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Today we are joined by Amy Hill, Yakuta Poonawalla, and Cassidy Villeneuve, creators, and facilitators of a new workshop experience at StoryCenter, the founders of the digital storytelling movement. I met Amy, Yakuta, and Cassidy while a student in the pilot of the Earth Stories workshop. This workshop focuses on the personal connections individuals have with the natural world.In this conversation, Amy, Yakuta, Cassidy, and I talk about how this workshop was created, how digital storytelling can change peoples’ minds, and so much more. LINKSStoryCenterView films from Earth Stories pilotFrameworks InstituteEpisodic vs. Thematic StoriesPaolo Friere GUEST PROFILESAmy Hill, StoryCenterAmy is director of Silence Speaks, an initiative that works to bring personal stories into education and advocacy environments around women's rights and human rights. Amy also coordinates a lot of StoryCenter's social justice and environmental justice work.Yakuta Poonawalla, Earth Stories FacilitatorYakuta works at Golden Gate Parks