The Voices and Faces Project was founded in 2003 by writer and creative director Anne K. Ream. In launching The Voices and Faces Project, Anne K.
At Center for Story & Witness (formerly The Voices and Faces Project) our mission is to cultivate and share stories that bear witness to gender-based violence and other social injustices in order to change minds, hearts, and public policies. Ream’s vision is to place a human face on a devastating public health and human rights issue which impacts as many as one in five women and one in thirty-thre
04/17/2026
Our latest newsletter features a piece!
k.ream and - our Center for Story & Witness Co-Founders - reflect on the social impact of one of rock’s most feminist bands ❤️ Read the piece at the link in our bio under our latest newsletter!
04/02/2026
Today we’re uplifting the lovliest .k.ream — our piscean Co-Founder and Chief Vision Officer ✨
Lived Through This, Anne K. Ream’s memoir of a global journey spent listening to survivors of gender-based violence, has been called “Heart stopping and beautifully rendered” (Eve Ensler); “Captivating and graced with humanity and compassion” (Kirkus Reviews); and “Chillingly eloquent” (Publisher’s Weekly).
You can read more about Lived Through This in our reading room! Link in bio ❤️
04/01/2026
Today we’re uplifting our very own — our Racial & Social Justice Workshop Facilitator at Center for Story & Witness ✨
National Magazine Award finalist Jimmie Briggs’s Innocent Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War “helps us to realize that, no matter the terrible crimes in which many have participated, these are children who share much in common with other children” (Aryeh Neier, former president of the Open Society Institute). Check out the link in our bio for more information!
03/31/2026
Today’s feature is of the wonderful — Co-Founder and Director of Writing Programs at Center for Story & Witness!
Clifton’s “Beautiful Fools” has been called “Historical fiction at its best” (Times Literary Supplement); “The work of a genuine literary talent” (The Spectator); and “A remarkable novel that reminds us of what we fight for, what we fail to win, and the beauty that abides between” (Pulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer). Check it out at the link in our bio under “CSW Reading Room” ✨
03/30/2026
Community❤️ If you’re looking for a book that moves you, teaches you, challenges you, and perhaps even makes you a bit more joyful, browse just a few of the groundbreaking books our writing workshop alums, staff, Advisory Board, and Launch andLeadership Circle members have written!
Link in our bio for our reading room ✨📚
03/09/2026
A shout out to Center for Story & Witness’s own .k.ream — who is among the 14 inspiring and inspired recipients of the 2026 Epic Women for Justice & Advocacy Award. Presented at the New York City Bar Association’s 6th Annual International Law Conference on the Status of Women - which runs alongside next week’s 70th Session of the UN’s Commission on the Status — this is powerful recognition of the leadership role that these extraordinary activists and artists have played in the fight to end gender-based violence and exploitation. We salute you!
02/10/2026
Center for Story & Witness is proud of our partnership with and the US Department of State and we can’t wait to be in community with these trusted allies as our co-founder, .k.ream, gives a presentation on how we can use story to bridge cultural difference, change the world, and transform ourselves. ♥️
01/14/2026
Today is Mimi’s birthday 🎂
Mimi Taylor Grimes spent her life believing in the power of education, empathy, and justice. A beloved teacher and advocate, she treated every student like family and championed the dignity of survivors of gender-based violence.
Help us honor Mimi by uplifting survivor voices. Please consider making a donation to support the Mimi Grimes Scholarship Fund ♥️ Pictured here is the first cohort ever funded by the Mimi Grimes Scholarship Fund!
12/23/2025
In the face of unprecedented challenges, we have had a purposeful and productive year. And we’re poised to do even more in 2026.
But we cannot do it without you. So please, give as generously as you can ♥️
Your gift of $1,000 will provide books and educational materials for up to 15 writer-activists … $2,000 will provide a full, two-day scholarship for a survivor of gender-based violence waiting to take part in a workshop … and $25,000 will allow us to bring our Stories We Tell writing workshop to a partner group eager to offer it in their community. Every donation counts - link is in the bio. Thank you in advance!
12/02/2025
This , we hope you will consider our Center for Story & Witness Scholarship Fund ✍️
In the coming year, we seek to provide 250 new scholarships to survivors of social injustices waiting to take part in our award-winning programming. But we cannot do it without you!
Please consider giving the gift of change to someone seeking to use their story to create a safer and more just world. Every $1750 raised will allow us to provide a full, two-day scholarship to an emerging writer or advocate ready to use their voice, face and story to create a more safe, just and joyful world. Thank you in advance ♥️
Donate here: https://storyandwitness.org/support-our-work/