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SUMMARY:Welcoming the Stranger
DESCRIPTION:Welcoming the Stranger:\nWhat Do Our Faith Traditions Teach and Call Us to Do?\nCNY Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition presents perspectives from\nthe three Abrahamic traditions shared by Central New York faith leaders:\nJim Brulé ~ Judaism \nDavid Pasinski ~ Christianity \nMagda Bayoumi ~ Islam \nLive music by the Cadleys \nDecember 2 at 7:00 pm\nMay Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society\n3800 E Genesee St\, Syracuse NY \nAll are Welcome!
URL:https://transformationalstorytelling.org/event/welcoming-the-stranger-2/
LOCATION:May Memorial\, 3800 E Genesee St\, Syracuse\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Diving Deeply into Tatterhood
DESCRIPTION:Join Jim Brulé and Marianne Jessen as we dive deeply into the story of Tatterhood\, a Norwegian tale about a fierce princess who rides a goat wielding a wooden spoon\, who must save her passively beautiful twin sister after a witch replaces her head with a calf’s head. Our four-session seminar will uncover the tale’s deeper meanings\, from the symbolism of her magical transformation to its roots in ancient Norse dualities of beauty\, power\, and worth. \nThis is a seminar series\, meaning that participants add their own research and understandings to the substantial material provided by the leaders. Register here! \nWe meet for four Fridays every other week from 6 Feb – 20 Mar\, inclusive\, at noon EST / 18.00 CET. The single Zoom link you receive will be the same for all four sessions. \nJim Brulé is a transformational storyteller\, death doula\, and teacher. He directs the Transformational Storytelling school\, accredited by the National Storytelling Network\, which trains spiritual storytellers from diverse traditions to craft narratives that inspire healing and foster spiritual growth. His Transformational Storytelling Community uses storytelling with communities to recall strengths and build new resilience. Jim received the 2025 Oracle Regional Service & Leadership Award (Northeast Region)\, and was one of the Guinness Book of World Records award winners as part of the 2025 Marrakech International Storytelling Festival. \nMarianne Jessen is a phonetician and linguist. Alongside her academic work\, she volunteers in her community and has trained in storytelling and mindfulness-based resilience teaching through seminars in Germany. Her personal interests include photography\, medieval and 20th-century history\, and exploring storytelling across different media as a way of connecting with others.
URL:https://transformationalstorytelling.org/event/diving-deeply-into-tatterhood/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jim Brule":MAILTO:jimbrule@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Stories of Courage and Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Join the Healing Story Alliance for a special gathering to share and explore stories of social justice in action in its many faces and forms. Through folk tales and personal stories\, we will dive deeply into multiple experiences of justice in action. We all deserve to be treated with respect and to have our needs heard and responded to. Since resources and power are so unequally distributed in this world\, it is vital to stand up for those in need. Hearing the stories of justice in action can give us courage and inspiration in these tumultuous times. \nStories of Courage & Resistance\nMarch 8th 7:00 pm-8:30 pm EDT \nRegister here to Receive a FREE Zoom Link: \nhttps://www.simpletix.com/e/social-justice-in-action-march-8-2026-tickets-257775 \nCan’t attend in real time? No Problem!\nAll registrants will receive a link to watch the recording. \nClick here to Donate and help make programs like this possible \nFeatured Tellers\nSherry Norfolk is an award-winning storyteller\, author and teaching artist\, performing and leading residencies and professional development workshops nationally and internationally. A dynamic storyteller\, Sherry has appeared in the Manitoba International Storytelling Festival\, Taiwan International Storytelling Carnival\, International Art of Storytelling Festival (Miami\, FL)\, International Storytelling Center (Jonesborough\, TN)\, Singapore International Storytelling Festival\, Manila International Storytelling Festival\, and many more festivals\, schools\, libraries\, museums and universities nationwide. A Kennedy Center National Teaching Artist\, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist\, Young Audiences Teaching Artist\, and an Arts Integration Teaching Artist on the rosters of several state arts commissions\, she leads residencies in PreK through high school classrooms across the country and southeast Asia. As co-editor and/or co-author of five books that explore rigorous\, standards-based storytelling strategies for learning across the curriculum and a former Adjunct Professor at Lesley University\, Sherry is a recognized leader in integrating learning through storytelling. shnorfolk@aol.com \nLani Peterson is known for her personal tales of wit and wisdom. She is not only a storyteller\, but a psychologist\, story consultant and coach. With a specialty in the use of story as a healing art and change agent\, Lani has been storytelling\, leading workshops and teaching about story at universities\, organizations\, hospitals\, homeless shelters and prisons for over 25 years. When she is not telling\, teaching\, counseling or coaching\, Lani stays busy living a life that she knows will lead to more stories. lani@lanipeterson.com \nNancy Wang\, playwright\, dancer\, director\, actor\, and project manager is the founding co-director of Eth-Noh-Tec\, an Asian American kinetic storytelling theater non-profit\, with her husband Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo. Drawing on her background in modern and ethnic dance\, theater and playwriting\, she co-scripts and choreographs Eth-Noh-Tec’s synchronistic and seamless tandem movements for performance. Eth-Noh-Tec has performed as featured tellers in festivals\, schools\, museums\, libraries and conferences around the world. As a playwright\, her plays of Asian American themes include: Leave Me My Dreaming; Unspeakable Moons; Takashi’s Dream; In Need of Goddesses; Bittersweet; Red Altar; and Shadows & Secrets. She is also the co-author of a children’s illustrated book – A New Pair of Wings and has recently published her novel Red Altar based on her ancestors who in 1850 started the fishing industry in California’s Monterey Bay Area. nancy@ethnotec.org  \nCommunity Tellers\nJim McKeever of Fayetteville\, New York\, has made a dozen trips to the US-Mexico border since 2019\, volunteering with human rights organizations that assist asylum seekers and others fleeing violence and poverty. For the past year\, he has focused on his long-standing volunteer work with the Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network. “The courage and resilience of the men\, women and children I have met at the border and right here in Central New York inspire me to continue this vital work\,” he said. “They deserve our solidarity as we fight against the cruelty and evil of this administration.” mckeever262@gmail.com  \nMallory DeJohn\, human rights advocate and public health employee\, volunteers for the Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network (SIRDN) to make direct contributions to immigrant and refugee defense in Central New York at the leadership and guidance of affected communities. Mallory supports SIRDN by informing the public of legislative efforts that benefit the lives of immigrants\, farm workers\, and migrant workers. Mallory monitors streets in Syracuse weekly and responds to urgent notifications of ICE as an eye witness in order to confirm and deny sightings using photo or video evidence. mustardpatch@proton.me \nEmcee\nJim Brulé is a transformational storyteller\, death doula\, teacher\, and mentor. He teaches spiritual storytelling for healing and growth. His workshops address multicultural wisdom and end-of-life themes. His substack\, Healing Monsters\, dives deeply into old folktales and stories to pursue healing for individuals and communities. https://transformationalstorytelling.org/
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SUMMARY:Learning from All Our Relations
DESCRIPTION:In alignment with the guiding principle that every living thing carries its own sacred creation song\, this OARS in the Water event invites us to gather with “all our relations” to honor and recollect the profound lessons whispered to us by the more-than-human world. Join for free here. \n\nAbout our Hosts \nHears Crow (Nootauau Kaukontuoh)\, “she hears the crow”\, is a woman of the Eastern Woodlands. She lives her life in the tradition of the Nanhigganêuck\, the people\nknown today as the Narragansett. She is a Storyteller of Longhouse Tales\, told in many different ways\, including Native Sign Language\, call and response as well as other\ntraditional styles. She brings to life the oral tradition at schools\, community centers\, Indigenous gatherings\, and wherever the stories lead her. \nJim Brulé is a transformational storyteller\, death doula\, teacher\, and mentor\, drawing on a unique background that includes advanced degrees in both clinical psychology and artificial intelligence. For the past decade\, he has directed Transformational Storytelling\, an online school that trains spiritual storytellers from diverse traditions to craft narratives that inspire healing and foster spiritual growth.  His current endeavors include his “Healing Monsters” substack\, his podcast (with Maria Gillen) “From Cork to New York\,” and recurring visits to Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains of Morocco to encourage storytelling across cultures.
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SUMMARY:Storytelling as Civic Repair
DESCRIPTION:What if the stories we tell could heal the places we live? \nCities are living narratives. Yet\, in our fast-paced world\, many of these stories have become fragmented or lost. Join us for a transformative webinar exploring Storytelling as Civic Repair: Narrative\, Healing\, and Reconnection. 🌿 \nWe will dive into “Story as Method\,” moving beyond simple communication to view storytelling as a civic ritual\, a planning tool\, and a vital infrastructure of meaning. Together\, we will ask the key question: Who gets to tell the story of the city\, and how can storytelling reweave our civic life? 🌀🤝 \nFrom memory mapping to speculative design\, let’s rediscover how reclaiming our collective memory can serve as a pathway to social cohesion and city healing. \n🗓️10 June 2026 🕒15:00 – 17:00 CEST / 9:00 – 11:00 EDT📍Online \nThe session brings together three distinctive voices working across storytelling\, public leadership\, systems change\, civic imagination\, and place-based healing: Jim Brulé\, Dr. h.c. Violeta Bulc\, and Dave “Tex” Smith. \nFree Registration and more information: https://www.ecocivilisation.earth/events/storytelling-as-civic-repair-narrative-healing-and-reconnection/
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SUMMARY:The Tower and the Thorn
DESCRIPTION:The Tower and the Thorn:\nWeaving Transformation through Lanjeh and Lunja\nIn the shadows of our greatest fears lie the seeds of our most profound growth. \nJoin professional storyteller Jim Brulé for a four-session deep dive into two mesmerizing Moroccan variants of the “Maiden in the Tower” myth: Lanjeh and Lunja. While the world knows Rapunzel\, these versions offer something deeper: a story where the monster is a mother\, the escape is a transformation\, and the “hero” often fails because he cannot see the value in the struggle. \nThis is more than a folklore study; it is a journey through the Healing Monsters model. Together\, we will step into the role of the Weaver\, learning to take the fragmented threads of past trauma and spiritual wounds and spin them into a narrative of agency and anti-fragility. \nThis is a Diving Deeply Seminar. We meet every other week for 90 minutes to allow ample time for discussion and self-exploration between sessions. The cost for the general public is $100 for all four sessions; paid subscribers to the Healing Monsters substack are admitted for free. \nWe will meet on these four Wednesdays at noon Eastern: \n1 July\n15 July\n29 July\n12 August \nYou will receive a single Zoom link that will be valid for all four sessions.
URL:https://transformationalstorytelling.org/event/the-tower-and-the-thorn/
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