STORIES IN LIVING COLOR
Storytellers...
working together...
learning about race, unlearning racism and discrimination
Storytellers...
working together...
learning about race, unlearning racism and discrimination
The Next Stories in Living Color event will be on Friday, January 29th at 7PM Pacific Time.
Tickets are available via this link:
Stories in Living Color / Episode #5 | Eventcombo
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ABOUT
Stories in Living Color is an ongoing project of the Storytelling Association of California (SAC), teaming up storytellers of different races, or communities that face discrimination, to work on paired stories that illustrate issues regarding race, racism, or discrimination.
PAIRED STORIES
What are paired stories? Stories from two tellers’ lives and experiences that intersect or are of a similar theme. They may be personal stories or traditional tales.
WORKING TOGETHER
Paired tellers will spend time getting to know one another through discussions of their lived experiences concerning race, racism, or discrimination. Through this process the two tellers will identify and develop storylines that intersect in some way. Tellers will decide the length of their individual stories as long as they keep to a total 20 minute maximum for both.
LEARNING
Tellers will learn about challenges faced by their partner providing an opportunity to learn about how race, racism and discrimination have impacted their lives. White tellers must be open to this process, as people of color have experiences of racism and discrimination that white people have never experienced, and will never experience, due to institutionalized white privilege.
FURTHER LEARNING, FOR A WIDER AUDIENCE
SAC will endeavor to find online storytelling venues around the country and will arrange for paired storytellers to appear on these “shows.” Prior to the show an emcee will discuss the tellers’ stories with them and head up a discussion after their performance. This will enrich the learning process for both tellers and audience alike.
ONLINE SHOWS
Next Show: January, date to be determined
IF YOU WANT TO GET ON OUR EMAIL LIST CONTACT rickroberts@tds.net
To View Previous Shows go to YouTube and search on The Storytelling Association of California; you will find Stories in Living Color recorded shows among the SAC recordings there.
HOW TO TAKE PART IN STORIES IN LIVING COLOR
- CLICK HERE for the Teller Information Form, which is a fill-in Word document. Please download the file, add your information, save it, then email it back to Rick Roberts. NOTE: For some browsers, you may need to right-click on the above link and open or save the file (or "Save Link As") to your computer rather than just left-click.
- The information that you and other tellers have submitted will be summarized on the section below titled “List of Tellers.”
- If you see an idea or theme that intersects with yours, contact the teller and begin a conversation. Click on the Short Description link (in blue type) to see the full information on that teller. Click on their name to see their email address.
- If the two of you decide to work together, contact Rick Roberts and he will “hide” your information on the website.
- If you subsequently decide not to work together, contact Rick and he will “unhide” your information.
- After completion of work on your paired stories, contact Rick and he will discuss upcoming online telling opportunities with you.
- We cannot guarantee that all Storytellers will get the opportunity to tell online, but we will do our best. All tellers who appear on shows will be compensated.
LIST OF TELLERS
Click on the name to send an email.
Click on the Keywords for more details. A PDF will load.
NAME |
AGE |
LOCATION |
ETHNICITY/ COMMUNITY |
SHORT DESCRIPTION |
57 |
Vienna, Virginia |
White |
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57 |
Orono, MN |
White, Jewish, LGBTQIA |
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|
Value |
Value |
Value |
Value |
Roopa Mohan |
59 |
Walnut Creek, CA |
South Asian/Indian/Hindu |
Paired and working with Karin Amato |
Dana Sherry |
49 |
Orinda, CA |
White |
Paired and working with O.J. Mozon Jr. |
Elizabeth Vander Kamp |
56 |
Homewood, AL |
White |
Paired and working with Ruby Simpkins |
34 |
Herndon, VA |
Black |
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65 |
Wilton, CA |
White |
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59 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
White/Jewish/Buddhist |
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43 |
Utah |
White/Blind |
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Karin Amano |
53 |
Georgia |
Japanese |
Paired and working with Roopa Mohan |
73 |
Haysville, NC |
White |
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79 |
Erie, CO |
White |
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71 |
Stillwater, MN |
Ashkanazi Jew/Non binary LGBTQA |
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Ollis (O.J.) Mozon Jr. |
67 |
Oceanside, CA |
Black |
Paired and working with Dana Sherry |
Ed Lewis |
73 |
Davis, CA |
White |
Paired and working with Angela James |
Angela James |
35 |
Sacramento, CA |
Other/Immigrant |
Paired and working with Ed Lewis |
Value |
Value |
Value |
Value |
Value |
Ruby Simpkins |
70 |
Camarillo, CA |
African American |
Paired and working with Elizabeth Vander Kamp |
NA |
Bordentown, NJ |
White |
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51 |
San Francisco, CA |
Black/Disabled |