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25th Anniversary Gala Celebration
From a Single Workshop to an International Network
On October 23rd, 2022, Herstory celebrated a quarter of a century of transforming lived experiences into written memoirs powerful enough to change hearts, minds, and policies.
We invite you to watch our Gala Luncheon Video to experience the collage of highlights and special moments that we shared at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University.
Painting by Gwynne Duncan
Watch our 25th Anniversary Gala Film
2022 HONOREES
Erika Duncan
Founder, Executive Director, Herstory Writers Network
Grace Ioannidis
Director, Suffolk County Office of Women’s Services
Devin Thornburg
Professor of Education at Adelphi University
Adrián Pérez-Melgosa (in memoriam)
& Susan Scheckel
Humanities Institute at Stony Brook University
Felicia Cooper Prince, Dana Falcone, Danielle Golub,
Jean Loup Hogu, Reina Jovin, Jacqueline Thomas,
Carolina Perez, Marvin Perez, Jennifer Salgado, & Dr. Stephen Strachan
Honoring a decade of partnership with the Hempstead School District
READINGS FROM THE HEART
From our very first year, in memory of Pat Gorman.
Through our first workshop at Riker's Island
To our current international writing circles in Iran
“The Will” by Pat Gorman, read by Tina Curran
Writing circle from Iran
"Thoughts at Night" by Everett Malone of Wyandanch High School
“The Visit” by Victoria Roberts
“I See Us” by Janelle Gagnon
From the Amy Maiello Hagedorn Training Institute
“The Cathedral” by Daniel Menzo
“Coffee” by Belinda Castiblanco
PLUS
An excerpt from a film of Herstory Across the Curriculum at Hempstead High School
by Kevin Ross of Antillana Films