Stamford Advocate, Stamford, CT November 13, 2018 Podcaster Dayna Lindo wants to change the narrative of her community, Bridgeport, CT. “The podcast is dedicated to telling the untold stories of Bridgeport and humanizing our collective experience,” Lindo said. “My goal is to increase Bridgeport citizens’ pride in themselves and our city by changing […]
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by Liz Weir I have lived in Northern Ireland all my life. The first 18 years or so were uneventful. I was lucky enough to grow up in a house where stories were told. Many were about my family’s adventures in India during the late 1930’s when my father was a career soldier and of
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By Danni Altman-Newell, Marketing & Membership Manager THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to our year-end funding appeal! With your help the National Storytelling Network has reached our $5,000 year-end goal, which has now been DOUBLED thanks to the matching funds received from the Tegna Foundation! We are overjoyed by the recent outpouring of support and
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Mission – Vision – Values – History A Compass is a Valuable Guide Art Courtesy of Angela Lloyd Mission The National Storytelling Network is a membership organization made up of individuals and organizations involved in storytelling. Its mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. Vision A
By Regina Ress I learned how to tell stories while substitute teaching in the New York City public schools. Talk about boot camp! I was often working with “at risk” children, many of whom were…shall we say…deeply disengaged from the classroom activities. When I began to bring in stories… not read them, but tell them…my
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Kate Dudding After agreeing to tell stories at a ten-year-old’s birthday party, I asked her mother, “What things is your daughter interested in?” “She loves everything about the sea, especially starfish.” “Oh, I’ve heard a story about a starfish. I’ll be sure to tell it at the
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Lancaster Guardian (Lancaster, UK) , February 11, 2010 Summary: A NEW scheme to bring books to life is being launched in Lancaster next week. The Living Libraries in Lancashire scheme gives visitors to the city’s library the chance to ‘borrow’ living books. The ‘books’ – who are actually volunteers from the district – will give
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Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference Mother Earth holds us all, she feeds us all. Ashes to ashes, waves in and out… Earth. Share your story of connection, your natural disaster survival tale, a tale of caring for another living thing, your tale of growth. Bring it, tell it, come hear it
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Blaming The Chicken Tikka Masala Or what happens when a storyteller has a stroke © Janet Dowling “I think this is an allergic reaction to nuts in a Chicken Tikka Masala,” I slurred to my GP. My tongue was a slab of meat that I
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DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING © Mike Seliger The Sky almost Danced tonight. Maybe it was just Clouds, Gliding along on the wind Illuminated lightly by a hidden Moon. Maybe if I’d never seen them, The Northern Lights caressing the Sky, And never felt the Infectious Joy Of Dancing beneath their Dancing
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