We Are North Nashville: Community Elders Storytelling Project
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We Are North Nashville: Community Elders Storytelling Project is a two-year multimedia storytelling project, with a goal to gather, document, and share wisdom and sacred knowledge from North Nashville community elders to fortify us for the uncertain future ahead. A portion of the funding raised to support the project goes back to the Elders as they remain in their homes in North Nashville. Project elements include:
a series of podcasts
celebratory photo shoots
parties and gatherings to foster intergenerational connections
and a gorgeous book and accompanying website/blog, similar to Humans of New York.
Led by artist, author, activist, and community organizer M. Simone Boyd, with the support of Andrea Tudhope and Steve Haruch, this project will gather the stories of elders who have lived in North Nashville for 50, 60 and 70 years, but whose contributions to the community have not yet been documented in a cohesive way. The elders have lived through racialized terror, navigated the impact of innovation and have somehow managed to survive and cultivate joy.
As a community and society, we seek to draw from their well of wisdom for the days that lie ahead.
Unmanageable is providing project support and fundraising assistance for We Are North Nashville. All donations to this project are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.