Fanny Julissa García
@iamfannygarcia.bsky.social
Oral historian, editor, and writer.
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Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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I think Rick Steves might need to enter the pantheon of Good Ones alongside Mr Rogers.
Wow, Rick Steves just gave a BARNBURNER of a speech at his small hometown's Hands Off Rally. recorder.google.com/0e070222-930...
Recorder
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April 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I think Rick Steves might need to enter the pantheon of Good Ones alongside Mr Rogers.
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Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez helped found Familias Unidas Por La Justicia, an independent farmworker union in Washington State, in 2013, when he was just a young teenager. On the morning of March 25, he was forcibly detained by ICE.
With Detention of Beloved Farmworker Organizer, ICE Comes for the Labor Movement
“We believe he was targeted,” says the political director of the farmworker union that Alfredo Juarez helped to create.
truthout.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez helped found Familias Unidas Por La Justicia, an independent farmworker union in Washington State, in 2013, when he was just a young teenager. On the morning of March 25, he was forcibly detained by ICE.
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Picked this up on the way out of my local bookstore today and was happy to hear it's been flying out the door.
March 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Picked this up on the way out of my local bookstore today and was happy to hear it's been flying out the door.
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📢 Registration is now open for our 2025 Oral History in Practice event series.
What goes into community-rooted storytelling projects & what are the outcomes? We're hosting a series of virtual conversations with #OralHistory practitioners. Links to register here:
voiceofwitness.org/2025-oral-hi...
What goes into community-rooted storytelling projects & what are the outcomes? We're hosting a series of virtual conversations with #OralHistory practitioners. Links to register here:
voiceofwitness.org/2025-oral-hi...
2025 Oral History in Practice Event Series - Voice of Witness
Join us for our Oral History in Practice events and learn from practitioners who have developed community-rooted storytelling projects
voiceofwitness.org
March 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
📢 Registration is now open for our 2025 Oral History in Practice event series.
What goes into community-rooted storytelling projects & what are the outcomes? We're hosting a series of virtual conversations with #OralHistory practitioners. Links to register here:
voiceofwitness.org/2025-oral-hi...
What goes into community-rooted storytelling projects & what are the outcomes? We're hosting a series of virtual conversations with #OralHistory practitioners. Links to register here:
voiceofwitness.org/2025-oral-hi...
So proud of this new interview series at @voiceofwitness.org!
We’re launching a new interview series exploring how practitioners develop and activate oral histories across different formats to create impact. 🎙️ 📝
Our first interview features public historian Yolanda Hester:
voiceofwitness.org/activating-o...
#OralHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
Our first interview features public historian Yolanda Hester:
voiceofwitness.org/activating-o...
#OralHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
Activating Oral History: Yolanda Hester on Black Business Owners in Los Angeles - Voice of Witness
Our new interview series kicks off with Yolanda Hester, whose oral history project focuses on Black-owned Businesses in Los Angeles.
voiceofwitness.org
February 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
So proud of this new interview series at @voiceofwitness.org!
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“I really believe the only way we are going to change this country and create understanding and empathy is by storytelling. I’ve never felt that so strongly.“
Cecile Richards Isn’t Giving Up the Fight
Despite a brain cancer diagnosis and political setbacks, the Texas native is investing in a new strategy: abortion storytelling for the TikTok age.
www.texasobserver.org
January 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“I really believe the only way we are going to change this country and create understanding and empathy is by storytelling. I’ve never felt that so strongly.“
Looking forward to co-hosting this event with my @voiceofwitness.org colleagues! #OralHistory #SocialChange #Storytelling
Join us for a free webinar on February 25th. We'll provide an intro to VOW's ethics-driven storytelling methodology and the use of oral history to document and amplify first-person testimonies.
RSVP and spread the word! Registration is required: bit.ly/3E2zsL3
#OralHistory #Storytelling #EduSky
RSVP and spread the word! Registration is required: bit.ly/3E2zsL3
#OralHistory #Storytelling #EduSky
January 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Looking forward to co-hosting this event with my @voiceofwitness.org colleagues! #OralHistory #SocialChange #Storytelling