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