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Sue believes in the power of storytelling to bring people together. She is producer/director of the site which showcases over 250 social justice video stories and receives over half a million visitors each year. This catalyst has a below-average spell buff. In addition, Sue produces award-winning multicultural performances including White, Black and Brown: Tribes & Bridges at the Steppenwolf Theatre and More Alike Than Not: Stories of Three Americans – Christian, Jewish and Muslim. Sue is author of several books and curricula including Diversity in Our Schools, Common Cross-Cultural Mistakes, Kaleidoscope: Valuing Differences and Creating Inclusion and Compelling Stories, Compelling Causes: Nonprofit Marketing Success. Since 1969, Sue O’Halloran has performed nationally and internationally and led Diversity, Equity and Inclusion seminars in corporate and nonprofit settings. Producer, Speaker and Storyteller – O’Halloran Diversity Productions Senior Consultant for The Kaleidoscope Group She views storytelling both as a performance art and a birthright tool for initiating and sustaining global connectedness. In addition to being a regular ISC volunteer, she coordinated the 20 National Storytelling Festival volunteers. In 2019 the program was awarded the Hamilton Arts and Healing Award by the National Association for Arts in Healing.

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Since her professional retirement in 2015, Lynda has been a full time community volunteer serving as a frontline volunteer on numerous local boards including the League of Women Voters, the Community Chest, a founding board member for Storytelling Resource Place, and the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild where she co-lead a partnership with the Ballad Health System to implement a bedside storytelling program for hospital patients and their families. Her early career was as a high school English teacher, reading specialist, and faculty member and then as development director for a small Catholic college.

She was recognized in 19 with the organization’s highest award for employees. Patrick Grant, Gabriel Clark, Elizabeth McFarlane, Ronnie Scott. A vibrant storytelling culture means the difference between whether your organization has a living, breathing portfolio of different stories, from different perspectives, that share its impactor just a. Her service included being the National Director of Volunteers and retiring as the National Director of Operations for Health and Safety Services. Why a shift in mindset and an investment in capacity are essential in sustaining storytelling efforts. Lynda Harris retired to Jonesborough after over 30 years with the American Red Cross, based primarily with the National Headquarters in Washington, DC.

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Kiran firmly believes Storytelling not only has the power to enrich lives, but it also holds the key to building a conflict free society. In 2017, Sirah was awarded the “Champion of Peace” recognition at the Rotary International Day ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva.

Kiran champions his beliefs in the power of human creativity, arts, storytelling and social justice through his advisory role to UNESCO Scotland and through his service as a Rotary Peace Fellow. Widely recognized for advancing storytelling as a tool for building social empathy and intercultural understanding, he has spoken and led programming at the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, the US Senate of foreign relations, US state department, and the Pentagon.

Kiran Singh Sirah is Past President of the International Storytelling Center (ISC), prior to his appointment at ISC, Kiran developed a number of award-winning arts, cultural and human rights programs in cultural centers across the UK and Ireland. Namaste, y’all – The Rotarian, February 2019 It gives one a better learning experience.'ĭon’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp.Email: A Peaceful Power – A TEDxNashville with Kiran Sirah In the words of Murali Raj SG, head of psychiatry at Manipal Hospital, 'Storytelling speaks to the mind and makes everyone a participant. Every listener carries emotions,' said Sowmya KB, who was a student at Kathalaya be fore becoming a storytelling professional.Ĭorporate employees too are willing listeners because they take away more than just stories and pleasant memories.'We learnt that stories can be come metaphors for what we want to do differently,' said Anju Sethi, head of recruitment and L&D at Tesco, who was part of several storytelling sessions. Stories emotionally connect with the audience because 'of the voice modulation and body language of the storyteller. Every brand has a story to share,' said Aparna Athreya, founder of Kid and Parent foundation and founding member of Bangalore Storytelling Society. Why does the corporate world need to master this art?