Storytelling Project Aims to Build Collective Memory of Civil and Human Rights

Civil and Human Rights News 10.4.13

By Patrick McNeil, Leadership Conference Communications Assistant

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is partnering with the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) on a project – All Together Now – that aims to gather civil and human rights stories from seniors (over 55) and young adults (15-30). The stories highlight bridging generation gaps to stand together in taking action to support civil and human rights. Many storytellers talk about how the legacy of the civil rights movement has impacted their lives and their communities.

Participants share their stories at workshops across the country – called Storied Sessions – and then upload these contributions with an accompanying picture to a portal where the body of work is showcased. Visitors can also upload their own stories, the result of which could potentially be hundreds of stories vitalizing the collective legacy of civil and human rights.

Future Storied Sessions will take place beginning tomorrow in Denver, but check out the list below to see if one of these workshops is happening near you:

Additional national partners of the All Together Now project include Southern Poverty Law Center, Color of Change, Equal Justice Society, and many others. If you’d like to attend a workshop, please fill out an application. For more information about the project, please visit www.storycenter.org/all-together-now.