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Say it Forward - A Guide to Social Justice Storytelling - cover

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Say it Forward - A Guide to Social Justice Storytelling

Cliff Mayotte, Claire Kiefer

Publisher: Haymarket Books

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Summary

This book introduces some of the most crucial questions and concerns that have emerged from the ongoing oral history work of Voice of Witness.
Since 2005, Voice of Witness, a well-respected nonprofit oral history organization has produced dozens of oral history texts and coordinated hundreds of community events featuring storytellers and educators.
In 2013 Voice of Witness was honored with the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award.
There is a market for oral history text books in education, both high school and college courses. 
It will appeal to organizations, students and activists who are pursuing oral history projects and is an essential contribution to the goals of sharing more authentic voices in the struggle for social justice.
Available since: 12/04/2018.

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