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Oral History In The Mid-atlantic Region - Ohmar

Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR) promotes the practice of oral history to document and resist state violence, fostering understanding and empathy through diverse narratives that reveal complex truths and empower communities.

Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR) and The Alexandria Oral History Center invite you to the 2026 Annual Meeting, Witnessing State Violence: Oral History and Liberatory Praxis. Events will occur at two venues in Alexandria, Virginia, the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum and Lloyd House. The conference will feature sessions on the role that oral history has in documenting and resisting state violence through witnessing and power. Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis will present a keynote address. Join us for insightful presentations, conversation, and the opportunity to connect with other Mid-Atlantic oral history practitioners. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11iwZ5eqFLlegmxGPzQaberYDTp7Nvr1K/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111160985641572152079&rtpof=true&sd=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">View the draft conference schedule at a glance here</a>. There will be a Friday, May 8 workshop led by Shilpi Malinowski on Holding Multiple Truths: How Oral Historians Can Tell A Story From All Sides. Workshop spots are limited. Workshop description:&nbsp;Oral history offers deep empathy, showing us how it feels to walk in another&#39;s shoes. But sometimes, understanding a full story requires seeing it from multiple perspectives. How can oral historians find narrators to capture the full range of experience on delicate issues like immigration, community transformation, and displacement? In this workshop, author, journalist and oral historian Shilpi Malinowski will share her process for examining the gentrification of D.C. from all sides, including the displaced, newcomers, for-profit and nonprofit developers, those who feel disrespected, and those who are unsure if they belong.&nbsp; Then, attendees will have the chance to share their projects and we will brainstorm together to develop a narrative strategy for each project, identifying potential narrators who have experienced the same issue differently. Together, we can hold and reveal complicated truths. Be sure to select the workshop ticket to attend. Please notify OHMAR at conference.ohmar@gmail.com by April 27 if you need accommodations. A portion of conference registration proceeds goes to the Martha Ross Prize and all donations made to OHMAR via Zeffy will go to the Martha Ross Prize. Donations can also be made to OHMAR <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PT36K4WZZ6PWU" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">via PayPal</a>.

Witnessing State Violence: Oral History and Liberatory Praxis, OHMAR Annual Meeting 2026

Join OHMAR&rsquo;s virtual&nbsp;Fall Workshop, &ldquo;Interviewing New Americans,&rdquo; led by Alana Gomez! Immigration is a unique and multifaceted part of American life. Today, recording the stories of those who move to the United States seeking out the American dream is perhaps more important than ever.&nbsp; In this workshop, you will learn about the New Americans Oral History Project at the State Archives of North Carolina. Participants will leave the workshop with new skills and knowledge to interview immigrants and collaborate with others to leave with at least one deliverable for their own immigration oral history project. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1789570048/wysiwyg/o5hjtqb4ntfgkesb47fw.jpg" style="width: 158px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 158px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Alana Gomez is a public historian originally from South Florida. She earned her bachelor&rsquo;s degree in history and English from the University of Florida where she first engaged with oral history, educational resources, and public programming. She recently just moved back to Florida after living in Raleigh, NC, for four years, where she earned a master&#39;s degree in public history and worked for the State Archives of NC&rsquo;s America 250 NC initiative.&nbsp; She has worked in various curation, programming, and education roles at university and community institutions. Most recently, she serves as the oral historian for the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, working on an oral history digital archive to commemorate their 30th anniversary. ❗️ Please let us know by 5pm EST on October 12 if you need accommodations so that we can make arrangements: <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:ohmar.contact@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">ohmar.contact@gmail.com</a>.&nbsp;❗️&nbsp;Please also note that registration is not refundable. The workshop will be recorded and shared with all who register.&nbsp;All additional donations will go directly to the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://ohmar.org/martha-ross-memorial-prize/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Martha Ross Memorial Prize fund</a>.

Oral History In The Mid-atlantic Region - Ohmar

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