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Portland Story Theater Urban Tellers Show
Listen to this post: Stories! I’ve decided no more mucking around with the storytelling. I’ve been studying in some online courses about how to shape and tell stories for an audience. But you can’t get feedback if your teacher is just an online video. In honor of the very social, communal nature of storytelling, I signed up for a…
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AVID Jail Project
Listen to this post: Trigger warning: Abuse, neglect, and incarceration of people with mental illness. Read or listen to this blog post with discretion. Did you know there are more people with mental illness in prison or jail than being treated in psychiatric hospitals? Into the 1800s, we used to put mentally ill people in jail.…
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The Bridge performance at Community Youth Services in Olympia
Listen to this post: Sometimes I just wish we could have kept filming for the documentary forever and ever. Thankfully, social media keeps me connected to the people in the film. And today I have such happy news to share about Dani Sanderson, one of our stars. Dani got involved with Community Youth Services in…
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Disability and feminism on KBOO’s Bread and Roses
Listen to this post: Caitlin Wood and I had the great pleasure of being guests on KBOO Community Radio’s Bread and Roses show just last night. What’s that show, you ask? “Bread and Roses is a collective of women identified radio activists. We offer feminist public affairs programming. We give voice to those working for…