Listening for a Change &
The Survivor Project in the Press
History Museum of Sonoma County
Art & Storytelling art walk
2015, May 2 – June8
Press Democrat
“Cloverdale Kiosk offers a view into other’s lives”
January, 2014
Press Democrat
“Sonoma TEDx asks, ‘More?'”
2013
Winter, 2012
Santa Rosa Magazine
“Sightings”
2012
Santa Rosa Magazine
“Listening for a Change Sunset Soiree”
2010
Santa Rosa Magazine
Featured Non-profit
2010
Santa Rosa Symphony Presents
“Music at the Edge of Life”
April, 2010
Santa Rosa Symphony Presents
“Una Celebracion del Dia de los Muertos”
October, 2009
Santa Rosa Symphony Presents
Festival of Remembrance
2009, October 31
Press Democrat
January 25, 2009
We Listen Report Sunday insert
Press Democrat
“Listening for a Change”
November 9, 2008
Photo, article and interview clips on the Community Listening Project, featuring Elee Tsai and Jim Foster
Santa Rosa magazine
“Up and Comer/Family Tradition”
Summer, 2008
Photo and article on LFC Board Member Jessica Flores, attorney and head of Family Law Facilitator/ Self-Help Center at Sonoma County Superior Court.
The Torch
“Oral History Project Unites – and Transforms – Students”
Spring/Summer, 2008
Listening for a Change receives a grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board to develop oral history projects between youth and community members.
May, 2007
Santa Rosa magazine
“Sightings/Listening for a Change”
Fall, 2006
Photos and article covering our 2006 Fiesta Fantastica fundraising event.
Press Democrat
“History Has a Sound”
January 23, 2005
The Community Listening Project at Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Santa Rosa.
Press Democrat
“Close to Home”
September 6, 2004
Executive Director Phyllis Rosenfield and Board Chair Patrick Grattan co-wrote this article announcing the public relations campaign for the Community Listening Project. (Click on the link to see the posters.)
San Mateo Daily Journal
“Holocaust survivor speaks to students.”
September 20, 2003
Holocaust survivor George Heller spoke to a Sequoia High School class about his experience in the concentration camps as part of The Survivor Project’s Essence of Acceptance Program.
La Voz
” The Survivor Project – Recognizing diversity and teaching acceptance for the future”
August, 2003
Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate hosted a fundraiser for The Survivor Project. The afternoon featured live music, wine, and both a silent and live action, hosted by Ernie Carpenter.
Petaluma Argus Courier
“Documenting History”
January 29, 2003
The Survivor Project, in partnership with the Healthy Communities Consortium, reaches out to a new community. Students in Petaluma high schools are offered the Essence of Acceptance Program.
San Francisco Chronicle
“Survivor Project Teaches Children about Human Rights”
July 12, 2002
After tragedies such as 9/11 and Columbine, The Survivor Project is all the more pertinent in breaking down the barriers between youth in high school that lead to misunderstanding and violence.
La Voz
“Latin Americans Sought for Maria Carillo High School”
May 1, 2002
A bilingual call to the community for Latin Americans to participate as interviewees in the schools as part of the Essence of Acceptance program.
Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) Bulletin
“New grant brings ‘Essence of Acceptance’ to community schools”
September, 2001
SCOE is partnering with The Survivor Project to implement The Survivor Project’s Essence of Acceptance in the Court, Community and Alternative Schools.
California Association of Human Relations Organizations (CAHRO) News
“Wisdom Through a New Project Based Program: The Survivor Project’s ‘Essence of Acceptance.’”
October/November, 1998
Introduces the Sonoma County Survivor Project and the new school program, the Essence of Acceptance.
The Press Democrat
“Stories of Survival: Museum Chronicles Memories”
April 15, 1991
The Sonoma County Museum held the first exhibit of the Sonoma County Survivor Project. The article includes excerpts and photographs from the exhibit.
The Muse
“This is what I remember”
April/May/June, 1991
Excerpts from the biographies of those featured in the Sonoma County Survivor Project. Includes photos and individual descriptions of the participants.
The West Sonoma County Paper
“The Survivor Project”
May 16-June 5, 1991
This article highlights the Sonoma County Survivor Project exhibit, and the importance of community interaction and understanding to avoid prejudice in the future.
Sonoma Reader
“Survivors: Despite Inhumanity Our Neighbors Somehow Go On.”
November, 1990
How Sonoma County survivors of dramatic loss of human rights share their stories and insights. Includes photographs and quotations.
Other Items of Interest
Press Democrat
Sandra Day O’Connor: “In need of a good civics lesson”
(From the Washington Post, reprinted in the Press Democrat March 28, 2006)
Press Democrat
Ann DuBay: “From Auschwitz to Darfur”
April 30, 2006
Press Democrat
Kindertransport: “Holocaust survivors recall escape”
(From the Press Democrat, May 16, 2006)
Acrobat Reader is required to view the pdf files above. Click here for a free download.