The Voice of Witness Reader
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The Voice of Witness Reader

Ten Years of Amplifying Unheard Voices

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eBook - ePub

The Voice of Witness Reader

Ten Years of Amplifying Unheard Voices

About this book

Since 2005, Voice of Witness has illuminated contemporary human rights crises through its oral history book series. Founded by Dave Eggers, Lola Vollen, and Mimi Lok, Voice of Witness amplifies the voices of people impacted by—and fighting against—injustice.


Voice of Witness's work is driven by the transformative power of the story, and by a strong belief that social justice cannot be achieved without deep listening and learning from those marginalized by systems of oppression.


This selection of narratives from the organization's first ten years includes stories from occupied Palestine, Sudan, Chicago public housing, and the US carceral system, among many others. Together, they form an astonishing record of human rights issues in the early twenty-first century; a testament to the strength of the human spirit in the face of incredible odds; and an opportunity to better understand the world we live in through connection and a participatory vision of history.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Executive Editor’s Note
  7. Chris Ochoa: Surviving Justice
  8. Beverly Monroe: Surviving Justice
  9. Dan Bright: Voices from the Storm
  10. Lorena: Underground America
  11. Mr. Lai: Underground America
  12. Achol Mayuol: Out of Exile
  13. Alweel Kol: Out of Exile
  14. Pamela and Themba: Hope Deferred
  15. Kyaw Zwar: Nowhere to Be Home
  16. Adama Bah: Patriot Acts
  17. Ashley Jacobs: Inside This Place, Not of It
  18. Theresa Martinez: Inside This Place, Not of It
  19. Sergio DĂ­az: Throwing Stones at the Moon
  20. Farah Ibrahim and Mahmmoud Dawoodi: Refugee Hotel
  21. Felix Lohitai: Refugee Hotel
  22. Dolores Wilson: High Rise Stories
  23. Yusufu Mosley: High Rise Stories
  24. Kalpona Akter: Invisible Hands
  25. Hye-Kyeong Han: Invisible Hands
  26. Ibtisam Ilzghayyer: Palestine Speaks
  27. Jamal Bakr: Palestine Speaks
  28. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  29. Educational Resources
  30. Acknowledgments
  31. About the Editors
  32. About Voice of Witness
  33. The Voice of Witness Book Series
  34. About Haymarket Books
  35. Back Cover