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= Anne K. Ream = Anne K. Ream is a Chicago-based writer and the founder of the Voices and Faces Project.

Life
Ream created her award-winning storytelling project to to bring the testimonies of survivors of gender-based violence to the attention of the public.

On her multi-year, multi-country journey she spent listening to the stories of victims of sexual violence and trafficking. Based on her journey she has written “Lived Through This: Listening to the Stories of Sexual Violence Survivors” which was published in 2014. Part personal history of her own experience rebuilding her life after violence, Lived Through This is at once deeply personal and resolutely political.

Ream’s writing has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and numerous other publications.

Work
Ream is the cofounder and workshop facilitator for “The Stories We Tell,” North America’s first testimonial-writing program for survivors of gender-related violence. a founding board member at Art Works for Change, which produces contemporary art exhibitions that address issues such as social justice, human rights, gender equity, and environmental sustainability, and a national co-chair of CounterQuo, a US-based initiative created to challenge legal and media responses to violence against women.

Ream also serves on the advisory council of the largest anti-sexual assault organization in the United States, RAINN.

Awards
Ream has also been named one of People Magazine’s “ Heroes Among Us,” and was recognized by the Chicago Tribune as one of “Chicago’s Top 40,” in an a article that highlighted the leaders and opinion shapers who "make the city great" while doing work that makes an impact on a national and international level.
 * Susan Estrich Courage Award
 * End Violence Against Women International Visionary Award
 * Soroptimist International’s “Women Making a Difference” Award
 * National Sexual Violence Resource Council’s Visionary Voice Award

Online

 * http://voicesandfaces.org/team-ream.html