Coming Soon: A New Story for the Bay Area (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Dave Room.
Last updated at Thu, 23 Dec at 9:13am.

How we find a way to live differently?  How do we communicate that to ourselves, community members, and decision makers?  In an era of global warming, fighting racism, working for social justice and equity, how can storytelling help shape what we do and how we talk about it?

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Digital Backstory to the Collective Liberation Listening Tour
Blog entry by Bay Localize.
Last updated at Wed, 15 Dec at 6:00pm.

Narrative is the lens through which we view our lives.~ Melia's Papa

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Be In My 30% Solution to Support Cultural Exchange on Narrative with South Africa (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Dave Room.
Last updated at Thu, 9 Dec at 9:09am.

I just launched crowdfunding for an exciting project that has tremendous potential for transformative societal impact: The Collective Liberation Listening Tour. Check it out on Kickstarter.

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Nelson, Barack or Cristina? Telling stories that build community
Blog entry by Dave Room.
Last updated at Tue, 30 Nov at 8:32am.
Last week, in downtown Oakland, 20 community leaders convened in an exploratory conversation on co-creating transformative narratives that speak to low income, people of color communities and provide inspiring and viable alternatives to the status quo.
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Erika Padilla-Morales' "Socorro Reyes Quintana": Excerpts from Oakland Word's Emerging Writers
Blog entry by Kenji Liu.
Last updated at Wed, 14 Apr at 2:25pm.

This is the first in a series of selected excerpts from writing produced in Oakland Word's workshops. Oakland Word's anthology of poetry, fiction and memoir is scheduled to be published in June 2010. We hope you enjoy reading these local writers.

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HyeJin Yu's "House of Birds": Excerpts from Oakland Word's Emerging Writers
Blog entry by Kenji Liu.
Last updated at Tue, 13 Apr at 2:49pm.

Oakland Word has attracted writers from a wide range of backgrounds, representing some of the kaleidoscope of histories and perspectives that make up Oakland and the Bay Area. Our second excerpt comes from HyeJin Yu, who took the "Life Stories" workshop at the Main Library with instructor Bisola Marignay. The complete story will be published in the Oakland Word anthology, due out in June 2010.

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