National Day of Listening–November 28th

November 23, 2008  •  Comments on Culture  •  Kurt

We don’t listen to each other enough. Stories are being lost because we don’t the take time to listen. We are a culture with amnesia. A culture with too few memories.  Here is a great project.

StoryCorps is declaring November 28, 2008 the first annual National Day of Listening.
This holiday season, ask the people around you about their lives — it could be your grandmother, a teacher, or someone from the neighborhood. By listening to their stories, you will be telling them that they matter and they won’t ever be forgotten. It may be the most meaningful time you spend this year.

 

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  1. Amy

    Hi Kurt,
    Thank you so much for spreading the word about the National Day of Listening! Support like this means so much to StoryCorps.

    After the overwhelming response to the National Day of Listening, we are hoping to pass on a new holiday idea: For everyone who did an interview surrounding the National Day of Listening (or are thinking about recording a loved one), making a copy of it and pairing it with a paperback copy of our book, “Listening is an Act of Love,” provides a meaningful touch to the holiday season, and gives that special someone even more incredible stories to read!

    One of the stories from our book, about what a hospital chaplain discovered as she blessed the hands of her coworkers, was broadcast this morning. You can listen at:
    http://www.storycorps.net/listen/stories/janet-lutz-and-her-friend-lori-armstrong. The book as well as more DIY recording tips can be linked to at http://www.storycorps.net.
    

    Thanks again and best wishes for the New Year!
    Amy
    StoryCorps

    Dec 19th, 2008

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