“It’s not by story alone that successful advocates urge others to take action. Advocating with our personal stories takes a specific kind of preparation. It requires practice with elements of persuasion, public speaking, media interview skills and storytelling—not to mention… — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
“What does it mean to be an advocate? In its broadest sense, advocacy means “any public action to support and recommend a cause, policy or practice.” That covers a lot of public actions, from displaying a bumper sticker to sounding off… — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
“The enormity of problems like hunger and social injustice can certainly motivate us to act. We can be convinced logically of the need for… — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
“The space between the private and the public is the nexus of the personal and the social, if not political. It’s where we meet the strong or subtle cultural censors who attempt to define what community, race, class, or gender can or cannot speak, to tell us which stories are told and valued and which are not. In short, it’s… — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share
“The ability to see our lives as stories and share those stories with others is at the core of what it means to be human. We use stories to order and make sense of our lives, to define who we are, even to construct our realities: this happened, then this happened, then this. I was, I am, I will be.… — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share
“It’s not by story alone that successful advocates urge others to take action. Advocating with our personal stories takes a specific kind of preparation.… — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
“You may have come to advocacy on your own, it may be part of your job or you may have been asked to “put… — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
“What does it mean to be an advocate? In its broadest sense, advocacy means “any public action to support and recommend a cause, policy or… — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
“Advocating well with a personal story is not a call to simply “Insert Story Here.” — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
“Be an advocate for the people and causes important to you, using the most powerful tool only you have—your personal stories.” — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
“The power of your story may not lie in its drama, but in its absolutely perfect relationship to your cause.” — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
