THE ART OF LISTENING: Oral Histories from Voice of Witness and StoryCorps
Thursday 17 September 2009, 7pm
Voice of Witness and StoryCorps will co-present an evening at the Contemporary Jewish Museum about the power of oral history to penetrate deeply into individual lives, as well as prompt social and political transformation. Out of Exile editor Craig Walzer will be in conversation with Melvin Reeves, StoryCorps Planner and former Manager, Family Support Services, American Red Cross September 11th Recovery Program. In addition, the evening will feature clips from the StoryCorps archive, as well as live interviews with featured Voice of Witness and StoryCorps participants from around the world. For more information, visit the Contemporary Jewish Museum website.
This event was made possible in part, by the California Arts Council.
