What: People’s State of the Union story circle
When: Wednesday, January 28, 7:00-9:00 PM
Where: Maud Morgan Arts, 2nd Floor, 20 Sacramento Street, wheelchair accessible
RSVP: FREE. , or contact Phoebe Sinclair at (617) 349-6287 x10 or psinclair@agassiz.org

We are excited to present a new opportunity to engage with your neighbors and share your experience as a citizen of Cambridge, the country, and the world. Join Agassiz Neighborhood Council and Agassiz Baldwin Community for this FREE event, developed by independent art-collective, the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture.

Spaces are limited to 20, so please sign up now! Light refreshments will be served.

Volunteer
We need two volunteers to act as scribes and one to take photographs during this event. Contact: psinclair@agassiz.org to sign up, or for more information.

Your Stories & A Collection
Annually, the President delivers the State of the Union address, a speech meant to highlight important national issues from the past year and suggest priorities for the coming year. What if, once a year, we could all speak and listen to each other? What if We the People reflected in our own communities on the condition of our culture and the state of our union locally, nationally, globally?

Take part in our story circle –a simple gathering that invites community members to share personal experiences, building group wisdom on a particular topic. All ages are welcome, and we hope to have those gathered represent the diversity of our community.

Following the event and with your permission, your stories will be uploaded to a national database, creating a collection of stories from across the nation.

From Story to Poem
In the week following the story circles, a diverse group of poets from across the U.S. will be invited to co-create the “2015 People’s State of the Union Address,” drawing from the stories shared online as source material for a collective poem. The Poetic Address to the Nation will be performed and broadcast live from its premiere at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City on February 1, 2015.

Other Story Circles
Can’t make our event? Want to host your own? Learn more at: http://usdac.us/psotu

We hope you’ll consider joining us.