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StoryCenter supports individuals and organizations in using storytelling and participatory media for reflection, education, and social change

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We collaborate with organizations around the world. Explore our case studies, and learn how we can help bring storytelling to your community.

Education

Guiding educators and researchers on how to bring storytelling into K-12, college, and community settings, through pedagogy and practical applications

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Arts, Culture, & History

Highlighting the important contributions that everyday voices and images make to artistic practice, cultural preservation, and the documentation of local history

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Social Justice

Guiding efforts to build solidarity, challenge oppression, and mobilize concerned citizens to take concrete action on important local, state, and national issues

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Civic Engagement

Using story as a way to bring people together, build leadership from within communities, and inspire involvement in democratic processes

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Public Health & Human Services

Understanding how personal narratives can function as tools for reflection, community education, provider training, and policy advocacy

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International Health & Human Rights

Surfacing stories from around the world that are often ignored, and centralizing them in community mobilization and advocacy efforts to promote dignity and justice

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Place, Environment, & Science

Recognizing that local knowledge and lived experience must guide work to engage leaders and learners, sustain neighborhoods, and protect the natural world

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Organizational Development

Enhancing interpersonal communication, promoting team-building, and strengthening organizational culture through story-based programs

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View our complete course catalog of online and in-person public workshops from introductory to advanced. Find it, make it, share it.

Upcoming Public Workshops

Digital Storytelling Workshop: Berkeley (Registration Closed)

Dec 12

Dec 12, 2018 – Dec 14, 2018

Digital Storytelling Workshop: Berkeley (Registration Closed)

Dec 12, 2018 – Dec 14, 2018

Introduction to Story Facilitation Webinar: Online

Dec 17

Dec 17, 2018

Introduction to Story Facilitation Webinar: Online

Dec 17, 2018

Digital Storytelling Facilitators' Intensive: Berkeley, CA

Jan 7

Jan 7, 2019 – Jan 11, 2019

Digital Storytelling Facilitators' Intensive: Berkeley, CA

Jan 7, 2019 – Jan 11, 2019

Introduction to Digital Storytelling Webinar: Online

Jan 14

Jan 14, 2019

Introduction to Digital Storytelling Webinar: Online

Jan 14, 2019

Listening Station

Simple, easy-to-use storytelling recording station and app.

Now Available

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Recent Blog Posts

Dec 12, 2018

Building Empathy in Local Communities: The Redwood City 2020 Digital Storytelling Project

Dec 12, 2018

Having such a comforting setting allowed us to be open when sharing our story ideas as a group and getting feedback. All the storytellers did an amazing job of capturing our community’s values and welcoming environment. They crafted stories about family, identity, the struggles of immigration, and many other topics.

Dec 12, 2018