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How Cardboard Citizens is using Forum Theatre to engage audiences with the housing crisis

By Jude Habib

Posted on December 17, 2016

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

By sounddelivery

Posted on December 14, 2016

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’

By sounddelivery

Posted on December 13, 2016

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.”

By sounddelivery

Posted on December 11, 2016

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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