What happens when oral history becomes a tool for collective healing? In this session, we'll explore how oral history methodology can be used to create space for sacred remembering, feeling, and imagining. Drawing from three projects centering Black women leaders—a salon healing circle, an elder visioning session, and a podcast—I'll share how I've held different spaces to invite Black women to honor the wisdom in oral history and apply insight to modern life.

We'll discuss how oral history allows us to see patterns repeat and imagine something new. How moving from quick sound bites to depth becomes an act of collective suturing….Read More

Join this Hop-On as organizers of the Oral History Worker Collective, Sarah Dziedzic and David Wolinsky, talk about why the Collective was founded and its broader purpose to build connections between peer practitioners. They'll highlight one of the field's resources on oral history labor––the Independent Oral History Practitioner's Toolkit, an exhaustive how-to for contract oral history work––and introduce a new companion workbook. Sarah and David will also guide attendees ….Read More

Using the asylum interview as a case study, this workshop examines what happens when people are forced to tell their stories repeatedly in high-stakes, transactional contexts—asylum interviews, social worker intakes, medical assessments—where narratives must yield specific survival outcomes. We'll explore the fundamental differences between these extractive systems and oral history practice, and develop concrete strategies for….Read More

Introducción a la historia oral: Un taller en español y espanglish

Este taller de un día ofrece una introducción práctica a la metodología de historia oral, centrada en las tradiciones de historia oral y testimonio en América Latina, para quienes desean documentar las historias de sus comunidades con ética y rigor narrativo. A través de ejercicios interactivos y práctica hands-on, los participantes aprenderán técnicas de entrevista trauma-informadas, cómo construir preguntas efectivas, y protocolos éticos de consentimiento. Este espacio bilingüe (español y Spanglish) es ideal para educadores, organizadores comunitarios, trabajadores sociales, estudiantes, artistas, y cualquier persona comprometida con amplificar voces silenciadas. No se requiere experiencia previa.

El taller se facilitará en un ambiente bilingüe donde el español y espanglish son bienvenidos y celebrados, reconociendo que la manera en que hablamos el español está ligado a nuestras experiencias migratorias y forman parte integral de nuestras narrativas.

Introduction to Oral History: A Workshop in Spanish and Spanglish

This one-day workshop offers a practical introduction to oral history methodology, centered in the traditions of oral history and testimonio in Latin America, for those who want to document their communities' stories with ethics and narrative rigor. Through interactive exercises and hands-on practice, participants will learn trauma-informed interviewing techniques, how to craft effective questions, and ethical consent protocols. This bilingual space (Spanish and Spanglish) is ideal for educators, community organizers, social workers, students, artists, and anyone committed to amplifying silenced voices. No prior experience required.

The workshop will make space for bilingual engagement where Spanish and Spanglish are welcome and celebrated, recognizing that the way we speak is linked to our experiences with immigration and that they form an integral part of our individual narratives. Read More…