5 Reasons We Should All Be Telling More Stories
In this guest blog Jessica Southgate shares her insights and take-aways from sounddelivery’s Being the Story event which took place on Friday 16th September.
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5 Things we Love about Mencap’s #HereIAm
Mencap’s new campaign Here I Am is making huge strides in challenging stereotypes around learning disabilities. Its cross-channel approach has been gaining reach and engaging wider communities to not just support the campaign but to join in and be a part of it. Here are our five things that we can learn from Here IContinue reading “5 Things we Love about Mencap’s #HereIAm”
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Harness the Power of Digital Storytelling – Tips on how charities can give a voice to the people they support
We need to be braver at telling our stories. This is a phrase people often quote me on. Storytelling is the essence of a charity, it is at its core. Not an add on. It is an area that I am passionate about. Unfortunately, all too often I have come across barriers within my workContinue reading “Harness the Power of Digital Storytelling – Tips on how charities can give a voice to the people they support”
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#WhiteRibbonDay Why We Need to Speak Out to End Violence Against Women
Today marks #WhiteRibbonDay the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The theme this year – #BeHerVoice illuminating the importance of sharing stories around violence against women to create widespread, global change. Many celebrities have already taken to Twitter to show their support for the cause and raise awareness. This year mainstream media hasContinue reading “#WhiteRibbonDay Why We Need to Speak Out to End Violence Against Women”
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Why authentic storytelling matters
At sounddelivery we are passionate about authentic storytelling and giving a platform for individuals to share their experiences in order to change perceptions of policy makers, media professionals and the wider public.
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How Cardboard Citizens is using Forum Theatre to engage audiences with the housing crisis
Cardboard Citizens are a theatre company I really admire and like to follow their work with interest. Their mission is to “tell stories that need to be told. Stories from other worlds, stories that help their tellers get a handle on their lives.” They have been making theatre with and for homeless people for 25Continue reading “How Cardboard Citizens is using Forum Theatre to engage audiences with the housing crisis”
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Sam Smith: The Value of Storytelling
For me, sharing my story has empowered me to live each day to make a difference to the lives of young people. I live each day as if it was my last day and if I have not had an impact on someone’s live my life is not worth living.
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Mark Brown ‘Powerful magic: On personal stories’
Stories have always been a powerful magic. Human beings are wired for them. The story we choose to tell about ourselves is a kind of spell, a way to write upon the world. But what if the narrative ‘tell your story; change the world’ is itself another story?
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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. Continue reading “I, Daniel Blake – Ken Loach’s stark reflection of the welfare state”
