The Power of Story

Exploring the personal, social-political, mythological, artistic, ecological, & cosmological dimensions of story since 1990. Tweets by @DrewDellinger, PhD.

[The World House Project at Stanford @WorldHouseProj]

"All of these issues are interrelated."

--Martin Luther King Jr.

#ClimateJusticeIsRacialJustice

[The World House Project at Stanford @WorldHouseProj]

“We were made for the stars."

—Martin Luther King Jr. (1966)

[The World House Project at Stanford @WorldHouseProj]

"Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression."

—bell hooks (1984)

[Grant Maxwell @grantmaxwell]

“Myth always expresses a passage and a divergence.” Deleuze and Guattari

[Bioneers @bioneers]

"Second, we need to craft a new economic story that can become common sense, a new economic story that recognizes our mutuality, a new economic story that motivates us for social change." @Prof_MPastor #bioneers2021

[Dr. Drew Dellinger @drewdellinger]

Absolutely. This is why I speak about building movements using the powers of Dream, Story, Art, and Action.

Imagination—the poetic, artistic, creative impulse—is not superfluous to social change and global transformation; it is the heart of it.

[The Power of Story @StoryPower]

“We can’t defeat a story with arguments. Only a better story will do.”

—@charles_yu

[The Power of Story @StoryPower]

“Donald Trump and his enablers in politics and the media have demonstrated considerable skill at worldbuilding.”

—@charles_yu

https://t.co/7nAJRmt2Nw

[Hispanic Access Foundation @HispanicAccess]

We’re excited to elevate BIPOC stories, culture and heritage during #OurHeritageOurPlanetFilmWeek from October 12-15. Join us in celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth and register for your free ticket today: https://t.co/wlsZ0OCE5w #OHOP2021

[The World House Project at Stanford @WorldHouseProj]

"Dr. Johnson added, 'The climate should be the context of every story we tell.'"

--@tressiemcphd

https://t.co/maYI76fzaS

[The Power of Story @StoryPower]

"The conservative story is that nothing is connected to anything else."

--Rebecca Solnit (Sept. 20, 2021)

[The Power of Story @StoryPower]

Fiction and the future.

Imagination is the substrate of social change.

#PowerOfDream
#PowerOfStory
#PowerOfArt
#PowerOfAction

[AK Press @AKPressDistro]

Stay tuned! Tomorrow morning we announce the first author of AK's new speculative fiction series Black Dawn, where authors create alternate realities through visionary works that imagine different ways of seeing, being in, and remaking the world.

[The Power of Story @StoryPower]

RCN! Race Class Narrative.

Politics and the #PowerOfStory.

https://t.co/7oC81ph0cP

[Anthony Vidal Torres @avtorres4]

For those of you now RCN curious, check out https://t.co/FGajnzEfGt and sign up for their next quarterly training!

[The Power of Story @StoryPower]

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[Be The Change Earth Alliance @BTCEA]

We’re excited to announce that applications for Reclaiming the Environmental Narrative project are now open! If you’re a #BIPOC youth interested in building digital #storytelling skills check out the application here: https://t.co/NVsny8cJmP

#youth #ClimateAction #education

[The Power of Story @StoryPower]

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[The Black List @theblcklst]

Three writers.
$10,000 each.
Six months of professional mentorship + story consulting.

Submissions are now OPEN for the Climate Storytelling Fellowship with @nrdc + @redfordcenter!

Opt-in until 8/25/21: https://t.co/zOw08vDq1u

[Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis @RevJacquiLewis]

Critical Race Theory isn’t actually on trial.

Our ability to be honest about racism is.

They know the truth will set us free, but prefer and profit from the chains.

[The Power of Story @StoryPower]

How Storytelling Will Change the Future of Plastics... 👇

#PowerOfStory

[Beyond Plastics @PlasticsBeyond]

Did you enjoy the @Orion_Magazine series on #plasticpollution? Join series editor @rebecca_altman next Weds, 6/30 at 1 PM ET for a meaty conversation with writers @Meeratweets @David_Farrier along w/ our president, @enckj and new Orion chief, @ingredient_x https://t.co/Kq50rnTDrd

[Silicon Valley North @CCLSVN]

#ClimateConference - #CCL2021: @AlexandriaV2005 of @Earth_Uprising advises #youth4climate: "Find Your Climate Story" i.e. "everyone's being affected by #climatechange...how are you affected?"