is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening.
By recording the stories of our lives with the people we care about, we experience our history, hopes, and humanity. Since 2003, tens of thousands of everyday people have interviewed family and friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to take home and share, and is archived for generations to come at the Library of Congress. Millions listen to our award-winning broadcasts on public radio and the Internet. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, creating a growing portrait of who we really are as Americans.
It has recorded nearly 40,000 interviews since it began and has created the first-ever National Day of Listening (NDL), which will be held November 28.
Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorps, explains that the goal of NDL is to
"encourage, instruct, and inspire everyday people to start a new
holiday tradition: sit down with a loved one on the day after Thanksgiving and record a meaningful conversation to preserve for years to come. It's a chance to give the gift of listening, a priceless treasure that costs nothing but a little time."
National Public Radio (NPR) stations across the United States are promoting National Day of Listening. You can listen live on the Internet at the KWMU website
2 comments:
Hello from StoryCorps! Thank you for sharing the National Day of Listening through your blog; we hope you and your readers enjoyed participating, and heard some wonderful new things about your loved ones.
I thought you might also be interested in an upcoming book reading of New York Times Bestseller “Listening Is An Act of Love.” StoryCorps’ first book contains some of the most remarkable stories from our collection, arranged to form a moving portrait of American life.
Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps, will be sharing these stories and answering questions at Suffolk Community College’s Van Nostrand Theatre tonight at 7:00 PM. To learn more or make reservations, please visit: http://wshu.org/events/conversation_main.php. If you can’t make this event, more information about the book and upcoming readings can be found at http://www.storycorps.net/book/book-tour.
Thanks again for helping us spread the word!
Amy
StoryCorps
Thanks, Amy! Good luck with it. -C
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