Voice of Witness Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Voice of Witness on X
VOW is a nonprofit that illuminates human rights crises through an acclaimed oral history book series (with @haymarketbooks) & an innovative education program.
Stories from Solitary
Faolchu IfreannVoice of WitnessSonya Calico was sent to solitary in a men’s jail in Texas, supposedly for her own protection. Her story helped inspire change for other trans people facing incarceration in Dallas. Read the excerpt from VOW's book Six by Ten: Stories from Solitary: https://t.co/cCrjm571BL
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Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072
M. E. O'BrienVoice of WitnessIt was an honor to be in conversation at VOW's virtual retreat with @emanabdelhadi, co-author of Everything for Everyone. It's a must-read for anyone interested in oral history, speculative fiction, and collective action to build alternative futures! https://t.co/EjHMnqY59Y
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life
Nigel PoorVoice of WitnessJoin @SFPublicLibrary in reading This Is Ear Hustle for the One City One Book program. Co-author @EarlonneWoods spoke at our Brave Stories, Bold Movements event in 2019! https://t.co/TDSe5IxlsN
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
World Refugee Day: addressing the needs of African refugees
United States House of RepresentativesVoice of WitnessToday is #WorldRefugeeDay. Learn about ways you can support asylum seekers from Central America, and read the stories of youth #refugees in VOW's oral history book Solito, Solita. #WelcomeWithDignity #EndTitle42 https://t.co/lDgaaefSk6
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Read It Forward
Linda KayVoice of WitnessAuthor & activist @Piper Kerman reads from Zaira Arvelo Alicea's story in Mi María: Surviving the Storm, Voices from Puerto Rico at our Brave Stories, Bold Movements event. #ReadItForward by supporting our read-a-thon & watch more on VOW's YouTube. https://t.co/JbHlNI4ehL https://t.co/NrSnba1qHn
Paperback, 2013
$40.00Member price:$40.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)