real and not real | transform. | june 2011
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welcome We often think of storytelling as the thing a teacher, parent, or older sibling did when we were little. They'd sit beside us and read (or tell) a story. But stories are more than that; stories are primary to our lives. They are the way we communicate nearly everything, from the spoken to the unspoken. Everything is story: ads, photos, songs, gossip, history, news, etc. They are also primal. The Chauvet cave paintings reveal not art, but the stories of what mattered to those who lived there 32,000 years ago. All of our fathers, have a story of who we were as children. There are stories old and new about Stonewall, about Juneteenth, about all celebrations of achievement held in June. As folks who advance transformative social change, we can use story as a tool to create connection, listen to others, and reveal truth--we can tell about who we are in a way that is genuine and compelling, especially to those who resist the messages we bring. In this issue we offer resources and ideas about how social change agents can bring storytelling into the work they do, both for themselves and for the world they seek to make.
what's new All in the Family There are a lot of folks out there living outside of the nuclear family framework. Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice (ACRJ) is gathering stories [image: Mary R. Vogt]
(digital and otherwise) to
accurately show what American families are like today. We are all over the map: from mom, dad, kids... Read more... ACRJ's Strong Families Video Stories of Strong Families Add Your Family Story
in SIGHT The Power of Vulnerability
"One Human Family" Aids Memorial, Key West, FL. Tile design by Chรถd Stine, Tiles Etcetera.
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Brene Brown, accomplished researcher, author, social worker, and storyteller, spent six years collecting thousands of people's stories on vulnerability, the need to belong, and our profound interconnectedness. In this TED talk, she shares her thoughts on her work and
real and not real: on borders and divisions http://transformativechange.org/transform/journal/201106.html
reflects on the importance of knowing oneself in order to understand humanity. Subscribe to CXC on YouTube
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