Bearing Witness – which is being curated for us by Randy Jayne Rosenberg, founder of Art Works for Change and the former chief curator of… Read More »Bearing Witness, an online contemporary art exhibition and live auction benefiting Center for Story & Witness, is opening on 10/17.
The Stories We Tell, our testimonial writing workshop for survivors of gender-based violence, is coming to Chicago in October. Apply today! Developed to help… Read More »Our writing workshop for survivors of gender-based violence, is coming to Chicago. Apply today!
During How Do We Write Our Way Out of This? — a Center for Story & Witness facilitated dialogue at the 41st Annual Printers Row… Read More »How do we write our way out of this? Join us at Printers Row Lit Fest on 9/12.
On September 10th, 2026, Patti Smith – the iconic singer, poet, essayist, and literary citizen – will receive the 2026 Harold Washington Literary Award in Chicago. This… Read More »Celebrating Patti Smith, winner of the 2026 Harold Washington Literary Award.
Today, more than ever, the stories of those most impacted by social injustice need to be heard. But how do we challenge those who seek… Read More »Bearing literary witness at Yale University’s Jackson School.
At a time when funding for survivor-centered organizations is tightening, public conversations about basic rights are increasingly polarized, and those of us doing work at… Read More »Heartbreak & Hope: Our 2025 year-end report.
How can religious, ethical, and spiritual paradigms help us imagine and confront violence? How do the stories we tell help us disrupt cycles of harm?… Read More »The theology of peace, the power of story.
It’s a mad, mad world for a woman. A noisy one, too. Here a “shut up and sit down,” there the procreationist directive to “hurry… Read More »Can music help us make sense of our moment?
AI for Peace in the Global Response to Violence Against Women and Girls – a day long conference on the margins of the 70th Session… Read More »Art, memory, and resistance. What does AI have to do with it?
We know from history and social justice movements that stories are among our most powerful tools for creating social change. But how does the… Read More »Using Story to Change the World, and Transform Ourselves: A Printers Row Lit Fest dialogue.