Title: 9 ideas to bring people in communities closer together through storytelling | ChangeX Blog
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9 ideas to bring people in communities closer together through storytelling
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Content: 9 ideas to bring people in communities closer together through storytelling | ChangeX Blog
9 ideas to bring people in communities closer together through storytelling
9 ideas to bring people in communities closer together through storytelling
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To contribute to positive community spirit, especially in diverse communities, it’s important to create safe spaces for people to speak and be heard. Listening to community members tell their stories is a crucial part of building a community’s identity and what’s more, storytelling is a great tool to promote greater understanding for each other and for different perspectives we might have on issues. You might say that this should be the job of local journalism, and indeed, journalists can play an important role in telling these stories. But, there is so much more we can do in collaboration between local journalists, libraries, community centers and local businesses, by joining forces as citizens of the same community to bring more stories from our neighborhoods to life in a meaningful way. Here are a few scalable ideas for communities that have storytelling at their heart. Please let us know if you seek support in starting any of these ideas and contact us at hello@changex.org. Pedal to Porch
Pedal to Porch is like a bike tourist tour through your community. Only, there are no important landmarks on the way. Instead, you make stops at residents’ porches and listen to stories from the neighborhood. The whole purpose of Pedal to Porch as Cornetta Lane puts it is to lower the barrier of connection between neighbors and by doing so help communities become more resilient.