StoryCenter

We agree!! Girls and young women across the Appalachian region of the USA share common challenges resulting from low educational attainment, limited employment skills, few strong role models, and low self-esteem. This StoryCenter project feature with ' () seeks to address these challenges by promoting 21st century literacy skills, educational access, and economic opportunity for Appalachia’s girls and young women in western... North Carolina. Working with summer interns from Duke University and Berea College each June for the past 9 years, StoryCenter has facilitated the digital literacy and digital storytelling program for PAGE’s middle school girls. Their stories tell the collective story of the rich heritage of the region, and we are excited to share a few of them with you- check out our IGTV channel! To learn how your organization can sponsor a similar digital storytelling youth project, please contact Allison Myers at @. or by visiting our link tree. #literacy #girlseducation #girlseducationmatters #girlpower #genderequality #appalachia #appalachianproud #northcarolina #bethechange #education #youth #read #stories #ruraleducation #jordan #digitalliteracy #21stcenturyskills #medialiteracy @page_programs @queenrania @dukeuniversity @bereacollege @malalafund @girlrising See more

Please register now for our Voices to End FGM/C screening! Visit bit.ly/voices-filmscreening to reserve your spot. : )

Quote from Nadia Hashimi, pediatrician and novelist. At StoryCenter, we work to create supportive spaces for refugee and immigrant communities to share their own stories. Through our project, StoryCenter, in collaboration with Wellness in Action, supports immigrant, refugee, and asylee women in speaking out for their rights, through story; connecting with each other; and building bridges of solidarity to broader communities from all walks of life. ... As part of this project, we offer collaborative storytelling workshops bringing together immigrant and refugee women and women artists. For more information, or to learn how your organization can sponsor a similar project, please contact Amy Hill at: @. #refugees #oneworld #onehumanity #UNHCR #withrefugees #refugeeswelcome #refugeestories #welcomerefugees #refugeewomen #digitalart #stories #refugeestories #immigrants #art #beauty #empoweringwomen #inspiration #womensupportingwomen #instagood #2021 @nadiahashimibooks See more

From 2016 to the present, StoryCenter has worked with the California State Library and 70 public libraries around California helping community members create their own digital stories. Nearly 500 digital stories and 100 interviews were collected. STAY TUNED to our IGTV channel to hear the inspiring stories told by a diverse group of Californians! ... To learn how we can work with your state and local public libraries to pursue similar storytelling initiatives, please reach out to Allison at [email protected] or by visiting our link tree #californiastories #californiahistory #tellyourstory #libraries #library #librariesofinstagram #MyNationalArchives #iglibraries #archives #biblioteca #livinglibrary #history #digitalstorytelling #thinklocal #raybradbury #2021 @californiastatelibrary @californiahistoricalsociety @nationalparkservice @usnatarchives @smithsonianarchives @nypl @librarieswithoutborders See more

StoryCenter friends, please tune in for this presentation of some of our most recent work in partnership with the Humboldt County Transition-Age Youth Collaboration!

~Desmond Tutu Climate change exacerbates the difficulties already faced by indigenous communities, including political and economic marginalization, loss of land and resources, human rights violations, discrimination and unemployment.(UN.org) At StoryCenter, we aim to equip everyday people with the tools to connect their stories and faces to social, political, and environmental policy. Members of the shared their stories about clim...ate and environmental change in relation to personal and community health and well-being in StoryCenter’s three-day digital storytelling workshop coordinated by ’ .. STAY TUNED to our IGTV channel in these upcoming weeks to hear the stories of Federated Tribes of Warm Springs community members. For more information, or to learn how your organization can sponsor a similar digital storytelling project, please @. . #ClimateChangesHealth #climatecrisis #climate #environment #climateaction #earth #indigenous #firstnations #ndn #nativeamerican #environmentaljustice #environmentalhealth #publichealth #resiliency #sustainable #sustainabledevelopment #land #humanrights #culture #desmondtutu #oregon #indigenoushealth #indigenousrights See more

FREE Webinar - Digital Storytelling in Nursing Education and Practice: Tuesday, Jan 19th at 11am PST/2pm EST. Register here: https://www.storycenter.org/schedule/dsinnursinged2021-1