Workshop – Why We Tell Stories with Baba Wagué Diakité

Event Details

Time: March 10, 2012 from 1pm to 4pm
Location: First United Methodist Church
Street: 1838 Southwest Jefferson Street
City/Town: Portland, OR
Website or Map: http://fumcpdx.org/
Event Type: workshop
Organized By: Larry Hawk
Latest Activity: Feb 17, 2012

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Event Description

Diakité’s workshop, Why We Tell Stories, will introduce participants to his home country of Mali and discuss the importance of storytelling as a tool for imparting knowledge. He will tell short stories and then open up the workshop to a writing exercise entitled "Flexing Your Mind: Collaborative Storytelling". More information about Baba Wagué Diakité is available at www.ko-falen.org.

Details about Natural Way: Indigenous Voices programs can be found on the Earth and Spirit Council website www.earthandspirit.org

Cost: $50, Register at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/227640)

Co-Sponsored by: Spirit Forum and First United Methodist Church