Giving Voice to Our Experiences
Community Storytelling
“This is All of Us” is a powerful project from Not One More that gives a voice to our community through storytelling. We want to hear your stories – stories of loss, love, and the impact of violence, both seen and unseen.
Share Your Story, Shape Our Future
“This Is All of Us” Is A Community’s Stories of Violence, Loss, and Love
“This is All of Us” invites residents and others in Reading and Muhlenberg to share your stories of how violence in the community has impacted your life directly and/or indirectly. These include violence’s visible and invisible wounds.
For example, some residents will have experienced the loss of a loved one through violence, and others will have survived violence. Some may worry about their child’s walk to and from school every day, while others may be fearful of their spouse working in a school with incidents of violence. Some may be dedicating their time to preventing violence.
Youth and teens may share stories of feeling unsafe in school and playgrounds. Others may describe how they challenge and overcome those fears to create a future they desire. You will share your story your way.
Together, we can create a future free from violence.
Healing & Change Through Community Voices
The Power of Sharing Stories
Sharing stories of the human side of violence has the potential to generate change. Through storytelling, individuals impacted by violence may begin to heal, and their words and stories can impact the communities in which they live.
“This is All of Us- A Community’s Stories of Violence, Loss, and Love” is part of Not One More: A Peace and Justice Project. “Not One More” represents the profound hope that Not One More youth, teens, or adults will be lost to violence.
The story project is facilitated by Laurie Grobman, professor of English at Penn State Berks.
These stories will be shared publicly in many ways.
By sharing your experience, you can:
Find healing and support
Help others who have been through similar situations
Raise awareness about violence in our community
Contribute to a safer future for all
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