of Witness (VOW), an organization that illuminates contemporary human rights crises in an oral history book series. …
by Cliff Mayotte, Education Program Director Personal stories are a powerful way to share the rich, multi-dimensional nature of people’s experiences with aging, dementia, and caregiving. That’s why in 2016, Voice of Witness began a …
by Steve BrooksSteve Brooks is a student at the Prison University Project (PUP) at San Quentin State Prison. His story is one in a series of oral histories that Voice of Witness has collected through …
by Cliff Mayotte (former Education Program Director at VOW) The Voice of Witness education team is always looking for opportunities to create deeper engagement and partnership with the communities represented in our book series, so …
As Voice of Witness continues to amplify a diversity of newcomer voices in our oral history book series, we are also committed to developing curriculum through our education program that directly supports students in migrant and English …