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Comedy, Activism, and Reproductive Justice Organizing

Winstead takes listeners on the journey of her transition from a “professional anger fluffer” in the entertainment industry to becoming the founder of the Abortion Access Front. AAF uses comedy… Continue Reading Comedy, Activism, and Reproductive Justice Organizing
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New Fables Collective

Perspective plays a large role in the narratives we tell about spaces, places, and people. In the social innovation world, defining people by their problems happens too often from people… Continue Reading New Fables Collective
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Hub Brown: How Lived Experience Shapes Storytelling

“Every human story has value,” says Hub Brown, Dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Dean Brown shares how individuals and universities can break through the… Continue Reading Hub Brown: How Lived Experience Shapes Storytelling
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Inclusive Story and the Role of Story Sharers

“Story sharers are the architects of culture, and the stories they share are the building blocks of our world,” says Chandra Harris-McCray. Making storytelling inclusive requires practitioners to provide authentic… Continue Reading Inclusive Story and the Role of Story Sharers
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Imagining How We Hear the Future

Qing Yu Chen recounts her journey as a musician and advocate for survivors of gender-based violence. Through storytelling, Chen seeks to serve communities with her voice as a vehicle for… Continue Reading Imagining How We Hear the Future
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