Our Stories Matter
| 2025 Filed in: Sharing Our Stories
Oral histories are more than stories—they are powerful testimonies that inspire change, build solidarity, and create lasting records of resilience.
A Community Conversation
Let's come together to ensure that our Latino stories—in all their diversity—are heard, remembered, and honored. All people of color and marginalized communities are welcome. Let’s document history together, one story at a time.
This is a conversation facilitated by Marta V. Martínez and the foundation for a 3-part Oral History 101 training, and a chance to contribute to a broader collection of oral histories.
Why Collecting Our Stories Matters
Latino communities have long been at the forefront of social movements, artistic expression, and cultural preservation. Yet too often, the voices of our people—especially immigrants, Afro-Latinx, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, and working-class individuals—are excluded from the historical record. By collecting and preserving oral histories of Latinos and other people of color, we ensure that these narratives are not only remembered but also serve as tools for advocacy, education, and cultural transformation.
Register here to express your interest in joining the conversation. We need at least 10 people to register for this gathering. This is a platform where we will discuss and reflect on why and how our own stories can be told, and is not a step-by-step hands-on oral history session. We will be offering a series of Oral History 101 workshops later in the Spring.
Let's come together to ensure that our Latino stories—in all their diversity—are heard, remembered, and honored. All people of color and marginalized communities are welcome. Let’s document history together, one story at a time.
This is a conversation facilitated by Marta V. Martínez and the foundation for a 3-part Oral History 101 training, and a chance to contribute to a broader collection of oral histories.
Why Collecting Our Stories Matters
Latino communities have long been at the forefront of social movements, artistic expression, and cultural preservation. Yet too often, the voices of our people—especially immigrants, Afro-Latinx, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, and working-class individuals—are excluded from the historical record. By collecting and preserving oral histories of Latinos and other people of color, we ensure that these narratives are not only remembered but also serve as tools for advocacy, education, and cultural transformation.
Register here to express your interest in joining the conversation. We need at least 10 people to register for this gathering. This is a platform where we will discuss and reflect on why and how our own stories can be told, and is not a step-by-step hands-on oral history session. We will be offering a series of Oral History 101 workshops later in the Spring.
