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Rednecks – Many Different Meanings
Tags: Collective Vision, Collective Visioning, community organizing, empowerment, leadership, linda stout
When I first went to Massachusetts in the early 90s, some people asked me, “How can you live in the South with so many rednecks?” I was both shocked and horrified, not understanding what they meant by the term. More Than One Meaning Before moving north, I had thought of the term “rednecks” in two […]
Stepping Stones – After the KKK Attack – Storytelling Part 2
Tags: linda stout, Stories, Storytelling
This is the second part of a three-part series on storytelling and community organizing. One of the things we work on in the storytelling workshop is how to make the first line capture the attention of the audience and the last line show the learning or moral of the story. I learned this lesson when I […]
Stepping Stones – Storytelling – Part 1
Tags: linda stout, Stories, Storytelling, training
This is the first part of a three-part series on storytelling and community organizing. Indigenous communities have used stories for teaching and passing down information for thousands of years. Today, science is catching up and starting to understand the importance of storytelling. Storytelling isn’t just a better way to connect with your audience: It also […]
