Tell Us a Story: The Power of Narrative to Build a Social Movement

Gail Kennedy 3/3/163:53 PM

During a two-day convening of Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) grantees in November, stories of adversity and resilience brought a focused hush to the room and underscored one of the gathering’s themes: Stories are essential to social movements, including the growing effort to combat early adversity and build resilience in communities across the nation.

Marshall Ganz, senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University, describes three kinds of stories that shape social change: the Story of Self, the Story of Us and the Story of Now. “Each of us has a Story of Self—who we are, why we’re called to this work,” MARC project manager Clare Reidy told the group in closing. “Each of your communities has elevated a shared Story of Us. You are acting out the Story of Now. You are building a movement.”

I encourage you to read the full story by Anndee Hochman posted here. Let's tell our stories!

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