DIVING IN THE MOON: HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING [dt_gap height=”10″ /][dt_divider style=”thin” /][dt_gap height=”10″ /] Shelley The Sea Turtle Meets Rustle The Plastic Bag: An Australian Environmental Story For Children © Jenni Cargill-Strong 2013 Rustle the plastic bag, was floating further and further out into the Pacific Ocean. As he floated, he noticed he had […]
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By Cindy Rivka Marshall How do communities or organizations encourage understanding and respect of human differences? Those of us who deeply understand the potential of both story sharing and story listening have a lot to offer. I use personal storytelling as a tool for diversity work. I have strong faith in the power of story
Stories Triggered The Measles Outbreak, And Storytelling Can Stop It Forbes (Jersey City, NJ), February 3, 2015 Summary: Olivia was 7 years old when she caught the measles. She seemed to be recovering when the disease took a turn. She felt sleepy. Her fingers and her mind weren’t working together. The measles had triggered encephalitis,
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Producer: Priscilla Howe () I have been producing house concerts for adults for approximately 3 years. I was frustrated with trying to produce concerts of my own work for adults, so I decided to offer house concerts to friends and family. The host invites the guests, provides refreshments and passes the hat. I don’t have
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By Glenda Bonin In the past two years, my storytelling repertoire has expanded to include audiences of elders – some in vigorous health, and others dealing with a variety of medical conditions and memory loss. For the most part, these audiences are associated with senior living communities or private assisted living sites. I have identified
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By Kevin Cordi When we consider story making, storytelling expands. As Storytellers, we need to explore Story Making as much as Storytelling. Too often we privilege the telling as the most important value. We spend time working on our performances when we need to look more at how we make the stories we make ready for performance. We
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by Maureen Korte One day, before I was about to head off to University, I asked my Mother her secret to a happy marriage as she and my Father had been married for forty blissful years. She said: Never marry a man who is picky about their food. If he is picky about food, he
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by Norah Dooley and Carolyn Stearns This link to a Wikipedia description of storytelling festivals for those who don’t know about them and to create conversation about them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling_festival How can we have more storytelling festivals added to the Wikipedia listing? It is as easy as 1,2,3. Wikipedia is only as good as the people
The National Storytelling Network wants to highlight our members’ successes and spotlight the ways in which NSN has fostered that success. So, NSN is asking for your stories of success that came about through your membership in NSN. Did an NSN award help you complete an important project or deepen your skills or enhance the
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