Presented by the Wisconsin Clearinghouse

Using the Power of our Voices to Influence

Change!

the power of your voice to

celebrate our victories share our lessons learned

and Shape prevention policy

The Power of prevention Stories in wi.

What prevention stories are living in WI and why?

And Who told those prevention stories and why?

Are those stories still working for wi?

Outside of the physical universe and the laws that govern the

physical universe

there is nothing that impact, informs, and transforms

the human experience or

moves our spirit more then story

What is Story?

A Store house of our personal and collective experiences our dreams, fears, desires, beliefs',

values,

our hopes.

You are the holders of the keys to the storehouse of

Prevention stories

And

the vision of better things to come

Who knows the hopes, fears, dreams, desires, and

accomplishments of your community better then you? Who can teach the lessons

learned from past wounding mistakes, the collective and

personal victories of days gone by, and visions of present and future possibilities better then

the people in this room?

Become

Prevention Story Collectors and Prevention Storytellers.

But First

You Must Fall in Love With The Real Prevention Story.

Which is Your Story!

Please Share With Us Your Story

What happened to you, and or your people, to make

you want to work in prevention?

We live our lives based upon

and

inside

of stories

The Universe and our worlds comes into

existence through the spoken word

The Universe and our worlds comes into

existence through the spoken word

in the beginning there was the word

and the word was with god

and the word was god

And God said

Let there be light

Allah says

be and it is

What kind of God do you believe in?

What year is it?

What sign are you

and why is that important?

Why are you an “American”?

Would you kill me for

a stone?

The Human Being is the Storytelling Animal

Sermons Calling People to God and God’s Laws

FOX CNN ABC News

Job Interviews

Dating The Stories of Attraction

Songs and Plays The Olympics

Teaching Political Speeches

Family Reunions OPRAH

Story Kills

Understanding public policy and the role of storytelling in creating prevention policy.

Power at its simplest level

The ability to act

And

The ability to get others to act on your interest

We use STORY POWER

every single day

To exercise our ability to get ourselves to act

And

To get others to act on our interest

What is public policy but the requested for

present and future actions on behalf of the public

the conducting of public affairs?

Policy is created

from our experiences of past and present

From our values, hopes and fears. from past wounding, victories, and healings.

From imagination and dreams of the future. betterment of the people, animals

and our children and grandchildren, nation, the world, and ourselves.

Australian Packing

Storytelling is An effective tool

to turn our personal experiences into a collective experiences

and A collective political action

that then creates public policy.

Storytelling Is A Social Change Tool

Recruit people to our organization or campaigns

To raise money

To explain the problems our people face

To remember our victories and inspire people

To shape our issue in the media

Testifying at meetings with officials

To build our coalitions and collaborations

WI Prevention Victories

Passage of Wisconsin is Better Smoke Free Law

Parents who Host Lose The Most

Obesity Prevention Funding

Increase in Tobacco Taxes

ARRA Funding

You are the holders of the keys to the storehouse of

Prevention stories

And

the vision of better things to come

Outside of the physical universe and the laws that govern the physical

universe there is nothing that impact, informs,

and transforms the human experience

or moves our spirit more then story

USEthe power of story and

storytelling to

celebrate our victories Influence change

and Shape prevention policy in wi

Please Share With Us Your Story

What happened to you, and or your people, to make

you want to work in prevention?

David Hunt and Associates

Standing at the crossroads of community building storytelling and organizing

HuntStory@yahoo.com

 

The Power of Story and Storytelling

In our lives, to Build Community, create policyand to bring about social

change

The Role and POWER of Storytelling

To Bring About System Changes

and Create Policy

Please Share With others Your Story

What happened to you, your people, to make you

want to be a GIVER OF CARE

A Healer?

Community Builder

Community

Common

Unity

Commune

The Embrace

of

Community

Story is Data With a Soul!

In creating public policy and social change a powerful story

beats powerful data every time!

Well lots of the times

Outside of the physical universe and the laws that govern the physical

universe there is nothing that impact, informs,

and transforms the human experience

or moves our spirit more then story

Please Share With Us Your Story

What happened to you, and or your people, to make

you want to work in prevention?

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union,

establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common

defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the

United States of America.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances

First Amendment

This is What Organizing did During

The New Deal

Ended Child Labor

Eight Hour Day

Minimum Wage

Right To Organize

Social Security

Unemployment Benefits

Welfare

Utility Regulation

Bank Regulation

Stock Market Regs

Public Works Jobs

Subsidized Housing

Tennessee Valley

Agriculture Programs

Roosevelt - President 1932 - 1945

The Johnson Administration Brought A New Wave Of Social Legislation In The ’60s.

Civil Rights Act

Voting Rights Act

Outlawed Sex Discrimination

Open Housing

School Integration

Clean Air Act

Clean Water Act

Immigration Reform

Medicare

Medicaid

Aid to Education and Higher Ed.

Rent Subsidies

Please Share With Us Your Story

What happened to you, your people, to

make you do this Work?

Community

Common Unity

The Embrace of Community

Commune

Story Leads DataStory is Data With a Soul

Know The Two Main Points You Need To Make

Have One or Two Data Points to Support or Highlight Your Main Points

Wrap Your Story Around The Data

Use The Story To Make The Data Point

Who knows the hopes, fears, dreams, desires, and

accomplishments of your community better then our

elders and youth? Who can teach the lessons

learned from past wounding mistakes, the collective and personal victories of days gone by, and visions of

possibilities better then our elders and youth?

But first we must look at each other and creating the safe, often sacred, space to remember and share our stories of victories, failures, and possibilities that can bring about Social Change and better Policies

Will you be the ones to create the space?

Who will help create and maintain the safe, often

sacred, space for the others and yourself to remember

and rediscover their journey of contributions that are

worthy to be told, heard, and remembered?

What is story and storytelling and what role do they play in shaping our lives, building community, and creating public policy?