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“We all have powerful stories to tell, I’m using mine to be a voice for others.”
We all have powerful stories to tell, which we use to be a voice for others. Storytelling has helped me, as part of my recovery from an abusive relationship, to gain confidence and feel empowered as a person. These stories, I hope, will then empower others that are currently, or have been through similar situations to myself.
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I, Daniel Blake – Ken Loach’s stark reflection of the welfare state
In this blog Helena, digital assistant at sounddelivery shares her thoughts on storytelling around poverty in light of Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake. Sounddelivery has worked with those with firsthand experience of poverty to share their stories to challenge media stereotypes and use digital storytelling to take control of the narrative around poverty in the UK today. […]
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#FortheGirl, No Body’s Perfect, Damilola and more in our Storytelling Highlights
We’ve seen so many examples of great storytelling this week we don’t know where to start. But we’ve tried and here are this week’s storytelling highlights – things we’ve seen, heard or read about and would like to share with you. Last Friday we shared all our powerful talks from our storytelling event Being the […]
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The Big Life Fix, Giving Back, Insight 2016 and more in our Storytelling Highlights
Welcome to our weekly Storytelling Highlights. Here we share what we’ve seen, heard or read about and would like to share with you. You know the drill, make yourself a cup of tea, grab a pair of headphones and enjoy. With just two weeks before we break for Christmas, there’s still time to snap up a […]
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Why All Trustee Boards Could Benefit from an Expert Citizen
Through our work we get to meet and connect with many incredible storytellers, and someone we really admire in this sector is Darren Murinas. In this guest blog Darren shares his experience as an Expert Citizen, someone with lived experience of multiple needs, becoming a charity trustee.I’m Darren Murinas currently the director of Expert Citizens […]
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A World Without Down’s Syndrome, Refugees: In Our Eyes, Photo-storytelling and more in our Storytelling Highlights
Welcome to our weekly Storytelling Highlights. Here we share our weekly dose of things we’ve spotted that are great examples of storytelling. Also, a quick reminder to put Monday 6th February in your diary because The Social Media Exchange (#SMEX17) is back, with tickets available next week! Here’s our list of things we’ve seen, heard or […]
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Being the Story: The Highlights
# Take a look at our upcoming flagship event The Social Media Exchange our annual practical training conference for the charity sector giving delegates the opportunity to learn new skills, new insights and enhance their digital storytelling. Tickets will be available soon!
