Presented as part of the 2021 Earth Up Conference This presentation is accompanied by the telling of three stories from The Earth Stories Collection, a global bank of myths, legends, fables and folktales capable of transmitting a systemic, eco-centric and organicist worldview and illustrating the principles and values of the Earth Charter. Grian A. Cutanda, […]
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Nomination Time Frame Nominations for 2025 Oracle Awards opens March 1, 2025 at 9:00am Eastern Time. Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2025 at Midnight Pacific Time. Regional Award Recipients Regional Service and Leadership Awards are presented to individuals or organizations that have made a significant contribution to their local or regional storytelling community and/or
Laura Simms will tell a tale and use it as a touchstone for inspiring a meaningful conversation about how we are feeling at present and how we can be helpful to ourselves and others in this time of sudden potential change, even danger.ย This will be a facilitated workshop, not necessarily a talk.ย However, “it
by Mary K. Clark Are our memories static? Do they change? What impact does this have in the stories we tell and the stories we live out?ย In Greg Millerโs article How Our Brains Make Memories, Karim Nader, a neuroscientist shares his belief that our memories are changed by the โsimple act of remembering.โย This
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by Leanne Johnson Member, Producers & Organizers SIG They began arriving in January. First, a small flurry, then a trickle at month’s end, and a veritable blizzard around the February 15th deadline. Tapes! Tapes! Tapes! Tapes filled with stories, and songs, and memories, and magic – and mistakes. As the chairperson of a concert committee,
Producer: Ellen H. Munds () In order to encourage new listeners to come back to our next storytelling event, I send them a letter, thanking them for coming and telling them about our next event. Below is a copy of such a letter. April 20, 2004 Bill Jones 1234 N Virginia St Indianapolis, IN 46205
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Told by Ruth Stotter Listen to story Why do we tell stories? What does our audience want from their storytelling experience? How do we prepare and perform our stories? This modified Zen story tries to address some of these questions and, hopefully, provides some answers. One of the reasons I like this story is that
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Huffington Post (New York, NY), July 18, 2012 By John McCormick Summary: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, minorities represent almost one half of America’s population under the age of 5. This statistic portends a more ethnically diverse America, with new and growing populations playing more significant economic, social and political roles. Perhaps it’s
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By William Noonan Ph.D. The metaphors of folktales help cancer patients in their therapy. Unlikely heroes and heroines lie in hospital beds. Living with cancer is hardly a fairy tale existence, yet the life portrayed in fairy tales metaphorically describes the inner journey traveled from illness to healing. The rich resources of these tales present
