Refugees
Storytelling for Advocacy: Amplifying Sanctuary Voices
Amplifying Sanctuary Voices is a community-based oral history project centering the stories of Bay Area residents who have migrated to the US seeking sanctuary. Amplifying Sanctuary Voices (ASV) is a storytelling initiative led by East …
Narratives of Disability and Displacement: Oral Histories of Disabled Refugees
Guest post by Jennifer Ward Jennifer Ward recently completed her Doctor of Education degree at the University of San Francisco and wrote a dissertation highlighting the experiences of disabled displaced refugees. She was trained in …
Partner Spotlight: An Interview with Centro Legal de la Raza
Founded in 1969, Centro Legal de la Raza is a legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of low-income, immigrant, and Latino communities through bilingual legal representation, education, and advocacy. Voice of Witness spoke …
Seeing the U.S.-Mexico Border through the Eyes of a Refugee
by Gabriel Mendez In early July, Voice of Witness reached out to me and told me about a protest in El Paso happening on July 5th, where artists would perform, talking about their experiences at the border and …
“Are You Colombian? Sorry.” Danny’s Story in Throwing Stones at the Moon
2019 marks 10 years for Voice of Witness as a nonprofit, and in celebration of this exciting milestone, we’re resurfacing powerful stories from every oral history book in our series. Though time has passed since these …
Arts • Cultural and Personal Identity • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • VOW Book Series • VOW Narrators
Reader to Witness: Stories of Undocumented Lives
by Eliana SwerdlowThe human rights crisis at the United States and Mexican border sits at the forefront of my consciousness. As I go about my daily life, I think of the stories of many individuals …
Art and Activism at the El Paso Border
by Ela Banerjee “Thank you for joining us on this glorious day for America!” Hearing these words from our pilot, Solito, Solita narrator Gabriel Mendez and I both stiffened and shared an uncomfortable glance. It’s true that …
From the Archives: Nadia’s Story in Out of Exile
2019 marks 10 years for Voice of Witness as a nonprofit, and in celebration of this exciting milestone, we’re resurfacing powerful stories from every oral history book in our series. Though time has passed since these …
Advocacy • Economic Justice • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • VOW Book Series • VOW Narrators
