Honoring Historymakers & Storytellers

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The Idea:

What will change in the world because this Project happens?

One man tacked his complaints to the door of a Catholic church. Do people know your story?

Your stories will change our destiny.

BACKGROUND:

Millions of people are blogging their stories.
Policy activists are always looking for "personal stories" to support their goals.
You are more powerful than you think.

IMPACT:

One single story can make tanks roll to a stop.
The new march in Selma, Alabama, is flickering across our keyboards.

Photo by eskimoblood.

What information will people interact with to make this change?

FIND:

People telling their stories
New or existing campaigns that need your story.

BUILD COMMUNITY:

Campfire circles. Promote stories, gather storytellers.
Learn. Listen to stories, sit by a campfire.

What else have you done in this Cause Area?

Political decisions have always been based on what "the peoples" needs are. I have several years of experience as a policy advocate for immigrants and communities of color. I read blogs. I haven't opened a history book in years. But I know who Ryan White was.

Cause Area:
Cause Area Tags:
Financial support?:
No
City:
San Francisco
State/Region:
California
Country:
USA

The Assessment

What kind of help or resources do you need to turn your project idea into a completed mashup?

A creative director for a simple, visual interface
Needs assessment for useability
Technical know-how and equipment

Mashup Data Sources

Digital storytelling projects on nonprofit websites
Keyword blog search: Technorati, Diaryland, Xanga, Friendster, Sparkpeople.com, Creativecommons.org (Flickr, Youtube), etc.

“Share your story” search in *.org domains, Thepetitionsite.com, Democracyinaction.org, etc.
Search for related hearings, proposed policies, etc (legislative, executive, judicial, municipal, county).