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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?

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.

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.

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.

When Sandra Cisneros, an icon of American arts and letters, received the 2025 Harold Washington Literary Award last month, book lovers everywhere celebrated.   And… Read More »Writer, reader, force: What Sandra Cisneros means to us.

Today, more than ever, the voices of those most impacted by social injustice need to be heard. But how do we confront those who seek… Read More »The future isn’t going to write itself: Our conversation about story, social justice and the art of bearing witness.

Developed to help those who have lived through or witnessed gender-based violence or other human rights violations use their voices, faces, and stories to call… Read More »The Stories We Tell is heading to Dallas Sept. 13 & 14. Apply today!

  Apply today for The Stories We Tell, Center for Story & Witness’s award-winning testimonial writing program for those who have lived through or witnessed… Read More »Our writing workshop for survivors of gender-based violence is coming to 6 US cities this summer/fall. Apply now!