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Randy Jayne Rosenberg & Anne K. Ream are named artists in residence at Centre Pompadour in Ercourt, France.
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Painter and curator Randy Jayne Rosenberg, the founder of Art Works for Change, and author and activist Anne K. Ream, the founder of The Voices and Faces Project, have undertaken a new collaboration. And Centre Pompadour, Europe's only feminist artist residency — where Anne is currently an artist-in-residence — has taken notice.
In Mother: A Literary & Artistic Exploration, Ream and Rosenberg seek to explore the connections between the exploitation of the earth and the control and commodification of the female body.
As our society faces what can seem like the “mother” of combined crises — including global climate change and an unprecedented attack on reproductive justice — what can art and literature contribute to the conversation? How do we best elevate the narratives of those impacted by these injustices? And, optimistically, what does Mother Earth have to teach us about the potential for resilience, rebirth, and transformation in the wake of trauma?
We look forward to partnering with Art Works for Change to make this creative initiative a reality. Congratulations, Anne and Randy! And thank you, Centre Pompadour, for being a global destination for artists seeking to create a more just, feminist world.
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Application period now open for The Stories We Tell, The Voices and Faces Project's testimonial writing workshop for survivors of gender-based violence.
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| Over 1,000 writers and advocates from across the North American and African continents have taken part in The Stories We Tell, The Voices and Faces Project's two-day testimonial writing program. These are just a few of our graduates!
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The Stories We Tell, The Voices and Faces Project's two-day testimonial writing program for survivors of gender-based violence and other social injustices, is being offered virtually October 1-2, 2022. Through generous support from the Van Otterloo Family Foundation, and in partnership with USC's Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and Center for Justice and Reconciliation, this award-winning storytelling program isn't just training writers. It's changing lives.
During The Stories We Tell workshop a cohort of between 13-15 emerging and established writers and activists come together to read and discuss culture-changing literature and representation… take part in a series of innovative, real time writing exercises… share creative work in moderated, trauma-informed feedback sessions… and strategize on how to use our personal narratives to create political change. Applications are due September 9, 2022; accepted participants are given full tuition scholarships; must be able to attend both days.
Meet our workshop facilitators and instructors Anne K. Ream and R. Clifton Spargo
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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RESISTANCE, RESILIENCE AND SURVIVING THE SEX TRADE: Brenda-Myers-Powell, Hannah Sward & Anne K. Ream in conversation at
Printers Row Lit Fest
September 10, 2022 at 4p CST
731 South Plymouth Court,
Chicago, IL
FIND OUT MORE
OUR STORIES, OUR POWER, AND OUR MOMENT:
Using survivor narrative to address human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
An interactive workshop with Anne K. Ream
at the
National Center for Youth Law
September 14, 2022
EVERY VOICE MATTERS:
A moderated conversation with the support of IL Humanities Council
September 21, 2022 at 3p CST
Simmons Center for Global Chicago
Email abravo@voicesandfaces.org
THE STORIES WE TELL:
A writing workshop for survivors of gender-based violence
Saturday & Sunday, October 1-2, 2022
VIRTUAL
APPLY
A STORY CHANGES EVERYTHING:
How survivor narratives are changing the movement to end commercial sexual exploitation.
A keynote presentation by Anne K. Ream at The Laura Bush Institute for Women's Health
October 29, 2022
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Our stories are our power.
At The Voices and Faces Project we’re using them to create change. |
The Voices and Faces Project is an award-winning non-profit storytelling initiative created to bring the names, faces, and testimonies of survivors of gender-based violence to the attention of the public. Through our educational and advocacy trainings, survivor story archive and signature program, The Stories We Tell — an immersive, two-day testimonial writing workshop for those who have lived through or witnessed gender-based violence or other human rights violations — we seek to change minds, hearts, and public policies through the power of personal testimony. The Voices and Faces Project has been named one of America's Best Charities by the board of Independent Charities of America, and is a registered 501c3 organization.
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