Alida Gersie

Storytelling For a Greener World: Environment, Community and Story-Based learning Alida Gersie

Marc Notes: This book has its roots in five gatherings of environmentalist storytellers, held under the banner of 'Tales to Sustain' at various locations in the UK since 2005--Page 7.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-349) and index. Table of Contents: Foreword / Jonathon Porritt -- Introduction / Alida Gersie, Anthony Nanson, Edward Schieffelin -- Part I. Core Ideas and Techniques -- Chapter 1. Storytelling in the Woods -- The uses of story to create links between emotional literacy, ecological sensibility, and pro-environmental behaviour / Jon Cree, Alida Gersie -- Chapter 2. By Hidden Paths -- Developing stories about a local environment while bearing its ecological challenges in mind / Malcolm Green, Nick Hennessey -- Chapter 3. The Sustaining Story -- How to choose stories for storywork and inspire constructive choices in relation to issues of environmental concern / Eric Maddern -- Chapter 4. Stories in Place -- Exciting story-based activities to help children and adults discover and connect with the environment where they live / Gordon MacLellan -- Chapter 5. Jewels on Indra's Net -- How experiential storywork can generate a deep sense of the world's interconnectedness which can set people on a path towards more sustainable behaviour / Ashley Ramsden -- Part II. Becoming Familiar with Stories -- Chapter 6. Apollo's Lyre and the Pipes of Pan -- Rethinking an ancient story to show how one small change in the story transforms its environmental implications / Hugh Lupton -- Chapter 7. Jumping the Gap of Desire -- Telling stones from ecological history about species extinctions to evoke an empathetic and questioning response / Anthony Nanson -- Chapter 8. Listening to Stories with an Anthropological Ear -- Why it matters to explore indigenous people's own understanding of their traditional stories when using such tales to promote sustainability in a Western context / Edward Schieffelin -- Chapter 9. Feeding the Story -- Developing people's active listening capacity and ecological awareness by means of storywork in the outdoors Chris Salisbury -- Part III. In and Around the City -- Chapter 10. Fishing Tales and Catching Connections -- The role of storytelling in establishing common 'natural' ground with troubled youngsters who feel alienated from the outdoors / Helen East -- Chapter 11. Bringing Nature Home -- Story-based groupwork in a rundown neighbourhood to encourage pro-environmental behaviour in adults and children / Alida Gersie -- Chapter 12. Kittiwakes on the Bridge -- Storytelling and storywork in a primary school on a deprived housing estate to awaken children's curiosity about nature / Malcolm Green -- Chapter 13. Voices in the City -- How a monthly storytelling circle can become a forum for pro-environmental ideas and contribute to informal community-building / David Metcalfe -- Part IV. In the Great Outdoors -- Chapter 14. Stories, Houses, and Dens -- Using stories and creative activities to raise practical awareness about sustainable building / Chris Holland -- Chapter 15. A Riverside Journey -- An innovative 'three seasons' project with isolated mixed-heritage families to nurture their sense of identity and desire for more sustainable ways of being / Sara Hurley, Alida Gersie -- Chapter 16. 'I Saw the Heart of the World' -- The joy of repeating stories and activities to strengthen a sense of community among children and adults who are committed to rewilding a valley / Fiona Collins -- Chapter 17. 'Miss, Is Skomar Oddy Extinct?' -- Training teachers in skills to bring local legends to life and thereby engage children and adults to enjoy their local landscape and care for it / Mary Medlicott -- Part V. Engaging the Wider Community -- Chapter 18. Beyond the Crisis of Return -- How stotytelling can help participants in a wilderness rite of passage to keep their new-found insights alive and communicate them effectively to their community of belonging / Martin Shaw -- Chapter 19. The Forgotten Tongue -- An experimental story-based approach to enhance our awareness of human-animal co-presence and communication / Kelvin Hall -- Chapter 20. Stepping through the Gate -- Using stories and storytelling to foster positive visions of an ecologically sustainable future / Kevan Manwaring -- Chapter 21. Envisioning the Future -- Developing specific pathways towards more sustainable ways of living by means of storywork / Charlene Collison -- List of Stories and Story Fragments -- Recommended Resources -- Bibliography -- Notes on Contributors -- Index. Brief Description: "This book has its roots in five gatherings of environmentalist storytellers, held under the banner of 'Tales to Sustain' at various locations in the UK since 2005"--Page 7.

Contributor Bio:  Gersie, Alida Alida Gersie is a London-based dramatherapist and organizational consultant. Her work with deprived individuals and communities inspired her to develop a story-based method that facilitates productive change in seemingly hopeless situations. For several decades she was Principal Lecturer in the Postgraduate Arts Therapies Department of the University of Hertfordshire. She has taught the story-based approach to planned change in many countries, and has authored and edited several books. Contributor Bio:  Porritt, Jonathon Jonathon Porritt CBE, is Co-Founder and Program Director of Forum for the Future. A leading adviser to business and industry, he was appointed by Tony Blair as Chairman of the new UK Sustainable Development Commission. He is Co-Director of The Prince of Wales's Business and Environment Program as well as a Board Member of the South West Regional Development Agency in the UK. Jonathon Porrit has been named Green Personality of the Year 2008, ahead of the other short-listed contenders George Monbiot, Prince Charles, David Attenborough and Gordon Brown.