Voice of Witness

Our newest book, Hope Deferred: Narratives of Zimbabwean Lives is almost here. To mark the book’s release, editors Peter Orner and Annie Holmes will be participating in several readings and panels in the Bay Area.
Events include:
December 6th:

50 Years Later: Human Rights and Social Reconstruction in Africa
World Affairs Council, San Francisco
6:00 PM
Free for members, $15 (nonmembers), $5 (students)

A panel discussion featuring Voice of Witness editors Peter Orner, Annie Holmes, and Patrick Vinck of the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center. Click here for more information.

December 8th:
Hope Deferred Reading and Discussion
826 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA
6:30 PM
FREE

Join Peter Orner and Annie Holmes for a reading and discussion as we launch the newest book in …

Join the editors of Voice of Witness’ forthcoming book Hope Deferred:Narratives of Zimbabwean Lives and Stanford faculty members as they explore the power of narration to make human rights claims.

Peter Orner and Annie Holmes will recount the true stories collected from Zimbabwean narrators about losing their homes, land, livelihoods, and families as a direct result of political violence. Panelists will discuss the editors’ goals in publishing the book and the role of storytelling in raising awareness and improving human rights.

Hope Deferred is the first public event of Human Well-Being and Human Rights, a 2010/2011 series that will explore humanistic conceptions of human well-being that underlie definitions of, and policy responses to, human rights.

This event is co-sponsored by the Stanford Humanities Center and is open to the public. For more information or to RSVP, click here.

Excerpts from our forthcoming book Hope Deferred: Narratives of Zimbabwean Lives are featured in today’s edition of the UK Guardian.

JOIN DAVE EGGERS and ALIA MALEK

for a

VOICE OF WITNESS FUNDRAISER

Join us for a fundraiser and celebration for Voice of Witness on Saturday, November 13th in San Francisco!

VIP reception with Dave Eggers and Alia Malek begins at 5pm, with general admission at 6pm.
Space is limited. Get your tickets today!

To reserve general admission tickets, just click here.

For VIP tickets, click here. (VIP admission includes a special reception with Dave Eggers and Alia Malek.)

If you would prefer to mail a check, please contact Juliana Sloane at juliana.sloane@voiceofwitness.com or (415) 642-5684 to RSVP. Checks can be mailed to: Voice

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