HomeStories Cafe at August House Gallery

2113 West Roscoe Street,Chicago IL 60618

05 November, 2021

Description

Join us for community storytelling (surrounded by fabulous artwork) on the concept of home. Wine, tea, and cheese will be served! What does “home” mean to you? More than 1,000 people from all over the world have added their voice in conversation about this universal question as part of the Out of Eden Walk-Chicago HomeStories Project: www.homestoryproject.org. Originating from the many communities, voices, and stories of Chicago and beyond, HomeStories is an ongoing, citizen-fueled collaborative storytelling map that anyone can contribute to, anytime, from anywhere in the world. Inspired by National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek’s global journey following the steps of our earliest ancestors, Out of Eden Walk-Chicago builds understanding and dialogue through grassroots storytelling, crowdsourced cartography, and neighborhood walks. By practicing slow journalism, we increase empathy and understanding as we engage in thoughtful dialogue about race, migration, gentrification, cultural preservation, and other important subjects that shape our many definitions of home. WHEN: Friday, November 5, 2021 | Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm WHERE: August House Studio 2113 W Roscoe St, Chicago, IL 60618 WHAT: Join us for "HomeStories Gallery Cafe"—a fun, informal place to come together in conversation and share our stories of home from across the globe. The Out of Eden Walk-Chicago team will share a quick how-to demo for adding your own HomeStory to the HomeStories map. This will be a small group experience, so participants can get to know one another while learning about different areas of Chicago and other places. During the 75 minute ‘cafe,’ participants will: Learn about journalist Paul Salopek and his 24,000-mile walk across the globe Hear about Chicago HomeStories and Chicago walks Share stories of home from a variety of communities and places around the world View a quick demonstration of creating a HomeStory on the interactive map Create your HomeStory! Connect with other participants WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Please join with the following: An original picture or drawing of the place in your community that feels most like home (the original picture can be an iphone photo or a printed image) A profile picture of yourself, or any image that represents you (such as a landscape) More information: Out of Eden Walk website | Chicago HomeStories | Young people explain HomeStories