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Herstory Writers Workshop, Nicole Bellinger, Tiana Collazo, Sarah Meehan, Kayla Simak

Post & Beyond

Herstory Writer’s Workshop, founded in 1996 by Erika Duncan, was involved

on the LIU Post campus this semester providing internships that enhanced

student’s writing skills while serving as an opportunity for civic engagement.

Herstory runs these workshops at many Long Island campuses such

as Hofstra, Adelphi, and St. Joseph’s. During the workshops, high school

students and college students write and share their personal memoirs

involving social issues such as immigration, substance abuse, gender

identity, gang involvement, poverty, and health care. During the Spring 2017

semester, about ten Westbury High School students were brought by school

bus to attend weekly workshops …

Therapy Through Writing: Herstory Writers Workshop, Nicole Guillet, Paola Guzman

Post & Beyond

This semester we have had the privilege of getting involved in the Herstory

Writers Workshop, which is a civic engagement internship prevalent across

many colleges and Universities on Long Island. Herstory’s mission statement

advertises that we “bring unheard voices into the public arena, transforming

lived experiences into written memoirs powerful enough to change hearts,

minds and policy.” Our program here at LIU Post partners Pioneer

students with high school students from Westbury High School, who come

together right here at LIU every Thursday to share and listen to each other’s

stories. Through writing our own personal narratives we highlight social …