Interlude: Intro to Side B of the Mixtape Artwork

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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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Interlude: Intro to Side B of the Mixtape

March 01, 2023 • StoryHelix • Season 1 • Episode 26

Welcome to side B of the mixtape! These are stories that came in after our Mixtape Release Party at the Oregon Wine Lab.

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.

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Leah Velez: [00:00:00] You've reached Side B of the Belonging Mixtape submitted by folks after the mixtape release party in September, 2022. It was a beautiful event, held at the Oregon Wine Lab (in Eugene, Oregon) where DJ Rortron set the vibe. Plant Chic Tropicals, Waite Illustrate Begonia and Friends, and Chelsea Lovejoy all sold plants and art. And Daphne Singingtree, Dante Zúñiga-West, Farah Mahmoud, and Rati D. told stories and played the mbira at the microphone. In a side room further down, we played the podcast for folks who were mingling, and then in a small studio, we had a private space for folks to interview one another. These next episodes were recorded in this space on this lovely evening.

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