International Day for Sharing Life Stories

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January 1, 2008
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LifestoryDVD is organizing a Conference and a lifestory interview

LifestoryDVD is organizing a Conference and also a lifestory interview to celebrate the International Day for Sharing Life Stories. The event will take place at the Jewish Community Center and people interest in joining the activity should e-mail lifestorydvd@gmail.com to confirm their presence.

What? Conference and lifestory interview

When? 16 May, time to be confirmed

Where? Jewish Community Center, at Montrose Road – Rockville, MD

+info: lifestorydvd@gmail.com

Shands Arts in Medicine is preparing a Story Circle!

The organization Shands Arts in Medicine is preparing a Story Circle for the May 16th. The activity will take place at the local hospital and will be open to patients and their families, hospital staff and medical students.

What? Story Circle

When? 16 May 2008, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where? Local hospital, 1600 SW Archer Road – Gainesville, FL

+info: gellison@ufl.edu

Center for Digital Storytelling will hold a public event to celebrate the Day!

The Center for Digital Storytelling (Berkeley, CA) is joining local organizations and individuals to hold a public event to celebrate the Day! The event will feature music, spoken word and media presentations and will be held Friday, May 16, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Berkeley Central Library.

What? Public event, featuring music, spoken word and media presentations

When? 16 May 2008, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where? Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kittredge at Shattuck – Berkeley, CA

+info: joe@sotrycenter.org

Center for Digital Storytelling-Denver is co-producing an event with the group Telling Stories & Music

The Center for Digital Storytelling is co-producing an event with "Telling Stories & Music" - a group that puts on live performances of music and spoken word essays around specific themes. This will include live music, live essays/stories being read and digital stories being shown.
The event will be on Friday, May 16th, at 7:30 pm at the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St.

What? Event including live music, live essays and digital stories!

When? May 16, at 7:30 p.m.

Where? Mercury Café, 2199 California St. – Denver, CO

+info: daniel@storycenter.org

Ohio State University is holding three events on May 16^th

Ohio State University is holding three events to celebrate the International Day for Sharing Life Stories! The first one is a 1-hour screening of digital stories. The second activity planned is a 1-hour 15minute outdoor live storytelling performance of a variety of short pieces. Finally, they will have a faculty panel discussion about the role of storytelling in higher education.
What? Screening of digital stories, storytelling performance and faculty panel.
When? May 16^th, 9:30-10:30 Digital story screening, 11-12:15 Live storytelling, 1-3pm Faculty Panel
Where? Digital story screening and Faculty panel at the Wexner Center Theater; Storytelling performance at Browning Amphitheater - Ohio State University – Columbus, OH
+info: diaz.28@osu.edu

Showcase honors senior members of Fire Island community

On May 17, 2008 students, parents, teachers, administrators and local public officials will gather at the Ocean Beach Historical Society on Fire Island to honor senior members of their community, many of whom took part in an initiative known as the “Student Elder Project.” Through their participation, these seniors acknowledged the importance of preserving their local history. This evening will showcase all of the student’s iMovies, produced to document the lives of project participants. This opening will also serve as a platform for each student to present a DVD copy to their respective elder.

What? Movie exhibition

When? May 17^th, from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Where? The Ocean Beach Historical Society – Ocean Beach, NY

+info: dgerken@esboces.org

Story Circles in Ankeny, IA

Partnering with the Two Rivers Story Spinners, The State Historical Society of Iowa leads the effort to combine history and the arts, individuals and communities. A display about The Big Read project highlights the importance of experiencing literature. People will be encouraged to share stories in small group settings, or by presenting to the whole group during the open microphone session. Experienced storytellers and personal historians will be on hand to offer assistance. This activity will take place at the Des Moines Area Community, from 7 pm to 10 pm, on May 16th!

What? Story circles

When? May 16, from 7 pm to 10 pm

Where? Des Moines Area Community College (2006 St. Ankeny Blvd, Bldg. 6) – Ankeny, IA

+info: susan.jellinger@iowa.gov

The Museum of the Person will celebrate the Day in multiple ways, in Bloomington (IN)

Citizens in Bloomington will celebrate life story in multiple ways and places! Life story photo exhibits (Picturing my World, Memory of the Square, and Third Street Park); a student-led Cold War Memories story booth; story circles of all kinds in several venues; international telephone calls from Bloomington to home; and also a mapmaking project to tell the story of their public housing community. The events will take place at various venues of Bloomington, IN, on May 12, May 16 and May 17.

What? Photo exhibits, story booth, story circles

When? May 12, May 16 and May 17.

Where? Various venues of Bloomington, IN

+info: staffor@indiana.edu

CDS Washington D.C. organizes various events

The Center for Digital Storytelling from Washington DC is planning a public event with SpeakEasyDC and the Served Project for the International Day for Sharing Life Stories. The event, called Pulling a 180: Stories about Change, transformation and New Beginnings will feature a musical performance by Lilo Gonzales, SpeakeasyDC community storytellers, and screened stories by teenage filmmakers from the Served Project.

What? An evening of musical, screened, and live storytelling
When? Friday May 16^th, 8 pm
Where? Saint Stephens Church, auditorium1525 Newton St. NW (16^th & Newton St.) Washington DC 20010
Donation:$10 (students, seniors, and alternate donation: $5)
+info: stefani@storycenter.org

LifeCatching Celebrates International Day for Sharing Life Stories

A storysharing gathering will occur at Sun City McDonald Ranch in Henderson, NV. Members of the current LifeCatching Writing Group will share stories from their writings and invite others to participate. Group leader and author, Barbara Tabach will provide participants with tools to get started saving their personal histories.

What? Story circle

When? May 16, 4pm

Where? Sun City MacDonald Ranch Community Center, Horizon Ridge & Carmel. Henderson, Nevada

+info: barbara@tabach.com

Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group promotes three events in California

As part of the celebration for the International Day for Sharing Life Stories, the organization will organize three story circles. Two of them will gather students for sharing life stories inspired by videos of story circles in Israel and Palestine. The other story circle will be the monthly meeting of the 9-year-old sustained San Francisco Dialogue of Muslim, Christian and Jewish women and men.

What? Story Circle – Crossing the Line: Story as Entry to Campus Relationships and Change ?
When? May 21 Gather 5:45 pm -- Begin 6:00 pm SHARP – Close 8:30 pm
Where? Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
+info: LTraubman@igc.org

What? Story Circle – “Facilitating Collaborative Communication”
When? May 19 2:30-4:10 pm
Where? De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
+info: LTraubman@igc.org

What? Story Circle – Jewish Palestininan Living Room Dialogue of San Francisco When? May 14 7pm to 9.30pm
Where? San Francisco, CA
+info: LTraubman@igc.org

National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning promotes debate and films in NYC

In celebration of the International Day of Sharing Stories join the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice an Permanecy Planning to hear from storytellers in the child welfare field; young people, workers and supervisors. Meet the storytellers and watch their digital stories. Participate in a discussion about how these stories can inform our work with young people.

What? Storytelling, debate, film exhibition
When? May 16, 3-5pm
Where? Hunter College School of Social Work, 129 East 79^th Street, NYC
+info: laura.loforti@gmail.com
- Space is limited. Please RSVP to Joan Morse by May 12, 2008 at 212-452-7480 or joanmorse@aol.com

Caminos de Esperanza Cultural Center (CECC) and The Peace Center of United University Church hosts story circle in LA, California

Join them for an evening of sharing life & family stories, especially stories of immigration to or migration within the United States. Share stories using whatever format you choose: narrative, song, visual display, etc. There’ll be videotaping stories and, with permission, maintaining stories in a “library” of immigration stories. Open to anyone.

What? Story circle
When? May 16, 6:30 PM -- Gather and snacks, 7:00 PM -- Share stories
Where? United University Church, intersection of Hoover and Jefferson on the edge of USC campus, Los Angeles
+info: rosekm@yahoo.com

Center for Digital Storytelling Los Angeles celebrates the International Day for Sharing Life Stories

The Armory joins with CDS in an event that will feature digital stories created in on-site workshops, including artist/author Riua Akinshegun and documentary filmmaker Kathy Huang's Miss Chinatown, USA; CDS Los Angeles presents an evening of story performance, digital storytelling screenings, narrative documentary and story swapping.
What? Story circle, films
When? May 16, 3 – 9 p.m
Where? 145 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena
+info: gayle@storycenter.org

Burns Technology Center / Montana State University hosts Live presentation and international videoconference with a children’s author

The goal of the project is to encourage kids in grades 2 and 3 to learn more about telling their life stories as they listen to well-known children's author Ben Mikaelson [http://www.benmikaelson.com] for a talk called "Telling Your Life Story." Ben will speak live at MSU with second- and third-graders from nearby Irving Elementary School, which is known for its focus on international education. The Irving children will be joined by elementary school children from two schools in Canada, who will hear Ben's talk and interact with the author and the Bozeman kids via videoconference. All of this will take place in Montana State University's new collaborative multimedia center called Studio 1080 [http://eu.montana.edu/studio1080].
What? Storytelling
When? May 19 9:30-11am Mountain Standard Time
Where? BTC Studio 1080, EPS Building Atrium, MSU – Bozeman, MT
+info: taylor@montana.edu

Therese Perreault from the Community Storytelling Arts hosts event in Tucson, Arizona

Therese will host a small impromptu screening of stories produced from recent community digital storytelling workshop. Participants will be encouraged to talk about their story and anything they might want to share from their workshop experience. Please send an email to therese@bayviewmedia.com if you wish to share a story in the screening.

What? Video screening
When? May 18 5-7pm
Where? El Centro Cultural de las Americans, 40 W. Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona
+info: Therese@baviewmedia.com