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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:

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

IMPACT:

  1. One single story can make tanks roll to a stop.
  2. 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:

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

BUILD COMMUNITY:

  1. Campfire circles. Promote stories, gather storytellers.
  2. 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.

The Assessment

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

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

Mashup Data Sources

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

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

The Team

Submitted by idearist on March 14, 2008 - 12:04am

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