LGBTQI Oral History Project
Listening For A Change
Two day-long workshops
Listening for a Change received funding from the LGBTQI Giving Circle of the Community Foundation Sonoma County to implement a video oral history program that will focus on reciprocal interviews among the youth, aging population and disenfranchised of Sonoma County. Engaging one’s community through sharing stories creates opportunities for understanding and mentorship. Video stories promote understanding and acceptance of our shared humanity.
Not only does listening to another’s story build understanding and acceptance, but with this work LGBTQI youth and elders creates opportunities for role modeling and community building. This is also an effort to reach out to our disenfranchised youth—whether suffering from discrimination because of sexual orientation, color, low economic status, English language challenges, etc. This program offers innovative opportunities to build a stronger LGBTQI community and create a more inclusive welcoming community-at-large.
Two day-long workshops planned that include morning lessons and experiential involvement on learning oral history interviewing skills and afternoon sessions in which video recording is made by panels of elders interviewing youth and panels of youth interviewing elders.
Everyone has a story—through listening to one another, one comes to know, respect, appreciate, and admire the challenges overcome and strengths possessed by each person.
Workshops:
Saturday, March 17th, 2018 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
282 South High Street
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 829-4797
Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Vintage House Senior Center
264 1st Street East
Sonoma, CA 95476
(707) 996-0311
To register for a workshop, please contact:
info@listeningforachange.org
www.listeningforachange.org
(707) 578-5420
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