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Welcome to the NSN Online Fall Auction – November 13-23, 2019! This auction raised money to support worthy storytelling projects via the NSN Member Grants Program. Over 50 items, donated by generous NSN members (see below), ranged from storytelling related items (books, CDs, DVDs, performances and workshops) to weekend getaway lodgings in the Pacific Northwest,
By Bill Wight, NSN Board Chair It’s time for a little update, I think. Since I became chair of NSN at the end of July, I’ve written and spoken with many people about our plans for regaining a strong financial position. Today, I’m writing to put some “meat on the bones” of those plans –
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Presented as part of NSN’s 2022 Earth Up Conference With Eleanor Clement Glass, Roopa Mohan, Linda Yemoto, Nancy Wang, Robert Kickuchi-Yngojo, Tobey Ishii Anderson, Karin Amano Asian folktales by six Asian American Storytellers highlight the wonder, beauty, and importance of our connection to the natural environment. Stories show negative or careless human actions that can
Showcase Performance: Mother Nature Calls – Stories Answer! Details »
Presented as part of NSN’s 2021 Connected Conference With Karin Amano, Motoko Dworkin, Bowen Lee, Roopa Mohan, Kuniko Yamamoto, and Linda Yemoto
Ancient Wisdoms from Asia through Folktales & Mythology Showcase Details »
NewCity Stage (Chicago, IL), August 2, 2012 Summary: For Susan O’Halloran, professional storyteller and Chicago native, storytelling and racial justice have always been intertwined. O’Halloran grew up on the South Side in a time when public consensus still considered segregation a good thing. Her worldview, though, was crucially shaped by an early involvement with the
It’s Just Stories: Online Racial Justice Storytelling Festival Connects People Globally Details »
NewCity Stage (Chicago, IL) , August 2, 2012 Summary: For Susan O’Halloran, professional storyteller and Chicago native, storytelling and racial justice have always been intertwined. O’Halloran grew up on the South Side in a time when public consensus still considered segregation a good thing. Her worldview, though, was crucially shaped by an early involvement with
It’s Just Stories: Online Racial Justice Storytelling Festival Connects People Globally Details »
Adapted by Rafe Martin, Essay by Cristy West. Brave Little Parrot is from an ancient Jataka tale from India. When a forest fire breaks out and threaten forest animals, a little parrot tries to put it out alone by carrying drops of water on its back from the lake. Once a little parrot lived
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by Fran Yardley. A number of years ago, a beloved storyteller named Nancy Duncan taught me a valuable technique for eliciting stories and poems from others. She said to start with the phrase “Once upon a time…” and explore what that brings up. Then move to “Then one day…” and do the same thing. Finally,
a tale created by Susi Wolf ©2006. The following original tale, shaped like a traditional teaching story, has been used by Susi Wolf in her healing work. The version that she sent was a transcript of her oral telling. It has been edited in order to make it more available to others to be used