International Day for Sharing Life Stories

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January 1, 2008
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SOUTH AFRICA

Symphonia Leadership Development supports the International Day for Sharing Life Stories throughout South Africa

The Symphonia Leadership Development will be facilitating a nation-wide initiative to encourage South Africans to share their stories! They will be enrolling hosts from all over South Africa. Each of these hosts will be asked to host a story telling session for a minimum of 90 minutes on Friday, 16th May. The intention is to simply have a diverse group of people together and to create the space for these people to tell their stories of growing up and living in South Africa!!

What? Facilitate and promote Story circles
+info: enrollments with louise@symphonia.net

Human Energy Programmes promotes story circle in Cape Town

To celebrate the International Day for Sharing Life Stories the organization will host storytelling sessions and discussions about the importance of listening eand telling, in order to make better decisions in life

What? Story Circle

When? 16 May 2008

Where? De Beers Marine, Golf Park, Raapenberg Road, Pinelands
+ info: megan@hep.co.za

Story Circle in Johannesburg
The goal of the program is to fid a healing through life story sharing and experiences, in an age of intolerance, racism and xenophobia. Anyone from any race and can creed can join in.

What? Story Circle

When? 16 may

Where? 929 Leoatleng Avenue, Central Western Jabavu, Soweto

+info: taffii@gmail.com

IMSTUS promotes story circle in Stellenbosch

The Institute of Mathematics and Science Teaching of the Stellenbosch University will organize a story circle for all employees to share their stories and learn what underpins the passion they share for contributing to the empowerment of teachers and learners.

What? Story Circle

When?16 may

Where? At the offices of IMSTUS, 3^rd floor, GG Cillié Building, Matie Campus, Stellenbosch
+info: iwwous@sun.ac.za

Story Circle with The McGregor Waldorf School and College staff

Katleen Verschoore will celebrate the International Day for Sharing Life Stories with a small story circle at her house, with friends from various racial groups to share stories about their early childhood – parents, siblings, home, environment, school, friends. A simple but great initiative. It is a closed meeting. For futher information contact host.

What? Story Circle

When? May 16

+info: katleen@breede.co.za

Mhnani Gingi Social Entrepreneurial Networks organizes events in Cape Town

Working mainly with women and youth, the organization prepared some activities for the International Day for Sharing Life Stories. There will be a story circle and The Marimba Group, comprised of the vulnerable children will be dancing as a form of cultural appreciation. The activities will be documented.

What? : Story Circle, Music/Dance exhibition

When? 16 May Mid Morning to early afternoon

Where? Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (Weather permitting) otherwise TsIBa Educational Centre, Pinelands

+info: nlrestio@telkomsa.net

Lutheran Community Outreach (Hillbrow) hosts story circle

Working mainly with the children and youth who attend drama workshops at the Hillbrow Theatre the community will organize a story circle to gather and share stories also with the staff who work at theater. The main goal is to begin to create social cohesion in the inner city of Johannesburg, by integrating people who come from rural areas and low-income families.

What? Story Circle

When? 16 may, 15:00 – 16:30

Where? Hillbrow Theatre, Kaptein Street, Hillbrow

+info: gerardb@mweb.co.za

Kronendal Music Academy Of Hout Bay hosts story circle in Cape Town

The organization will be hosting an evening of sharing life stories and South African appreciation stories in the local Community Centre. They have engaged in setting up an exhibition of pictures and written stories that will be displayed in the local library as well as in the Community Hall on the evening. They have been approached by a Documentary film maker to film the event for possible broadcast on the Cape Town Community TV Network.

They expect that people from the Hout bay community come for the evening as strangers and leave as friends and neighbours.

What? Story Circle

When? 16 may

Where? Hout Bay Cultural Community Centre

+info: dwynne@intekom.co.za

Creative Writing group at the Institute for the Study of English In Africa hosts story circle in Grahamstown

The audience will consist of the regular members of the writing course (about twenty people). They will introduce the session as being part of the international celebration and, using the prompts provided, complete three sessions of writing and response in small groups of 1-4 people. The session should last an hour, ending with general feedback on experiences and a break for refreshments, where further discussions can be facilitated. Additional guests for the evening are also welcome.

What? Story Circle, Writing Sessions

When? 15 may

Where? St Peters, Rhodes University, Grahamstown

+info: a.krueger@ru.ac.za

The Truth in Translation project will be hosting a storytelling workshop in Oudtshoorn

By listening to each others stories with the intent to retell it in the first person, the Truth In Translation Project finds that a deeper sense of listening is activated. “A different ear is used.” We also get a brand new perspective on our own stories if we hear it being told by someone else, in their words: their unique interpretation. In this sense they will promote a storytelling workshop with the students of Oudtshoorn High School.

What? Story Telling workshop
When? 17 May
Where? Oudtshoorn High School, Oudtshoorn
+info: robbi@mailbox.co.za