Dispatches from the Moth

2023

Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Oct 04, 2023

MOTHerview with Storyteller Eva Santiago

by The Moth

Edited by Suzanne Rust “There are many beautiful people in prison who deserve a second chance.” Eva Santigo is an advocate for families affected by the Child Welfare System and for youth impacted by the Criminal Justice System. Realizing that mental health is rarely addressed or accessible to families affected by the Criminal Justice System, she promotes Functional Family Therapy, which helps them cope. Her fight to help free her husband C...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Sep 12, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Monthly Storytelling Activity #61

by The Moth Staff

Lesson #61: FORECASTING: “Bring Me Liberty or Bring Me A Dress” - Sue Schmidt INTRODUCTORY GREETINGS Welcome back to Storytelling School! We’re celebrating this Back to School season with a story all about learning from our elders. Sue Schmidt told this month’s story in Miami in 2018. This month’s Storytelling School story is: “Bring Me Liberty or Bring Me A Dress” by Sue Schmidt ...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Aug 16, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Monthly Storytelling Activity: ​Lesson #59: In Their Own Words: The Moth Storytelling workshop experience

by August Selvaggio

This month’s Storytelling School post was written by guest author and Moth Story Lab alum, August Selvaggio! August first joined The Moth through our All Country program (now called The Moth Story Lab Virtual) in the Spring of 2022 as a 10th Grader. From Rhode Island, August will graduate from high school in 2024. --Last Spring, during my Sophomore year of high school, I participated in The Moth Education Program’s virtual All Country youth storytelling workshop (now called ‘Moth Story Lab)’...

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