StoryHelix

Welcome to StoryHelix! Intertwining stories past, present, and not yet imagined, told by folks in Lane County, Oregon.Wordcrafters in Eugene began this project with the idea of making our area a braver, safer, more beautiful, and more equitable place to live. We believe, as Chinua Achebe put it, that stories create people, create stories. Meaning, the stories we tell ourselves and other people make us who we are. Because of this, we also believe that if we are to move into a better imagined future, a reckoning with our past and current stories is needed. As Alice Walker said, “Healing begins where the wound was made.”The StoryHelix project invites us to trace our "EUGeneology" and examine what stories we have inherited, and what stories we will pass down.You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!

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Kate Risdau

June 20, 2022 • StoryHelix, Kate Risdau, Wordcrafters in Eugene, Leah Velez, Intro and Outro Music by Otis McDonald • Season 1 • Episode 7

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Kate Risdau, Executive Director of Wilammette Writers, talks about an experience at the University of Oregon.

You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org.

Thanks for listening!

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You're listening to StoryHelix: intertwining
stories past, present, and not yet imagined

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in Lane County, Oregon. What's
up, earthlings? I'm Leah Velez and

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I'll be your host. The stories that
follow are raw footage. So let's open

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up our ear nuggets and give these
community submitted stories a listen.

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My name is Kate Risdau and my pronouns
are she/her. I lived in Eugene

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while I was going to grad school
and then spent time driving back and forth

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to Eugene to go to grad school
at University of Oregon for Folklore. And

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one of the things that I remember
the best is actually the time when President

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Barack Obama came and spoke before he
was president, and we all watched from

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the lawn right outside the library at
the University of Oregon and heard him speak

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and it was an incredible moment. And
thank you for asking for my story!

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Thanks for listening. You can find us
wherever you listen to your podcasts. If

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you've got your own Lane County story
to tell, we'd love to hear it

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at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org.

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