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
justice issues, stories of personal growth, and provide feedback in order to
improve our writing skills. Herstory has allowed us to share our stories as
written work, and hear the stories of our friends and classmates opening our
minds and broadening our view of the world around us. The program coincides
with English 184, a writing and healing elective which demonstrates
the benefits of therapeutic writing
