The Trust in Practice: Building Local Trust from the Ground Up series brings together community leaders, organizers, practitioners, corporate leaders, and researchers to explore how trust is not just an ideal, but a practice. From grassroots efforts to cross-sector collaborations, these virtual conversations highlight real-world examples of how trust is being built, repaired, and sustained across sectors and communities.
The third session in the series, Stories That Shape Communities: Storytelling as a Trust-Building Practice, will explore how storytelling serves as both a practice and a pathway for building trust.
Across communities, storytelling is emerging as a powerful way to preserve cultural heritage, strengthen community identity, and foster authentic relationships. Whether through oral history projects, programming, or community-led narratives, organizations are using storytelling not only as a focus of their work but also as a strategy for engaging residents, amplifying local voices, and creating spaces for connection and belonging.
Community leaders, practitioners, and storytellers will explore how shared narratives help build, repair, and sustain trust across communities and sectors.
Featured Speakers:
- Claire Maracle, Executive Director, Words of the People
- Amy Saidman, Founder & Artistic Executive Director, Story District
- Jeremy Williams, Co-Founder, Freedom Dreams Foundation
Moderator: Anee Korme, Senior Director of Community Belonging and Impact, Aspen Institute