The TEDxMileHigh (#TEDxMH13) theme "Values and Instincts" explores questions fundamental to human experience and existence.
TEDxMileHigh attendees will be creating six-word memoirs and texting them to Floodlight during the June 15 program. As they do, the frequency of the words they use will be visualized here. Watch it change as more people contribute their memoirs!
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Projects
A project is a collection of stories about a common theme, place, issue or event.
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Organizations
An organization is a group of people creating stories together.
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This year at Smiley Middle School, we were determined to offer an art experience that was open to the whole school. Smiley’s Art Club materialized because of this determination, especially because the sixth grade students were not offered art as an elective. We started the year with various projects such as making Kandinsky inspired trees, a large Warhol inspired paw print mural, and more. All of these projects were based in the school, but ... -
The ongoing struggle for equality and self-determination is deeply ingrained in the psyche of U.S. history. But it's the personal narratives of injustice, sacrifice and courage that symbolize how direct action by people united in a just cause can move a nation.
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On May 26th, 2013 the Colorado Freedom Memorial was dedicated by the communities of Denver and Aurora. This story takes a look at the first impressions of the visitors to the memorial.
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Following the Denver Urban Renewal Authority's recent report, the "Welton Corridor Conditions Study," which found that the Welton Corridor is "blighted," we look at a number of factors which seem to us signs of health rather than blight. -
Rebecca Arno of The Denver Foundation recently spoke about Floodlight on KUVO’s morning show, First Take.
“This isn’t just storytelling like you tell a story to your child or your friend,” said Arno, “this is storytelling to motivate community action.”
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We’ve rolled out some new tips for building your skills as a storyteller. Check out Audio Storytelling to learn how to put some sound into your story and Creative Commons to find out how to tap into the creative genius of your peers.
In the Floodlight skills section, you can also learn about using numeric data, creating a strong narrative arc, and appropriately using photos.
Want to learn a storytelling skill you don't see here? Email ask@floodlightproject.org and we'll get on it! -
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Denver Public Schools AmeriCorps
Focusing on student retention and drop out prevention, utilizing daily check ins with identified students who need support with attendance, creating service projects that benefit the students, families, school, and communities we serve, as well as working to bridge parent and student engagement within the schools and communities. -
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A Conversation about Poverty
This project attempts to answer the question of “do we talk about poverty?" Drawing inspiration from the book "The Rich and the Rest of Us", this project takes a look not just at the fact of poverty in our own city but the story of poverty for the nation. Drawing from local and national newspapers "A Conversation about Poverty" offers a new look at the interaction between our media and poverty.
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Supporting Foundations
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The Piton Foundation is a private, operating foundation established in 1976 by Denver oil man Sam Gary. The foundation provides opportunities for families and children in Denver to move from poverty and dependence to self-reliance. For more, visit Piton.org.
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Founded in 1925, The Denver Foundation is a community foundation serving Metro Denver, with the mission of inspiring people and mobilizing resources to strengthen the community. The Denver Foundation three primary functions: stewarding an endowment to invest in meeting current and future needs for the community; managing more than 900 charitable funds for individuals, families and businesses; and working with the community and philanthropic leaders to address the core challenges that face Metro Denver. For more, visit DenverFoundation.org.
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Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. The foundation believes that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged. For more, visit KnightFoundation.org.