Imagine crafting a story that unites people, lifts up their shared values, and inspires inspiration. It’s all possible with a powerful Story of Us!

The Story of Us lies at the heart of connection in Public Narrative, but it can also be one of the most challenging. How do we identify and bring alive moments that resonate with the collective ‘Us’? How can we pull from the depth of shared experiences within a community to articulate the shared values?

Join us on June 3rd at 9am US Eastern Time / 3pm Central European Time for our Skill Practice Session on Story of Us!

In this 90 min session, you will have the opportunity to strengthen your understanding of the craft, lean into the practice of empathic listening and observation, practice developing a unique story of us, and coach one another to improve our skills.

This session will be led by Ru’a Al-Abweh, community organizer, coach, and urban planner.

This session is exclusive for LCN members and their guests (team members, etc.) who are looking for opportunities to grow their narrative skills, connect with others in the community, and be part of a transformative learning experience. If you are not yet an LCN member, we invite you to join our community here.

Learning Objectives:

In this session, you will learn how to tell narratives that enable your community to take action in the face of challenges and to identify sources of hope when there seems to be none

• What is the Story of Us and why is it important
• How to identify shared experiences that illuminate the shared values we have as a group
• How to bring alive story moments in ways that makes us feel connected to each other (builds a collective ‘us’) and shows the hope we find in each other
• What coaching questions we can ask to improve a Story of Us

Ru’a Al-Abweh is a third-culture-kid (TCK), community organizer, coach, and urban planner –identities and roles she continuously seeks to bring closer together in her work. She is dedicated to enabling people to pursue justice in their “homes” by designing strategies, tools, and conditions for creativity and joy, collaboration, and leadership development. A recent graduate of LCN’s Training of Trainers, she has coached people from around the world on authentic leadership through narrative and building people power in various roles, including serving as a Teaching Fellow in Harvard Kennedy School’s Executive Education programs on community organizing and public narrative, a Shadow Coach in a Harvard on-campus intensive 2-weekend “courseshop”, and a Community Organizing Coach with Leading Change Network.  Throughout her twelve years of experience, she has trialed different approaches to put agenda-setting in the hands of people wherever she finds herself, including “kit of parts” approaches, storytelling, and leveraging local resources in  Azraq and Azraq refugee camp in Jordan,  San Francisco’s Civic Center, and Seattle’s Tent City 3. She is currently the Fellowship Lead with Al-Sharq Youth, supporting the leadership development of a global network of local hubs, and a Freelance Consultant with Gehl, a global urban strategy and design consultancy with a mission to create people-centered public space and public life. https://www.ruaalabweh.com/

For more information about this event please contact Sachiko Osawa