Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling
Connecting America One Photo at a Time
Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling
Connecting America One Photo at a Time
Our Mission
The Mission of Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling Inc. is to revitalize our connections to one another at the level of our common humanity. Whether in our work, our communities, our neighborhoods or on our block, now more than ever, we need to radically change the visual narrative of what it means to be American, of what an inclusive society looks like. We need to engage in a meta-dialogue about what really matters, who we really are, how we really see ourselves and what our shared values, common experiences and essential humanity truly are. Because these are the ties that bind us all together as one people, one race...the Human Race.
What We Offer
- RE-IMAGINE "COMMUNITY"
- RECONSTRUCT HISTORY
- UNDERSCORE SHARED VALUES
- EXPAND EMPATHY
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In Summary
Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling is grounded in the belief that when people share their private, family photographs and stories in a public forum, they create collective narratives that underscore shared values, common experiences and connections between people that may have been hidden, under-appreciated or unknown.
Participants in our Community PhotoSharing events and public marquee performances build close, intimate bonds with each other across perceived differences of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference or class.
People attending our events have: discovered unknown family connections; uncovered little known histories; learned about people from different cultures; and seen America through alternative family experiences. In this way, participants become part of an enlarged communal “family” that connects them to people in their broader community.
If the goal of community health is to increase social cohesion, then Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling is an effective and proven instrument for attaining it.
Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling works at each of these nodal points – the family, group and neighborhood – using cross-sector collaborations to activate a local community to collectively share their family photos and stories as a means to co-creatively build stronger community through an expansion of mutual trust, empathy and understanding.
