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| Jeanne De Vita and Larena Patrick, participants in "The Stories We Tell," San Diego 2016. | Photo: Joe Greto |
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The Stories We Tell
A writing workshop for survivors of sexual
violence, domestic violence and trafficking
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Every survivor story has power and purpose. During "The Stories We Tell," a two-day writing workshop, survivors will read and discuss testimonial writing, reflect on how to share their own stories, and engage in a series of innovative writing exercises. With a focus on memoir, fiction, non-fiction and poetry, "The Stories We Tell" was created to support those who seek to use writing as a vehicle for personal or political change.
JANUARY 14-15, 2017
10am-5pm (Saturday) • 11am-5pm (Sunday)
on campus at the University of Chicago
Applications are required: Email
janet@voicesandfaces.org
Application due date: Friday, December 16
Presented by The Voices and Faces Project in partnership with the University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Resources for Sexual Violence Prevention, and Pozen Family Center for Human Rights. This program is supported by the Ellie Fund of the Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago.
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| The Voices & Faces Project | Panel Discussion |
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| Stories of Survival and Hope: Join us on December 11th as we lift up “Half the Sky.” |
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| Women Hold Up Half the Sky | Photo: Les Stone |
Women and girls face sexual violence and exploitation in both global areas of conflict and "safe" communities here at home. In service to changing that - and as part of the "Women Hold Up Half the Sky" exhibition being hosted at the Illinois Holocaust Museum - IHM is hosting a panel discussion on gender injustice, featuring: Anne K. Ream, Founder, The Voices and Faces Project; Polly Poskin, Executive Director, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Angela Martinez, Senior Program Officer, American Jewish World Service.
WHEN: Sunday, December 11 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm
WHERE: Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie, IL
Learn more and reserve your spot.
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| The Voices & Faces Project | World Without Exploitation |
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| We’re creating a World Without Exploitation. Watch the Voices and Faces Project-created video, and join the movement. |
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The Voices and Faces Project is proud to have joined with our allies at Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, Sanctuary for Families, and National Organization for Women/Women's Justice NOW to set the stage for the launch of World Without Exploitation, the national movement to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation. "We know that an injustice that goes unseen is an injustice that goes unchallenged," notes Anne K. Ream, a Founding Co-Chair of World Without Exploitation. "So finding creative ways to bring the stories of those who have been trafficked or exploited to the attention of policymakers, opinion shapers and the public is critical." In service to that goal, The Voices and Faces Project is leading the World Without Exploitation effort to create the nation's first large-scale archive of human trafficking and sexual exploitation survivor testimony. Find out more at worldwithoutexploitation.org
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| We can't do it without you: |
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| Support our “Stories We Tell” Scholarship Fund. |
Give the gift of change by donating to our workshop scholarship fund. Every $500 raised provides a full two-day scholarship for a survivor waiting to take part in our program.
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