Visual Methods Conference, September 2015

Digital Storytelling for Empowering Digitally Excluded Groups

- Berkeley University DUSTY & StoryCenter.org - Training & Workshops- International & local projects- Projects: Youth at Risk, Community Building, Social Change, Education ...

Our Story

What we do?2007…Oakland, USA2008…Denmark2009...Iceland2010…Sweden2011...Greenland2012...The Faroe Islands2013...UK, Romania, Finland, Slovenia, Portugal, Spain2014-15...Palestine, Jordan2016...Marocco & Libanon…

Areas Teaching and facilitation in new media & storytelling Documentation & research Culture and history of preservation Video production & methods Participation and observation Self Development Local memory & civic planning Social Innovation User research Human Rights Community building projects Creativity & Innovation

”SHOUT OUT”- Campaign – Amnesty International- To raise awareness of human rights- Give a voice to refugees- Learning to use visual storytelling for communication- To connect to danish society

“Challenge My Story” is a project that aims to explore differences and similarities in challenges that young men and women in Jordan face in relation to gender-related

topics. With the use of digital storytelling they explore and debate life experiences and challenges they face in the

Jordanian society

QuestionsSociety- Describe a situation or experience you have had with direct and indirect discrimination as a man/women either at your work, home, education, city, sports activities or travel?

Future- Have gender roles changed much in your lifetime? How?- What do you think men’s and women’s roles will be in the future at home, in the workplace, in the community, and in state? How will these roles be different from today?- If you could change anything in your life, what would you change?

Life: - Who do you think has life easier, girls or guys? Why? Have you experienced it?- Do you see yourself as a typical man/woman? Why or why not?- Is it considered more important for one gender to get an education?

Family: - Who is regarded as the head of the family?- Should boys and girls be brought up differently? Why?- As a child and now young person who do you go to for emotional support? For financial support?- Is there different expectations for you and your sister/brothers ?

Empowerment

Lambert, Joe. (2014).

Join Us!Visit us at: Challengemystory.com

Digitalstorylab.com

Facebook/challengemystory

@digitalstorylab

Storytelling

”When did you first

experiencebeing gendered?”