Talk of the Streets - Summer 2018
A series of writing and spoken word workshops and author events celebrating urban storytelling.
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For spoken word workshops: Patrons will have an opportunity to interact with another performer and writer from the Minneapolis spoken word community. Patrons will receive encouragement to continue their writing and performing. For the More Than a Single Story Author event: Patrons will learn about the works and experiences of the guest authors. Patrons will learn about an author who is new to them. Patrons will connect with books, stories, and community. For the Second Chances and the Inequities in the Criminal Justice System author event: Patrons will connect with books, stories, and new ideas. Patrons will learn about the works and experiences of people with different experiences than their own. Patrons will interact and engae with a guest author. Patrons will report increased awareness about criminal justice issues as a result of the program. For the Two Mothers writing workshops: patrons will learn about the experiences of others living in our community. Patrons will receive encouragement to continue their personal writing. Patrons will have the opportunity to interact with fellow writers about their own personal experience.
For spoken word events: 100% had the opportunity to interact with another performer or writer from the Minneapolis community. 95% received encouragement to continue their writing and performing.
For More Than a Single Story event: 100% learned about the works and experiences of the guest authors. 100% learned about an author who is new to them. 100% connected with books, stories and community.
For the Second Chances and the Inequities in the Criminal Justice System author event: 92% connected with books, stories and new ideas. 98% were able to learn about the works and experiences of people with different experiences than your own. 76% were able to interact and engage with a guest author. 85% reported increased awareness about criminal justice issues as a result of the program: 76% reported a better understanding of the impact of criminal justice issues on people's lives. 43% learned about resources related to criminal justice and incarceration.For Writing Workshops: 100% learned about the experiences of others living in the our community. 90% received encouragement to continue their personal writing after the class. 90% had the opportunity to interact with fellow writers about their own personal experience.
Selected Comments: This has been a valuable experience, not only for me personally but because it has given me more perspective on what others have been going through as well. It helps to open up and share our feelings, etc., with others, so hopefully the writing groups will have a wonderful impact on others who are feeling alone and don't know how to cope. " This writing workshop has helped me to start journaling about my experiences with grief. I am able to express myself in ways I never though possible. I believe as I continue to write I will be able to open up and stop holding things inside. Writing with mothers who have lost a child to murder. Really shown that I'm not crazy! Grief is grief, pain is pain, and loss is loss. On bringing moms together on both sides of murder, sharing unbelievable again grief is grief."
St. Jane House