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STL Story Stitchers: Artist Collective Stands Strong

2 years 6 months ago

Creating from The Center in midtown St. Louis, youth artist Story Stitchers collect stories, reframe and retell them through art, writing and performance to promote understanding, civic pride, intergenerational relationships and literacy. 

   

Story Stitchers Branden Lewis and Chris BlueBeatz Pendleton are both artists and staff. Their collaborative crew mainly targets ending gun violence as content focus, not surprising for urban youth in the U.S. today. Time experiencing Prairie environments surprised them: growing deep-rooted perspective and creative expression that connected KDHX Earthworms host Jean Ponzi to these vibrant humans. Nature is a bond we share, expressed in Peace in the Prairie, a big body of award-winning Story Stitchers work. 

         

This conversation grew from a meetup this spring at the Midwest Climate Summit. Jean gets to guest this summer at Stitch Cast Studio Live on June 6, for another Nature-inclusive exchange. 

Pick up Story Stitchers podcasts!

Related Earthworms Conversations: Midwest Climate Collaborative with Heather Navarro (May 2022)

St. Louis Environmental Racism Report with Leah Clyburn (October 2019)

THANKS to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms audio wiz, and to KDHX Production Power, Jon Valley.

Maryland Cops Can’t Seem To Understand Why Marijuana Legalization Means They Can’t Search Cars Just Because They Smell Marijuana

2 years 6 months ago
Everyone likes an easy day at the office. Cops are no exception. They like easy excuses to disregard the Fourth Amendment. Pretextual stops are how cop business has been done for years. Any missing tail light or (subjectively) too dark window tint is enough to initiate a traffic stop and apply pressure on drivers to […]
Tim Cushing

CBO says debt ceiling deal could cut domestic spending 8-13%

2 years 6 months ago
The Congressional Budget Office has scored the debt ceiling deal and it's worse than I thought. A big part of the issue is assumptions about inflation: CBO’s baseline projections for discretionary appropriations are assumed to grow each year with inflation from the amounts provided for the most recent year, whereas CBO’s projections under the [debt ...continue reading "CBO says debt ceiling deal could cut domestic spending 8-13%"
Kevin Drum

Oumou Sangaré

2 years 6 months ago

Oumou Sangaré is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician, often referred to as “The Songbird of Wassoulou.” Since the release of her debut album Moussoulou in 1989, Sangaré’s musical journey

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Catherine Neville