Storytelling for Change
Are you ready to harness the unparalleled power of storytelling to drive meaningful change?
Whether you're an activist, entrepreneur, artist, or advocate, or like taking an entirely different approach to making change, mastering the art of storytelling will amplify your impact. By learning visual narrative methods, you'll be equipped to craft compelling messages that resonate with diverse audiences, fostering understanding and sparking action. Join this community to collaborate, exchange ideas, and receive the tools to equip you with the expertise to wield stories as tools for change.
Storytelling for Change is a recurring community of practice that helps you take your storytelling skills to the next level. It focuses on a specific narrative changemaking method each semester.
In Spring 2024, participants will focus on visual and narrative storytelling to make change in the world around them.
Who Can Join:
- This community of practice is for you if you're interested in driving meaningful change through the art of storytelling.
The Commitment:
- This community of practice will meet weekly on Tuesdays, starting on February 20 through April 16, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Athena Center CoLab in Milstein, 4th Floor.
The Perks:
- Participants will receive a $100 stipend, a supportive community, dinner at each meet-up, and guidance from an expert facilitator.
The interest form to join the Spring 2024 cohort is now closed.
Meet our Guest Expert!
Ranjani Chakraborty | Guest Expert Spring 2024
Ranjani Chakraborty is a Brooklyn-based visual storyteller whose work focuses on race, gender, history, and the environment. She was a lead video producer on the Vox video team, and the host & creator behind the short historical documentary series Missing Chapter. This work, which centers on the overlooked or intentionally erased histories of marginalized communities, has been recognized by the News & Documentary Emmys and the Online Journalism Awards.
Ranjani has spent more than a decade reporting, writing, video editing and animating short and long-form nonfiction content. Prior to Vox, she produced at organizations including ProPublica, National Geographic, Al Jazeera America, and NBC News. She’s a Houston native and a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism.
Over the course of 8 sessions, Storytelling for Change participants will receive:
- A more nuanced understanding of storytelling and innovative approaches to storytelling and changemaking
- Community with their peers who are also passionate about using storytelling for change
- A $100 stipend
During the Spring 2024 semester, this community of practice will meet weekly on Tuesdays from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Athena Center on the following dates:
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February 20
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February 27
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March 5
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March 19
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March 26
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April 2
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April 9
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April 16
The interest form to join the Spring 2024 cohort is now closed.