Timeline of Achievements

2008:

• Interviewed 7 transgender community leaders in Massachusetts and New York
• Participated in official documentation of New England Trans Pride during planning and on the day of the event

2009:

• Showed preview of Community in Transition: 40 years of Struggle in Hooker-Dunham Theater (Brattleboro, VT) during Pride Festival
• Debuted Community in Transition: 40 year of Struggle at Translating Identities Conference (University of Vermont)
• Installed Community in Transition: 40 year of Struggle in Drury Gallery (Marlboro College)
• Hosted "Trans and Talking Back", interactive workshop at Marlboro College

2010:

• Published Compton's Cafeteria Riot poster in Celebrate People's History
• Won Critical Fierceness Grant
• Launched a website that allows users to upload video, audio and written stories

2011:

• Hosted Trans and Gender Non-conforming Intergenerational Storyshare at Allied Media Conference (Detroit, MI)
• Collaborated with About Face Youth Theater to lead a showing and discussion of TOH interviews
• Taught 3 popular-education workshops and created a multimedia installation during a two-month Residency at University of Illinois Chicago
• Contributed original interview material to Digest Magazine

2012:

• Toured the North East with popular education workshops and a dozen interviews
• Co-hosted 3 skillshares in collaboration with trans* community organizations in Chicago
• Participated in local Trans Day of Remembrance events and made a video that got over 600 views!
• Launched our own zine distro with over 40 titles by trans authors
• 2013 Post-apocalyptic Survival Calendar--a calender full of artwork from trans* artists, dates of historic trans events, and a full schedule of trans gatherings across the country--to raise money for the project.

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make all of this possible!

In 2013:
We're in the process of:

• Planning more media production skill shares
• Designing and building a portable storybooth
• Editing stories from our archive to share on community radio
• Creating and Educator's ToolKit to help our videos be a springboard to discussion in GSA's and social-justice institutions

If you want to get involved or volunteer, contact transoralhistory@gmail.com