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migraré, translated from Spanish, means "I will move."
There is no change without movement. We've watched the coronavirus pandemic expose the fault lines in our failed socio-economic systems. We watched George Floyd's death spark the largest protest movement in US history. People around the world are demanding change. Individuals and institutions who have stood still are moving. And so are we.
This weekend N4 students, artists, educators, and allies are coming together for a three-day virtual story exchange about race and racial divides. Modeled on our 2016 National Magazine Award-winning Guns and Empathy story exchange, this pilot project will be documented for use with schools and communities, as a learning model for listening to a range of voices and using personal storytelling as an entry point for uncomfortable and necessary conversations.
Historically speaking, the story we tell about race is simple, black and white. But the truth is complex, comprised of millions of stories, centuries old. So we're doing what we do best, bringing people together to hear and share one another's stories, so that we might learn something about ourselves we can ultimately use to create lasting change in our world.
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"Today we can choose to remain calcified and static and frozen in who we think we are, in old identities, in old models. Or, we can move into the creation of new languages of being, new structures of being, new ways of seeing into each other’s suffering and into each other’s beauty.” — Darrell Bourque, author of migraré
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migraré: Reading and Roundtable
Saturday, August 15th at 1PM EST
Join us for a reading and roundtable with N4 founding artist and poet Darrell Bourque, painter Bill Gingles, N4 Master Practitioner and poet Faisal Mohyuddin, N4 board chair and co-founder of the Telos Group, Greg Khalil, and N4 global student ambassador Malak Lahham.
RSVP today!
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Singer-songwriter, author, and activist Sting, who helped launch N4 in 2013,
joins our Summer of Impact lineup!
Photo credit: Eric Ryan Anderson
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Synchronicity: A Celebration of Art, Empathy, and Action
Wednesday, September 2 at 5PM EST
We are thrilled to announce Sting will be headlining our Summer of Impact culminating event!
Join us for our 9th annual – and now virtual! – celebration of music, art, and empathy, entitled Synchronicity, featuring music and words by Sting, Vusi Mahlasela, Rosanne Cash, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Ishmael Beah, Darrell Bourque, Ruth Gilligan, Marlon James, Colum McCann, Rob Spillman, Babalwa Tetyana, Terry Tempest Williams, Lila Azam Zanganeh, and many others!
Like great art and literature, Narrative 4 takes all of us into the depths and complexities of other souls and enables virtual strangers to inhabit the depth and complexities of their own. In the end, it awakens us to the beauty, tragedy, humor, wonder, variety, commonality and endless possibilities of human interaction.
These renowned authors and musicians will weave a symphony of sounds designed to add an exclamation point to our Summer of Impact, while also launching the academic year ahead. This evening will lay the foundation for our global arts network, which has been created to harness the power of stories to build capacity for compassion. The music of the world suggests that stories lead to action and ultimately to enormous change. Watch as lyrics and poetry help build greater trust in our world, one synchronistic story at a time. Spiritus Mundi.
RSVP today!
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"The Glasswing is a tiny butterfly with invisible wings that can carry 40 times its own weight. Over the last fourteen months, I’ve been inspired by the capacity of individuals to lift others. The organizations named offer a daily reminder that we can each carry more than we imagine." — MacKenzie Scott
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We're excited to be included in the list of 116 organizations, chosen and financially supported by MacKenzie Scott, that are driving change to create a more equitable and just society. Her generous, unrestricted gift will help sustain Narrative 4's transformative work in building empathy and bridging divides.
Read MacKenzie's full statement and check out this incredible group of change-makers she is supporting. We are truly honored to walk beside these giants.
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Congratulations to N4 Master Practioner and educator extraordinaire, Mary Slone!
Mary was named one of the top 8 high school teachers in Kentucky, and she's in the running for the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award!
Her commitment and dedication to the students of Floyd Central High School make her the clear winner in our book!
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Can you build empathy in a virtual world? The answer is a resounding, yes!
Our friends at Stand Together joined us for our Summer of Impact launch event, Apeirogon and wrote about the potential and possibility of creating real human connection in an increasingly digital world.
Read the article and then watch a recording of the live event.
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Nearly 1,000 people signed up for the launch of our Summer of Impact series, making our inaugural event an incredible success! It was a heartwarming hour filled with stories of love, courage, and hope featuring Colum McCann in conversation with Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, moderated by N4 student ambassadors Malak Lahham and Sinead O'Reilly, with music by Colm Mac Con Iomaire.
Watch Apeirogon here.
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Watch N4 founding member and co-chair of our artists network, Ishmael Beah, in conversation with N4 Manager of African Operations Buchi Onyegbule, Zuki Allah, and N4 student ambassadors Yamkela Vayo and Babalwa Tetyana as they dive into what it means to turn empathy into action in the Joe Slovo Township of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Watch Little Family here.
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Learn about the challenges of peacemaking in the midst of conflict. Co-founder and president of the Telos Group and N4 board chair, Greg Khalil, moderates this conversation with Hotel Everest director, Claudia Sobral, and one of the film's protagonists, Eden Fuchs. If you're interested in hosting a screening of Hotel Everest in your school or community, you can reach Claudia at claudiaesobral@gmail.com.
Watch the Hotel Everest Q&A here.
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If you’re looking to build connection in your school or want to capture community narratives in these unprecedented times, Narrative 4’s Story Exchange is for you!
We have virtual story exchanges happening in the US, Ireland, Nigeria, Colombia, Mexico, Canada, and more!
Sign up for a story exchange at narrative4.com/live.
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Want to know more about Narrative 4? Come to our "Ask N4" webinar!
You can ask a practical question about how to set up a (virtual) story exchange in your community or classroom, connect with another N4 school, or discuss current best practices and learning models.
Sign up for an Ask N4 Webinar at narrative4.com/live.
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"The Narrative 4 Summer of Impact is generously underwritten by Karen Hollins and The Elizabeth Foundation."
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Share today. Change tomorrow.
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