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Back of the Yards residents want to tell positive stories of their neighborhood

Diversity, Healing, Personal Storytelling / August 16, 2018 / By Producers & Organizers SIG

Chicago, IL August 3, 2018 Mayra Hernandez (Center-Left) and Gina Ramirez (Center-Right) tell personal stories about the Back of the Yards neighborhood | Manny Ramos/Sun-Times | Manny Ramos/Sun-Times Mayra Hernandez glowed with pleasure when she remembered flying a plastic grocery bag kite from her bedroom window as a little girl. “I would throw it out the […]

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New ACLU Storytelling Program at TSU to Train Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform

Business, Diversity, Healing, Personal Storytelling, Social Justice, Storytelling It's News!, Training & Mentoring / August 16, 2018 / By Producers & Organizers SIG

Houston, TX August 2, 2018 The ACLU and Texas Southern University (TSU) are joining together to tackle criminal justice reform by fostering storytellers — a first of its kind storytelling bureau in the U.S.A. The program will train students who have been impacted by the criminal justice system how to tell their stories in public forums such as the state

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Dastangoi: Art of ancient storytelling finds a new audience

Diversity, Personal Storytelling, Stories, Storytelling It's News! / August 16, 2018 / By Danni

The Times of India August 12, 2018 Summary At a small eatery in the city, a niche group has gathered to hear stories. A dastango is spinning yarn with subjects as ddiverse as love, philosophy, wars, deceit or just fantasy. This is the world of Dastangoi — the art of storytelling which was popular in

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Strategy for NSN

National Storytelling Network, NSN Blog / August 16, 2018 / By Danni

By Bill Wight, NSN Board Chair Last week, I shared some thoughts with you regarding my vision for NSN in the near term. Today, I’m writing to ask for your comments on a draft strategy to support that vision. The board has been discussing actions we can take to help achieve the vision and to

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NSN Vision

National Storytelling Network, NSN Blog / August 10, 2018 / By Danni

By Bill Wight, NSN Board Chair You and Your Story Belong Here! I’d like to extend my remarks from our recently-completed Summit. The National Storytelling Network stands at a pivotal point in our history. It seems that we must grow or die. Continuing on our present course would likely exhaust our financial reserves within the

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Book Review: Trail Guide for a Crooked Heart: Stories and Reflections for Life’s Journey

Applied Storytelling, Become A Storyteller, Education, National Storytelling Network, NSN Blog, Training & Mentoring / July 26, 2018 / By Danni

By Kevin Cordi Book Review: Trail Guide for a Crooked Heart: Stories and Reflections for Life’s Journey A student follows a wise philosopher for years. He wants to know all that he knows. He wants to understand how this philosopher is able to assemble complete strangers together. He desires to know how he can help

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Our job as scientists is to find the truth. But we must also be storytellers

Education, Medical, Storytelling It's News! / July 21, 2018 / By Producers & Organizers SIG

The Guardian July 19, 2018 Summary How should scientists communicate their discoveries? By using stories, so says Nature magazine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences as well as other articles.

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The danger of a single story

Diversity, Education, Personal Storytelling, Social Justice, Storytelling It's News!, TED Talk / July 21, 2018 / By Producers & Organizers SIG

TEDGlobal 2009 July, 2009 Summary People and cultures are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

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The Science of Storytelling

Education, Personal Storytelling, Storytelling It's News! / July 20, 2018 / By Danni

Business2Community July 19, 2018 Summary Everyone loves stories. A good story has the power to compel others, to inspire people, even to shape the world. They can comfort, connect, transform, destroy or even heal. Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone can tell it well. There is a science to it, though,

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‘Born This Way’ storytelling event in northern India

Diversity, Education, Healing, Personal Storytelling, Social Justice, Storytelling It's News! / July 12, 2018 / By Producers & Organizers SIG

Bhopal, Utter Pradesh, Northern India, July 9, 2018 Summary Bhopal Pride at Baithak – The Art House created a safe space for people to express themselves re. their sex, gender sexuality and the difference between them. A participant Chandni said, “Defining humans is the worst thing we can do. Let’s not look at anyone with the

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